Monday, July 11: 8:00PM SMITH & WOLLENSKY
Midtown East
Reservation for 6
Huge steaks for urban cowboys on expense accounts. --NYMag
Wednesday, July 13 8:30PM
MERCER KITCHEN
SoHo
Reservation for 6
Jean-Georges Vongerichten reveals how a few ingredients can create flavors that are lucid and compelling. --NYMag
Monday, July 18 8:30PM
BOND ST
NoHo
Reservation for 10
Crowd: cool. Rooms: cozy. Waiters: pretty. Food: (surprisingly) fresh, original, and vibrantly spiced. -- NYMag
Wednesday, July 20 8:00PM
INDOCHINE
NoHo
Reservation for 10
The scene at this crowded, faux-French-colonial restaurant is still happening. --NYMag
Tuesday, July 12: 8:30PM APIARY
East Village
Reservation for 10
Scott Bryan is one of New York’s more gifted under-the-radar chefs. --NYMag
Thursday, July 14 8:30PM
ARTISANAL
Murray Hill
Reservation for 6
If cheese is a religion, this is its bustling, Balthazar gone-midtown house of worship. --NYMag
Tuesday, July 19 8:00PM
BLUE SMOKE
Gramercy
Reservation for 10
Forget what the 'cue quibblers say. Blue Smoke is an ingenious
Manhattan barbecue joint. --NYMag
Thursday, July 21 9:00PM
SHO SHAUN HERGATT
Financial District
Reservation for 6
The eponymous chef is a Ritz-Carlton veteran coming from the Setai’s Miami location, and offering a French-accented menu that also draws on Asian ingredients and is influenced by his native Australia. --NYMag
