CANCELLED - Eros Restaurant (Greek) 447 3rd Ave @ E 31 St $79 prix fix includes 3 courses, 1 glass of wine, tax & tip This is a sister restaurant to Ethos, where years ago, Art had taken the group. Zagat rated 4.2, they say we can “count on Greek seafood done right at this deservedly popular […]

Land of Plenty: Chinese New Year 204 E 58 St (between 2nd & 3rd Ave) Wednesday, February 21 5:30pm optional drinks; 6:15pm dinner $69 prix fixe includes Chinese New Year dinner, tea, tax & tip Come celebrate Chinese New Year this week with us at an old favorite restaurant of the group. Celebrate the Year of […]

Cellini (Italian) 65 E 54 St (between Madison & Park Ave) Saturday, February 24 6:45pm optional drinks, 7:30pm dinner $84 prix fixe includes 3 courses, glass of wine, coffee, tax & tip An old favorite of the group, and Zagat rated 4.2. “A staple for entertaining clients, this expense-account Midtowner draws a chatty crowd with authentic, sure-bet […]

Maria Pia 319 W 51 St (between 8th & 9th Ave) Saturday, March 3rd 7:15pm optional drinks, 8:00pm dinner $75 prix fixe includes 3 courses, glass of wine, coffee, tax & tip For 20 years Maria Pia has been serving fine Italian food to the theater and local crowd in the west 50s. Owned by […]

Paname (French) 1068 2nd Ave (between 56th and 57th St) Saturday, March 10 6:00pm optional drinks; 7:00pm dinner $79 prix fixe includes 3 courses, 1 glass of wine, coffee, tax & tip Named after the most famous and hip nickname for Paris, which originally came from the Panama hats worn by French men back in the early 20th […]

Stella 34 Trattoria 151 W 34th St (6th Floor of Macy’s) Sunday, March 18 5:30pm optional drinks, 6:15pm dinner $85 prix fixe includes 3 courses, glass of wine, coffee/soda, tax & tip Listed in Zagat as “Best Dining with a View in NYC” they say “you will forget that you are in Macy’s while dining in this […]

Sinigual (Haute Contemporary Mexican) 640 3rd Ave (corner of 41st St) Saturday, March 24 6:30pm optional drinks; 7:15pm dinner $75 prix fixe includes 3 courses, 1 glass of wine, tax & tip A revolutionary approach to Mexican dining, Zagat says that Sinigual “offers all the Mexican standards that you’d expect at this jumping joint near Grand […]

Kellari Taverna 19 W 44th St (between 5th & 6th Ave) Sunday, April 1 5:30 pm optional drinks, 6:15 pm dinner $86 prix fixe: Greek Feast, glass of wine, coffee/tea, tax & tip Zagat says that Kellari offers “mouthwatering displays of fresh fish on ice that beckon at this sophisticated Midtown Greek seafood restaurant offering next-flight-to-Athens-quality cooking.” The dining room decor […]

Bar Six (French Moroccan) 502 6th Ave (between 12th & 13th St) Sunday, April 8 5:30pm optional drinks, 6:15pm dinner $77 prix fixe: 3 courses, glass of wine, tax & tip Bar Six is a relaxed bistro that attracts a diverse crowd of fashionable young professionals, Bohemian long-timers and locals, and would be welcome in any […]

Patsy’s (Italian) 236 W 56th St (between Broadway & 8th Ave)  Sunday, April 15 5:30 pm optional drinks, 6:15 pm dinner  $84 prix fixe: 4 courses, glass of wine, coffee/tea, tax & tip Back by popular demand and many requests! Our founder Art Fischer had been bringing the group here on a regular basis since 1982. […]

Cara Mia 2 (live jazz brunch) 623 9th Ave (corner of W 44th St) Sunday, April 22 12 noon check-in, 12:30 brunch $59 prix fixe menu: 2 courses, 90 minutes of unlimited brunch drinks, tax & tip Owned by restaurateur Besim Kukaj (owner of 10 Italian restaurants including Maria Pia, Luna Piena, and Gallo Nero, all of […]

Nice Matin 201 W 79 St (corner of Amsterdam Ave) Sunday, April 29 5:30 pm optional drinks, 6:15 pm dinner $79 prix fixe: 3 courses, glass of wine, tax & tip   Chef Andy D’Amico partnered with Simon Oren (Marseille, Sushi Samba, L’Express, Café D’alsace, Nizza, Barbounia, 5 Napkin Burger) in 2003 and traveled to […]

Bistango Ristorante (Italian) 415 Third Ave (corner of 29th St) Sunday, May 6 5:15 pm optional drinks, 6:00 pm dinner $69 prix fixe: 3 courses soft drinks (no wine) coffee/tea tax & tip included (gluten-free option, add $5) A multi-regional Italian restaurant focusing on a made-from-scratch approach to dining, Bistango Ristorante is one of Manhattan’s […]

Shun Lee West (Chinese) 43 W 65 Street (between CPW and Columbus Ave) Wednesday, May 16 5:30 pm optional drinks, 6:15 pm dinner $73 prix fixe: 4 course feast, tea (no wine), tax & tip 36 years ago the first ever dinner for The Single Gourmet was held here and Michael Tong has continued to […]

Rossini’s Restaurant (Northern Italian) 108 E 38th St (between Park Ave and Lex Ave) Sunday, May 20 5:15 pm optional drinks, 6:00 pm dinner $72 prix fixe: 3 courses, coffee/tea (no wine), tax & tip Zagat rated 24, “They don’t make ’em like this anymore!” say mature fans of this “romantic” Murray Hill Northern Italian […]

CANCELED: Pardon My French 103 Ave B  (6th & 7th St) Sunday, June 10 5:30 pm optional drinks, 6:15 pm dinner $77 prix fixe: 3 courses, 1 glass of wine, coffee/tea, tax & tip Zagat rates PMF a high 4.3 stating this is “a remake of the famous East Village restaurant Casimir by the same owners, this […]

Le Rivage (French) 340 W 46 St (between 8th & 9th Ave) Tuesday, June 19 6:30 pm optional drinks, 7:15 pm dinner $68 prix fixe: 3 courses, 1 glass of wine, coffee/tea, tax & tip Le Rivage offers a cozy, romantic French country atmosphere in the heart of the Theater District. Traditional French cuisine is […]

Manhattan Art & Antiques Center tour & The Smith Midtown (brunch) 1050 2nd Ave at E 56th St Sunday, June 24 1:00 pm tour, 2:15 pm brunch $69 prix fixe: 2 courses, 1 brunch drink, tax & tip We will start this Sunday with a tour of the Manhattan Art & Antiques Center. Located in […]