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Steve Mirsky
Outside of my well worn daily routine, I consider every place I visit to be a travel experience. Whether it's hunting down the best Turkish coffee a few subway stops away or taking you inside the…
Outside of my well worn daily routine, I consider every place I visit to be a travel experience. Whether it's hunting down the best Turkish coffee a few subway stops away or taking you inside the shimmering Skyscaper Museum next to Battery Park, I enjoy sharing the journey as much as the destination itself.
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Summer Restaurant Weeks
There is no better time to try out some luxe restaurants normally out of reach of the average budget and social circle. Some must-visit destinations have wait lists longer than box office lines to top billed Broadway shows and when you do make it through the door, staff may regard you on a par normally reserved for crustaceans or some other lower life form. Not during Summer Restaurant Weeks held this year July 21st - 25th and July 28th - August 1st! For 10 days, over 200 of Manhattan's trendiest and best restaurants offer 3 course prixe- fixe dining at a fraction of the normal cost: lunch for $24.07 (representing 24/7) and dinner $35. Originating in 1992 as a one-time program welcoming the Democratic National Convention, it is now an annual affair. When else can you pick from such a cross-section of NYC's culinary scene like Delmonico's, opened in 1837 as America's first fine dining restaurant, and birthplace of the Delmonico Steak, Eggs Benedict, and Lobster Newburg? Other haute picks include Indochine, a faux-French-colonial Vietnamese joint to see and be seen at renowned for consistently hot and crisp Spring rolls and sole fish wrapped in a banana leaf with a rich coconut-milk curry. Nobu, owned by actor Robert DeNiro, serves up world-class sushi and other specialties like melt-in-your-mouth black cod in miso. The lobster with Wasabi pepper sauce isn't far off the mark either.