Restaurantgoers in Manhattan are spoiled for choice. That is, of course, unless it happens to be Thanksgiving, one of the few days of the year when many city restaurants remain closed and reservation lines go unanswered. However, this November, on West 67th Street, just off Central Park, Café des Artistes will continue its thirty-two-year tradition of staying open and serving a special menu.
Designed by chef Joseph Paulino, who stepped into the national spotlight earlier this year as a contestant on Bravo's Top Chef, the meal options will include starters such as sweet-potato bisque with roasted apples and pears and pomegranate reduction; entrées such as Maine lobster with basil mashed potatoes, grilled pencil asparagus and orange-rosemary beurre blanc; and, of course, traditional turkey with gravy, cranberries, stuffing, mashed yams and spinach.
Since the restaurant is located just ten blocks from the beginning of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, patrons can catch the festivities (which kick off at 9:00 a.m.) and have more than enough time to get to Café des Artistes for an early supper. A word to the wise, though: make sure to allow an extra few minutes for getting around the city that day, as Paulino learned firsthand last year. Only after showing his business card and explaining the situation to some gracious NYPD officers was he able to cross the parade route and make it to the restaurant in time to start cooking. Service from noon to 9:00 p.m. $78 per person. 1 West 67th Street; 212-877-3500; cafenyc.com.
Written by Erik D. Price
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