aureole

Last week I went to Charlie Palmer's restaurant, Aureole, for dinner.  This restaurant is seriously amazing and I would say one of the better meals I've had.  Surprisingly it is located right in the heart of times square, although unlike it's neighbors Aureole's clientele is not made up of hoards of tourists!  If you sit by 6 pm (yes, I know how early that is), there is a pre-theater 3 course menu....which is precisely what we did.

To start we all ordered the Spicy Crab Soup, served with tuscan kale, slow roasted cherry tomatoes, pickled jalapenos and pearl pasta.

For my main course, I had Flank Steak served with creamed spinach (which was by far the best I have ever had), maitake mushrooms, cauliflower and sauce robert.

One of my dining companions ordered the Organic Scottish Salmon served with horseradish potato gnocchi (so interesting and tasty), mustard greens, gala apples and red beets.

Finally, for dessert we had Coconut Panna Cotta with lime, rum scented pineapple and macadamia....think a deconstructed pina colada!

Warm Chocolate Gingerbread with spiced cranberry chutney and clotted cream.

And as if that weren't enough deliciousness for one evening, we were given an extra special treat of three churros with chocolate sauce for dipping to finish off this wonderful meal!