Editor Pick
The Modern
- February 13, 2006
- Rated 4 of 5 by
artslover from Calgary, Alberta
The Modern's dining room has an atmosphere that suits its location in the Museum of Modern Art. It is very starkly modern, with place settings that look like they come from the MOMA design store. The table spacing gives you the feeling that you have a lot of room.
We started with a Modern martini, which was voted drink of the year in 2005. It had a very distinct cilantro flavour and is garnished with a lime wedge and cherry. Unusual.
Dinner started with three amuse bouche. The potato with creme fraiche and caviar was my favourite. I had mushroom soup and chicken with risotto and a side with greens and a small cheese-flavoured cake souffle thing (I cannot remember what it was), and everything was full of layers flavours. One of my dinner companions had foie gras and the cod. Others had lobster and lamb. Everyone enjoyed the food. The panna cotta I had for dessert was another winner, accompanied by grape soup, kiwi sorbet, and bits of fresh grape and plum. The presentation is artful.
The bill was expensive but quite reasonable for what had been described as a restaurant requiring a thick wallet. It was an experience I would repeat.
From journal Enjoying Art, Theatre, and Food in Manhattan