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Gramercy Tavern is finally offering a takeout option - they have a 4-course tasting for $49/person, or a box with their famed Tavern Burger. My wife is getting the tasting; I am doing the burger box. Pretty excited for dinner tonight :)

GT was a solid, compact meal. The burger is very good delivered, and the cookie is great too (I took a shortcut and microwaved it; the directions they give say to warm it at 300 degrees for a few minutes). Wife's lobster seemed pretty solid as well. Much more affordable than other options, so will likely give it another shot if this situation continues for some time. From the looks of it, they are not setting up an outdoors dining spot on 20th Street.

Tonight's dinner was from Casa Mono (1 star in NYC). A very hard reservation to get at a decent time, usually, so I was stoked to see they started offering delivery. Food is delicious and reminds me of how much I will miss visiting Spain this year (was supposed to be there in a couple weeks).

Gramercy Tavern has added a couple more dining sets to their takeout menu...my wife had their summer seafood stew (pretty good, although not exactly what she was expecting), while I had their brick chicken (delicious). They are now also open for outdoor dining and have a decent number of tables on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant, as well as tables in 20th Street, on both sides. Particularly nice since it seems that 20th between Broadway and Park gets cordoned off, which makes sense given there are a number of other restaurants (Rezdora, Laut, Barbounia) that also have tables on the street.

"The Four Horsemen" in Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY

Last week, we enjoyed outdoor dining at a wine bar & restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn named "The Four Horsemen" :star: Michelin.
https://guide.michelin.com/en/new-yo...-four-horsemen
While the menu was limited, we had the best time!

Fluke crudo was delish, we ordered the 'swordfish with butter beans' for entrée, and it was really good.
The waiter brought a digestive drink "Prune" to end the meal and thanked us for patronizing the venue.
We would love to dine again there some day.

Fun fact: one of the owners is James Murphy of the LCD Soundsystem band.

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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37 (Post 32590801)

I've been curious about Laut's take on chili crab...have you tried it? Hasn't that restaurant weaved in and out of having Michelin recognition?

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Originally Posted by BuildingMyBento (Post 32648879)

I've been curious about Laut's take on chili crab...have you tried it? Hasn't that restaurant weaved in and out of having Michelin recognition?

I have not had their chili crab. I did eat there some years ago and found the food to be okay, but not blown away by it. It used to have a Michelin star but lost it some years ago.

Speaking of Michelin-starred places in NYC, sadly Uncle Boons (1 star) has closed, and Junoon (one of the few top-shelf Indian restaurants in NYC that used to have a star until this year) has also permanently closed. I live less than a block from it, and they were clearing out all the fixtures in early August. :(

On the brighter side, Daniel Humm is planning on reopening EMP for dining sometime between November and March, assuming indoor dining is permitted. It sounds like he was able to cut some kind of deal on his lease to allow him to keep the space (for now).

Villa Crespi ** San Giulio di Orta

Providence - Los Angeles Take Out

As part of the semi-annual DineLA events, Two Star rated Providence offered a Bouillabaisse menu. Under Los Angeles County rules, the restaurant is not open for on-site dining at this time. A much more involved regular $210 menu was also available for take-out, but at $80 the Bouillabaisse seemed like a great value. In the end I felt it was very good and re-engaged me with a restaurant that when I last visited a few years ago didn't blow me away.
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Deconstructed packaging for the menu (sans the bread). Took about 12 minutes to prepare for plating (some warming of sauce in a pan, and reheating the seafood in an oven).

We happened to order the same meal from their En Voyage series. This week was Summer 2020, South of France.

More detailed instructions from the first time that they featured this menu.

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Originally Posted by Moderator2 (Post 32672401)

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Interesting! I see they write "exclusive of ... gratuity". Is it common to give gratuity if you do take away (ask from my German perspective;))

Piazza Duomo Alba ***

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Originally Posted by offerendum (Post 32673894)

Interesting! I see they write "exclusive of ... gratuity". Is it common to give gratuity if you do take away (ask from my German perspective;))

Yes, a take away gratuity is common now-a-days, unless you are picking up fast food. Pre-pandemic I'd guess 10-15% was the norm, but that's up five points or more now, IMHO. People are more generous with tipping, recognizing the stress restaurant workers are under.

My recollection is the app for the Providence order expected an 18% or higher gratuity. That tip would have been shared with the entire non-management staff under some sort of agreed internal formula.

La Madernassa Guarene **