Gramercy Tavern, The Modern and Eleven Madison Park

Gramercy seems as solid as ever, but a bit stuck.  Everything was stellar, but nothing stood out as Excellent.  For instance,  several of the dishes are done better by a Gramercy alumnus, Daniel Lindley, chef at St. Johns in Chattanooga.

The Modern was a big big disappointment with nothing at all to recommend about it.  Not a place to return to.

Eleven Madison Park is the jewel of the Danny Meyer franchise, with stellar cooking by Daniel Humm and one of America's best sommeliers in John Ragan.  Lunch is the time to go, as dinner is prix fixe at about 85 dollars.  However, the suckling pig has only been available at dinner when we've gone.  Sine Qua Non has always been available on the wine list for those of you aching to try Manfred and Elaine's highly regarded wines.