Now, my first introduction.
Besides the very first post, I believe the very first restaurant introduced should be the most important one. Logically speaking, the very first restaurant introduced should be my favorite restaurant. HOWEVER...I don't know if I can pick only one restaurant. The restaurants I have visited and accumulated over the past 20 years of my life cannot be counted in my 10 fingers (nor my 10 toes). So..after a long and hard thinking, (if you haven't noticed, I have been thinking a lot in the past few hours. My head hurts.) I have decided I would introduce you to the one I remember the most, Craft Restaurant in New York City.
Craft is located at 43 East 19th Street in New York. The restaurant is located near Union Square. Unlike the city itself, the restaurant is located in a quiet street where not many cars pass by, at least that was the atmosphere of it when I visited.
I found Craft when I first visited New York with Soy the summer of '08, the summer before college started. I always wanted to eat at a celebrity che
f restaurant, and being the last dinner it was for us, I wanted to go somewhere fancy with great food and atmosphere, and surely it didn't disappoint. The restaurant was owned by Tom Colicchio. If you know anything about Top Chef on Bravo, he is the main judge.The atmosphere of the restaurant was amazing, very modern and slick, perfect place to impress your lady friend. As I was looking through the menu, the only thing that came into my view was the tasting menu they had. A note to those who are wondering what a tasting menu is, a tasting menu is a sample of their most prized dished separated into different courses. Usually theses courses gives you one or two choices in case you are allergic or do not find the food appealing. Craft's tasting menu was divided into a 7 course meal. They had Fresh Ruby Shrimp with water melon and cucumber for 1st course and Colorado Lamb Loin with corn, Purslane and Chanterelles as their main just to name a few. Of course, when I looked at the price I panicked a little. 110 per person. Being new to this, I decided not to get the tasting menu, but instead decided to get a 3 course dinner instead.
For our 1st course we ordered quail and I believe Porcini Mezzaluna. For 2nd 28-Day Dry-Aged Sirloin and lamb, which they don't sell anymore. For our side, Baby Shiitake mushroom and potato Puree. The first course was ok. I didn't know what I was eating because I couldn't understand what the name of the dish meant, hence the sirloin and lamb for our second course. The
mushroom was a bit bitter because the nature of shiitake mushroom. Meat was very tender and juicy. The lamb was perfectly cooked and the sauce that came with it was perfect. But the best dish was the potato puree. It was soft and very flavorful. I couldn't stop eating it. This was the dish I know I would never forget. It felt as if I was in heaven. People say it's rare to find a dish that makes you cry, but when you find it you know its worth it. I found it and it was worth it. There's a saying in Korean dul do mugk a doh han myung juk uh do mol lun da, what it basically means is, when you eat this you wouldn't 
know the other person dying. I never understood it until I ate the puree. Now everything makes sense. The heavenly food, the best thing I ever ate, the dish that changed my life, the one food, etc..this was it.We finished the dinner with a sorbet and a dish compliment of the chef. I give it a 5 star because the evening was perfect. The food was amazing, the waiter was professional and attentive and funny. The service was perfect and the atmosphere great. So if you find your self in New York and have 200 dollar to spend on
food, this is it.
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