Day 3, September 13

Driving from Pennsylvania, back into New York, we stopped at a small town off the freeway

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LUNCH

Elizabethtown Diner

BLT with "colesaw" and onion rings

(the onion rings rivalled PJ's onion rings)

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Arrived late into New York, but kept our reservation

Time to get serious...

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DINNER

Balthazar

My low expectations were quashed from the moment we walked in the door.

Balthazar was fantastic!

Chicken liver and foie gras mousse

with red onion confit and grilled country bread

Prince Poniatowski "Clos Baudoin" Vouvray '89

Steak Tartare
Le Bourcier "Cuvée Elena" Macon ‘07

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Balthazar Bar Steak

with pommes frites and bernaise sauce
Grapillon d’Or Gigondas '06

Moules Frites
La Croix St-Laurent Sancerre ‘08