#tasting-menu

#tasting-menu

The first thing most people will probably notice is the eye-popping price tag, $1,500 for the full experience, including beverage pairings. That's almost twice as much as the normal bill, including alcohol at Noma in Copenhagen. To secure a table, you'll need to sign up for the Noma newsletter by January 23, and then bookings will open up on January 26 at 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. While Noma has done international "residencies" in other cities before, this is the first in the United States.

When Ki Kim was outlining the dishes for Restaurant Ki, his 10-seat modern Korean tasting-menu counter secreted in the basement of Little Tokyo's Kajima Building, he knew his meal needed a center of gravity - a midpoint course to balance the opening parade of seafood snacks with several heftier, saucier, pre-dessert dazzlers. Just before the pandemic Kim had been sous chef at Blanca, a now-closed restaurant in Brooklyn run by the people behind pizza icon Roberta's.

Jenna's three kids Mila, 12, Poppy, 10, and Hal, 6, came together to give Jenna the ultimate cheese-lover birthday celebration. The dinner was not only made with love but the Hager kids added personal and creative touches. "Mila was sort of the creative director," Jenna says while referring to the green-printed dinner menus titled: "Mom's Bday Tasing Menu." The tasting menu showcased these tasty delights with pun-filled food names.

Kappo, a new 12-seat Japanese restaurant, is slated to open on Dec. 2, according to a news release. Kappo is owned by Omakase Restaurant Group, the team behind San Francisco's Michelin-starred Niku Steakhouse and recently opened Prelude. The intimate, open-kitchen restaurant is helmed by executive chef Nikolas Neuwirt, who has worked at SF's Niku Steakhouse, Prelude and Birdsong, as well as in kitchens in Denmark and France.

The people behind the now-closed Lord Stanley are opening a fine dining restaurant in Dogpatch, taking over the former Serpentine space.

Thought NYC had its fill of Japanese chef's tables? Think again - the city's latest, Muku, just opened in Tribeca. Launched under the Kuma Hospitality Group (which counts fellow Tribeca restaurant L'abeille in its numbers), Muku plans to make its mark on the city's scene with an intimate, tasting-menu only set up. Just 20 guests can dine here a day.

Pujol isn't just another acclaimed restaurant-it's a global bucket-list destination. Since opening in 2000, Olvera has redefined Mexican fine dining, weaving traditional ingredients and techniques into one of the world's most inventive tasting menus. The restaurant currently holds two Michelin stars (a first for Mexico) and a perennial spot on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list.

Jenna Bush Hager, the former president's daughter, revealed her father's hack on an episode of the Today show. She explained, "He'll call the restaurant and order the meal before we get there so we don't have to wait. He has a little bit of a restless personality." Bush apparently has someone on his staff send him over the menu, and then call his family to take their order, too. It speeds up the process so much that they can be finished eating in 30 minutes.

Like you, the staff keeps things casual, flying between the tightly packed two-tops in oversized button-ups and distressed jeans, and always attentive without hovering. Courses arrive in quick succession, without long, drawn-out pauses, and reservations come relatively easy (weekday tables are usually available day of and weekends just need a day or two of notice). Stlll, there are fine dining touches where it counts: big-deal wine bottles, cutlery swaps between courses, and daily printed menus.

The Fuji Grill offers a diverse menu with options like the omakase, six-course tasting menu, and a tapas-style a la carte menu, showcasing Japanese cuisine.

Wolfsbane will be opening a tasting menu restaurant in the Dogpatch neighborhood, featuring innovative dishes such as crispy cod skins with whipped brandade and tempura beech mushrooms.

In introducing a new tasting menu alongside lunch and dinner options, Niall Davidson has strategically revitalized Allta, catering to both casual diners and dedicated food enthusiasts alike.