Park Avenue Summer

Whenever we go to New York, we always look forward to seeing our friend, Jerome, one of the best lawyers in town!  Aside from the fact that he is our good friend and we enjoy being with him, we look forward to our meal together because Jerome always takes us to good restaurants in the city.  

This year, he took us to a very, very interesting restaurant concept.  Aside from the great food, it had a unique concept.  This was my most favorite restaurant experience this trip, Thanks to Jerome! Excellent food, excellent ambience, excellent conversation with an excellent lawyer and friend! 

Every season, the restaurant changes its interiors and its menu.  We were there in summertime so it is PARK AVENUE SUMMER.

It is in Park Avenue and owned by the Smith and Wollensky group. 

Michael Stillman joined forces with award-winning design firm AvroKO (Public, Stanton Social) on the concept and all aspects of architecture, design, and graphics of the restaurant. All physical components for the four Park Avenue projects were born from one key necessity: transformability. To effectively change both the mood and the architectural details of the space, several systems of receptacles were devised throughout the restaurant. Custom steel wall frames surround the space and were built to accept differing seasonal panels. These panels not only have unique materials for each season, ranging from wood, to porcelain, to mirror, but also have unique architectural details that affect the style of the space overall. AvroKO endeavored to design a space with a sense of discovery, rather than focus on creating stereotypical, physical manifestations of a &quote;season.&quote; This led to using Captain James Cook’s explorative travels as a loose design reference. The designers researched the regions he had visited in each of his major expeditions as a way of framing each season. 

SPRING 

SUMMER 

AUTUMN 

WINTER 

 

 

Fried Ipswich Oysters and Jersey Shore sauces 

Caprese Ravioli

Yellow Tomato Coulis 

Soft Shell Crab, Avocado and Strawberry 

Grilled Filet Mignon 

Fire Roasted Lamb Chops Smoked Cherries

YUMMY! Lamb Chops are among my favorite dishes and this one was EXCELLENT!!!

Fried Chicken and Waffle Sandwich  

Side dishes- crispy artichokes and french fries! YUMMY!!! 

The Chocolate Cube – Looks like a sculpture! and very yummy!

Summer Berries ( my favorite ) Goat Cheese Mousse, Lemon, Thyme and honey- YUMMY!!! and what a presentation! A WORK OF ART! 

 

 

website:  Park Avenue Summer 

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