On Saturday night we took Samuel to the fabulous production of
Anything Goes on Broadway with the truly illustrious and lustrous
Sutton Foster. Prior to the show we dined at my old favorite, BLUE FIN
(www.bluefinnyc.com) in the W Hotel Times Square. The food is still
great, but the place seems to be noisier; perhaps because it was a
Saturday between shows, or maybe I am getting older and more sensitive
to the noise?
We ordered up a bottle of Chablis "Vieilles Vignes" 2009 from Domaine
Bernard Defaix that had a nice smokiness to it and was quite tasty
with two of our starters, the Maine LOBSTER BISQUE with Tarragon
Spaetzle and Shrimp. I think Lobster Bisque should really have
LOBSTER, and at that, only one small piece of shrimp was evident. The
bisque, however, was creamy and divine and the spaetzle an added
treat. The Grilled OCTOPUS Salad is a winner with Toasted Pumpkin
Seeds, Wheat Berries, Apple, Butternut Squash and Brown Butter
Vinaigrette which is more buttery than dressing-like.
Samuel chose the kid's menu penne with butter and parmesan and went
for the huge dessert portion of fresh baked BROWNIE...that looked
scrumptious.
We adults moved on to a MONTAGNY 1er Cru 2009 from J.M.Boillot that
was quite nice as well with our fish courses:
Maryland Blue Crab Empanadas with Cilantro, Salsa (there were two-red
tomato and tomatillo) & Avocado
Sesame Crusted Bigeye TIUNA with Crisp Vegetables, Lo Mein Noodles and
Ginger Soy and my
excellent American RED SNAPPER with Chanterelles, Cauliflower, Apple,
Smoked Bacon, Capers & Arugula that had a perfectly crisped skin to
boot.
While Will indulged on the Chocolate Graham Cracker S'MORES with
Passion Fruit Marshmallow and Butter Pecan Ice Cream (substituted for
Cinnamon), I thought the $8 three choice cheese plate was perfect with
SunDried Tomato Breadsticks, Fruit bread, two jellied fruit spreads
and caramelized onions. I chose the
Roth Kase Grand Cru GRUYERE-sharp and tasty
Black River BLUE-not too intense (both of these from Wisconsin)
and the Georgia Sweet Grass Dairy Green Hill (sheep?)
On the side was a watermelon and grape shooter as a palate cleanser
which was a nice touch.
The service was excellent and we all enjoyed a truly superb time back
in NY after quite a while.
