Decided for a Michelin stars rated restaurant for our anniversary dinner in New York. We arrived to a beautiful space with a spacious bar divided by the dining area by long rough beams, reclaimed from older downtown buildings. It is a warm and inviting place,...and discretely exposes the kitchen to the dining area, heightening the excitement for each upcoming course. Cocktails at the bar were delivered with style and our bartender was a pleasant and chatty gentleman. The mood was reserved and romantic, just the low background sound of dining and light (sometimes excited) kitchen chatter. Since it isn’t a place we will visit often, we took advantage of the chef’s tasting menu. We were glad we took this direction. The courses were incredibly beautiful and presented a wide range of technique and flavors. While promoted at six courses, it seemed more like a dozen with many pallet cleaning servings in between. So many favorites, but really loved the squid ink gnocchi with sausage ragu. Other courses include caviar, halibut, sturgeon, steak - all delicious. The service was friendly and attentive, most proper, at a nice pace, but also fun. Our sommelier was most helpful as we decided against pairings and bought a couple bottles to accompany our courses. He listened well to us, but also moved us to bottles that would complement the pace of the food. After eating too much, we’re were dazzled with some wonderful deserts, and lots of Kreuther chocolate. Thanks for making our evening specialMore