12 July 2011

Fancy dinners

NYC Restaurant week is the greatest thing known to entry-level workers since getting hired. Upscale restaurants set up a fixed price menu of some of their specialties and invite everyone to come and sample their food at a reasonable price (by NYC standards). Last night my friend Sophie and I had a reservation at La Cirque on 58th and Lexington, and its entrance is inside of a huge courtyard surrounded by windows. I had asparagus vinaigrette, salmon steamed in cabbage with tiny mushrooms, and a plum tart. My favorite part by far were the little monkeys on the plates; totally unexpected in such a fancy restaurant.
These are the first pictures I'm posting from my new phone (HTC Incredible 2). I edited them a bit in Picnik (the frame, a little graininess). I felt that the pictures were not very clear, so I embraced the noise in the photos and just added a bit more for ambiance. Tell me what you think!
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16 comments

  1. Emily, Ruby Slipper JourneysJuly 12, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    Nerm... I love schmancy food! Enough said. : )

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  2. MichalJuly 12, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    Oh wow awesome. I am such a foodie and would of loved to go to Le Cirque! Restaurant week sounds really cool. I love how your photos turned out. I need to figure out how to edit my phone pictures.

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  3. SOJOURNED IN STYLEJuly 12, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    "NYC Restaurant week" sounds like a foodies dream. this week should exist everywhere. everything looks so yumm. and you took those with your phone? they look great.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 12, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    Oh that food looked mouth watering.

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  5. Amber SchmidtJuly 12, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    I'm such a food whore and it looks amazing. I remember when I stayed in New York, we ate out like crazy. Good times!

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  6. ShybikerJuly 12, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    You're so smart to take advantage of this opportunity.

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  7. MimiJuly 12, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    ooooh, yummy!!! that must've been a really amazing dinner. :D

    <3, Mimi
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  8. AprilJuly 12, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    Om nom nom!

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  9. La Fille D'orJuly 13, 2011 at 12:56 AM

    hello yum! lucky : ) I need to plan a trip to nyc for this next year : )

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  10. Pagan Baby http://paganbabyvintage.wordpress.com/July 13, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    Delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  11. YajairaJuly 13, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    the food looks great

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  12. NnennaJuly 13, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    I love restaurant weeks and this will be the first time I'm in NYC during one! Is it still happening? Also, I really want to go to Le Cirque!

    star-crossed smile

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  13. Oh my Dior!July 13, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    all the food looks delicious!

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  14. whitemaskgirlJuly 28, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Oh that food looked mouth watering.

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  15. Emily, Ruby Slipper JourneysJuly 28, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Nerm... I love schmancy food! Enough said. : )

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  16. Emily, Ruby Slipper JourneysJuly 28, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    Nerm... I love schmancy food! Enough said. : )

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