Mad About the Modern!

Hello Foodies,

We confess that we're mad about the Bar Room at the Modern. As you can see, it's a sophisticated romantic cafe located in the Museum of Modern Art. Chef Gabriel Kreuther remembers his Alsatian roots in his menus for both Bar Room and the restaurant a.k.a The Modern. You feel like you've been to Europe but without the jetlag.

These are the dishes that knocked our socks off...Slow Poached Farm Egg "In A Jar" with Maine Lobster, asparagus, and sea urchin froth. A dish you don't want to end and the WOW dish for the evening. ...Charred Octopus with chickpea-radish salad, salsa verde and crispy capers. The crispy capers were a fun discovery.

For main courses, the Crispy Yellowfin Tuna with roasted asparagus, greenmarket string beans, warm tomato vinaigrette and shaved bottarga was ordered along with the Wow entree - the Duck Confit with "Pommes Lyonnaise" and frisee salad. The Alsatian white wine expertly complemented our food. And please save room for their delicious desserts.

Put this address in your pda's....

Bar Room at the Modern
The Museum of Modern Art
9 W. 53rd St., New York, NY 10019
nr. Fifth Ave.
212-333-1220

and ENJOY!

the Forks

Lady hMmmmmm!!!

Hello Foodies!

With much difficulty, Tour de Forks tried a different piece of cake when we went to Lady M this weekend. Lady M is a cake boutique located on E. 78th St. between Madison and Park Ave. Why was this so difficult, do you ask? Please look at this picture. This is Lady M's crepe cake that we're head-over-heels about. The never less than 20 crepes are perfectly thin and each blankets a delicious layer of custard cream. Architecturally, this cake is perfect. It's very easy to keep eating this cake over and over but we finally tried another. It took strength but we ordered the checkerboard cake of chocolate and vanilla pound cake with a layer of whipped cream topped with a dark chocolate ganache icing. Another one to die for....but don't...the twenty foot white marble table that practically runs the length of this cafe displays the other cakes you have to try. And we have to try. See you there.

Enjoy,
the Forks.