Gowanus Lounge » restaurants http://www.gowanuslounge.com Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:38:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Bon Appetit in 2010 http://www.gowanuslounge.com/bon-appetit-in-2010/ http://www.gowanuslounge.com/bon-appetit-in-2010/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:26:05 +0000 Rena http://www.gowanuslounge.com/?p=94 If you haven’t had a chance to enjoy the culinary delights in New York yet in 2010, it’s time to get moving!  There are many newly revised and delicious places to enjoy throughout the city.  Here are a few quick and tasty suggestions:

The Four Seasons

Last year, the amazingly talented chec, Fabio Trabocchi, lost his job when Fiamma closed down.  Now, you can enjoy his craft at the Four Seasons on 99 E. 52nd Street with a trio of tasting menus.  Check out the lunch menu in the Pool Room where you’ll enjoy a three course meal for $45 that includes delicious finds.

Café Boulud

Café Boulud has enjoyed a recent face-lift, and their dining room and new bar are looking great!  Enjoy the amazing lunch special, which includes a three course meal for $35 and an optional $28 bottle of wine.

East Side Social Club

Certainly, to see and be seen, nothing beats the East Side Social Club (230 E. 51st Street).  Chef Devon Gilroy always has something delicious ready to go, and you’ll love watching the stars dine almost anytime you enter the restaurant!

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As Elliott Marcus, the associate commissioner of the Health Department’s bureau of food safety and community sanitation explains it, “This will be a very simple and transparent way for restaurant diners to determine whether they want to eat at a particular restaurant.” Restaurants shouldn’t be too worried, as they will get a second inspection, should the first inspection give them a poor grad, and they can have a hearing before they have to post their final grades.

Los Angeles has had this type of rating system for years, and has found that the percentage of “A” rating has skyrocketed, as restaurants have worked to make their food and sanitation better.

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