Restaurant Week Itinerary.

En Japanese Brasserie 435 Hudson Street (btwn. Leroy & Morton; West Village), (212) 647-9196‎
sake flight: tateyama (junmai gingo; toyama prefecture), naruto dai (unpasteurized junmai gingo; tokushima prefecture), daku (nigori; nigata prefecture)
I. handmade tofu: freshly-made scooped tofu with wari joyu
II. o-banzai: chef’s selection of two kyoto-style appetizers
III. kakuni: berkshire pork belly braised in sansho miso with a hard cooked egg, spinach & daikon
IV. onigiri & en miso soup
V. kisetsu no ice cream



Fig & Olive 420 West 13th Street (btwn. 9th Ave & Washington; Meatpacking District), (212) 924-1200

I. zucchini carpaccio: zucchini thinly sliced, finished with lemon juice, pine nuts, parmesan, picholine olive oil
II. grilled branzino with snow peas, fig & balsamic
III. mascarpone gelato, strawberries, 18 year aged balsamic