Anniversary dinner on fri
I'm trying to schedule an anniversary dinner on Friday evening. My wife and I are huge fans of the schoolhouse, but wanted to go elsewhere. Blue Hill is great, but they do not have any reservations. We also really like French food so i was toying with the idea of trying thomas henkelmann's. any thoughts or other recommendations?
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Where did you end up? 'Twas my anniversary (or "ours") as well. We were gravely disappointed -- going to a combo of Peniche, 42 and Soma 107 in White Plains. Hope yours was better. Please let us know!
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re: jfood
I will do that. I saw a revie in the NYT - rated excellent
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re: wincountrygirl
Thanks to everyone who gave me ideas. American Expressed called me thursday night and they were able to get us into Blue Hill at the last minute. We had eaten there once before a year ago and we were excited to go back. The food did not dissapoint. We each ordered the farmers feast which consists of 8 courses including dessert. They are sending me the exact menu that we ate so i will post all the details when I can be accurate. But it was a great dining experience once again. The service was very good too. We arrived about an hour early so we walked around the gardens and saw some of the animals, etc... very nice and very romantic.
For the "smart" remarks about needing tablecloths, i don't always need that for romantic, but that's what i wanted in this occassion. MY wife is 7 mos pregnant and one of the few things that makes her really happy right now is great food in a nice setting.-
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re: LW1
And just to reply to your original post - Blue Hill is *the best* but if you are ever in the same situation, Thomas Henkelmanns is excellent. I was there for an anniversary two years ago and never felt so taken care of by staff, the ambiance was perfect and the food was delicious, delectable, yummy....
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re: connbates
Glad you had a good time at Blue Hill. I just got in for Saturday, looking forward to it!
Tom's Tuesday is where Tom Colicchio from Craft cooks twice a month in the private dining room. It's fantastic. I was there on opening night a few months back. Only about 12 tables in the whole place. Tom goes to the market that morning and cooks whats fresh that day. A great special occasion restaurant.
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Marge
May 22, 2009 06:02 AM
I am a huge fan of X20--I love Peter Kelly's food, and the ambiance at X20 is absolutely beautiful. The prices are not insane for what you get either (unlike Blue Hill)!
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re: jfood
Actually, this is in NYC and it's Tom Colicchio's restaurant Craft. If I am right about what stevel said, he is going there for "Tom's Tuesday" where Tom himself is in the kitchen and cooks - but he doensn't cook his usual menu, he cooks whatever looks best in the market that day. Every Tuesday. Sometimes I wish I'd never moved out of the city!!
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jfood
May 20, 2009 11:06 AM
Best French in FFD county is Bonne Nuit in NC, but tables are right on top of each other. The other French you may want to consider is Jean Louis in G'wich. Chef/owner & Spouse/MOD. Then in Ridgefield there is the Bernards, very romantic for a special dinner.
Oh, and Happy Anniversary.
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re: jfood
i love bonne nuit, we've chatted about it before. in fact, we were just there the other night for an early dinner. i got the chicken frites and my wife had the colorado rack of lamb. both excellent.
Just looking for something a bit more special. i've heard mixed opinions of jean louis but have never tried it. what do you think vs any of Peter Kelly's places (X20)-
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re: CTburgerlover
jfood
May 23, 2009 02:30 PM
CT,
like you a hershey bar can lead to romance. m&m jfood's first date was a turkey sandwhich on wonder bread over a sink, and that was was almost 29 years ago.
but, when one gives a recommendation on CH, one needs to stay in the highest part of the bell curve. although one can have a romantic dinner at any restaurant, NS included, to call it a romantic spot is still a stretch in jfood's book.
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re: CTburgerlover
Strange post? Okay...well, maybe tablecloths are not a prerequisite for romance, but I certainly wouldn't call Via Sforza romantic. Last time I was there it was filled with very casually dressed families. If I went there for a romantic evening I would have been disappointed. I also have read many of OP's posts before and am familiar with some places he frequents. They are also places that I love, so I thought we have similar tastes in general, and therefore my opinion might be helpful to him.
I personally found the food to be awful. I ordered the mozzarella with roasted peppers to start. It came with 4 enormous slices of mozz on top of 4 enormous slices of pink cardboard tomatoes and a thin strip of roasted pepper. It was January, tomatoes are out of season, I would not have ordered a tomato mozzarella salad. A bit of misrepresentation on the menu. But why would anyone serve tomatoes like that? Ever? Sorry, but that does not make for a good meal. The linguini with clams smelled so foul that we could barely stand to have them at the table, let alone eat them. So for me, the food is awful, the place is not fit for a romantic dinner. To each his own, you enjoy it, that's great, I'll go elsewhere.
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Have you tried Harvest Supper in New Canaan? If you like Schoolhouse, I think you'll love Harvest...not very romantic ambiance, but great food.
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re: LW1
roxlet
May 22, 2009 05:43 AM
Today (Friday) is also our anniversary (congrats LW1!). Last year we went to X2O and we loved it. The ambiance was great with awe-inspiring views over the Hudson, and the food was very, very good. This year we are returning to an old favorite in the city, Chantarelle, although we may regret driving into town on the start of a holiday weekend! I think you might think about that today -- roads are bound to be horribly clogged, and I am somewhat regretting that we didn't plan to stay more local!
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