Restaurant Week

So last night, before the storm really started going, Ashley, Dalia, Hina and I decided to go out to dinner at one of the places doing Restaurant Week. It was totally spur of the moment, and a great decision. It's the kind of thing I did a lot in Paris that I need to do more of in New York. (35 bucks for 3 courses!!)

After failing to get a reservation at Azul, we ended up at Rayuela. The place was two stories, spacious, and had an olive tree imported from California in the middle. Good, fun, and not obnoxiously cheesy or loud Spanish music played in the background. It was pretty dimly lit.

(from the website)

We started off with a vodka cocktail with sage leaves, pear, maraschino liquor, and pear Grey Goose and a piece of bread stuffed with cheese and olive butter. 

We opted for the wine pairings for our three courses too. I had:

"betabel con torta del casar

Stuffed crepe with beet-arugula and torta del casar cheese

and ginger green pea sauce"

"pato con arroz
Breast of duck marinated with Añejo Rum served with huacatay
duck confit Valencia rice and membrillo sauce"



"torta de chocolate
Flourless cake with black cherries and vanilla cream"

 

All each paired with an extremely generous half glass of wine. What a success!!