Restaurant Week has begun in New York City and will run through until August 16th. The deal? You get to try out some of the best restaurants in NYC: 3 courses for $25 (lunch) or $38 (dinner).
In the spirit of Restaurant Week, I decided to spend the evening out at a restaurant I've never been to. French food was the desire and Todd English's Ça Va Brasserie was the destination.
In the spirit of Restaurant Week, a special menu was designed for patrons.
FIRST COURSE
Salad de Cresson (watercress, grilled peaches, feta, toasted pistachio, white balsamic vinaigrette)
Soupe Glacée de Petits Pois Anglaise (chilled english pea soup, buttermilk flan, jumbo lump crab)
Lamb Spare Ribs (apricot glaze, cucumber-yogurt dip)
SECOND COURSE
Strozzapreti Pasta (spicy pork sausage, roasted tomato ragout, broccoli rabe)
Poulet Rôti (roasted half chicken, grilled sweet corn and baby heirloom succotash, warm yellow tomato vinaigrette)
Loup de Mer Rôti (roasted mediterranean sea bass, lentil salad, braised greens, vadouvan butter)
THIRD COURSE
Stone Fruit Crisp (ginger snap-almond streusel, vanilla gelato)
Manjar (chocolate mousse, english toffee, caramel drizzle)
I ordered the salad, pasta and mousse from the menu. It was so divine, I'm still remembering each and every flavor on the tip of my tongue a week later.
It was that good.
The salad had a mixture of sweet, salty, and bitter all at once. The combination together was a delightful way to start the palate.
The pasta was beyond amazing. Each bite was as if I was tasting nectar made specifically for the gods and worthy of heaven. I can't even put into words what I tasted...you just have to go for yourself and try it.
The chocolate mousse...you know it's good when after the first bite you are bombarded with so many pleasurable senses that you feel like you don't need another bite. You are fulfilled. That is what we call a perfect dessert.
Since the pasta is not part of their regular menu, I'll be going back every week until the end of Restaurant Week to enjoy this special menu. After tasting this little piece of heaven, I plan on becoming a regular at Ça Va Brasserie. Not only is the location perfect for me, the way I look at it...if each meal is as heavenly as the last, they are worth taking a little time out of every week to bask in the splendor that is the nectar of the gods.
Chef de Cuisine is Patrick Malone.
xxoo,
Michelle
P.S. Thank you to @CaVaBrasserie for making my visit even more entertaining. From the welcome tweets to the 'checking in' to see how dinner was going...their Twitter account made for a very welcoming and pleasant atmosphere during dinner. I look forward to visiting more often.
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