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Aureole

Address: 34 E 61st St
Zipcode: 10021
Phone Number: 212.319.1660
Website: http://www.charliepalmer.com

With its nearly 20-year history, peerless service and exquisite Nouveau American fare, the intimate, softly lit Aureole is like a wise soul in New York City’s ever-changing cuisine scene. The elegant, hushed restaurant – awash in romantic details from fresh flowers to ornate silver cutlery – has become the ultimate “special occasion” restaurant, with a menu that lives up to every celebration. Aureole is revered chef Charlie Palmer’s baby, his first restaurant in what is now an award-winning empire that spans the country, and Palmer’s daring culinary style emerges in every dish, from delectable thyme-scented veal sweetbreads with cepes to monkfish braised in persimmon. The lobster salad is drizzled in a ginger vinaigrette with the added kick of eye-smarting wasabi.