Well, I turned down per se. Everyone has told me that eleven madison is the way to go. Any suggestions for just a good meal on thursday? I was thinking of going to Sorella.
No, I do get it. You had a tasting menu with an ingredient you don't love. Why did you do it then? You can't possibly draw tasting menu conclusions from two restaurants, especially when one of them put together a thematic meal with an ingredient you're not crazy about. (I don't like mushrooms, so wouldn't have enjoyed it either.) Well, yes, when things are simply cooked poorly, that's an issue, but I meant above that level.
i had no idea i wouldn't like truffles. i had never had them before. frankly, at that point in my life -- at least 25 years ago -- i wasn't aware that truffles were a fungus. i'm not faulting the kitchen. but La Toque didn't call the meal a tasting menu, and my recollection of the meal was that the portion size was what one would expect from a many course dinner. at Napa Rose, the food was good but i think the price was a little high. i've had better meals for considerably less money. Napa Rose is very highly regarded. i don't think anything we ate was poorly cooked. i've eaten at Valentino, Campanile, Chinois on Main, Via Veneto, Michael's on Naples, Ma Maison (years and years ago), Pascal, Spago ( when it was still great ) and several other top notch LA area restaurants. by no means am i an expert, but i've had plenty of extraordinary meals.
Funny you mention that place. A friend of mine recommended it, but I wasn't too into the menu on first glance. Add that to the fact that they don't take reservations, and I pretty much wrote it off. Have you been?
Ko was amazing. And they said no pork wouldn't be a problem. There was hardly any in the meal to begin with. I can see Ko not being for everyone (the casual atmospere, bar seating, 90s "cool person" music), but I loved the experience. Didn't mind at all being there by myself for 3 hours. It helped that I'm an extrovert. Eleven Madison Park was wonderful. So completely different than Ko. I don't want to eat for months.
