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|  | |  |   | | There’s a popular impression that traditional luxury dining is on the decline. Frank Bruni hardly ever misses an opportunity to tell us so. The trouble is, Frank can’t count—or he refuses to. If he did, he’d realize that more of these places have opened in the last four years than have closed.Cru is... Read More | | |  |   | | We love to eat late, but we also realize that this isn’t Spain, where the dinner hour often elides seamlessly into midnight. Here in New York, things work a little differently, and being seated in a restaurant at 10:30 p.m. is generally not much better than not being seated at all– by that hour, the... Read More | | |  |   | | It’s 4 p.m., and that means it’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don’t guarantee the results.) Today: Gourmet French. Balthazar (Menu) 2... Read More | | |  |   | | It’s 4 p.m., and that means it’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don’t guarantee the results.) Today: Gourmet French cuisine.Balthazar (Menu)... Read More | | |  |   | | It’s 4 p.m., and that means it’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don’t guarantee the results.) Today: Destinations for gourmet French cuisine... Read More | | |  |   | | Cru 24 5th Ave @ 9th St 212-529-6300 At a recent Acker Merrall & Condit auction, I witnessed an insane number of older champagnes being sold. The deal of the night was a pair of 1959 Dom Pérignon rosés that fetched $85,000! Suffice it to say, for a champagne lover, just t... Read More | | |  |   | | Make reservations for Thanksgiving dinner, or host your own no-stress holiday with caterers and gourmet takeout for Turkey Day. Read More | | |  |
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