{"id":441,"date":"2019-08-10T15:53:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T15:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eatandwanderlust.com\/?p=441"},"modified":"2020-01-08T04:28:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T04:28:20","slug":"restaurant-week-dinner-review-riverpark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eatandwanderlust.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/10\/restaurant-week-dinner-review-riverpark\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant Week Dinner Review: Riverpark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m really not sure how I’ve managed to not hear about Tom Colicchio’s Riverpark<\/a>, hidden away near the FDR in Kips Bay in the Alexandria Center for Life Science. It’s been open for almost 10 years! A couple of weeks ago when I was scouring the nyc.go website for the best sounding menus, Riverpark called out to me immediately. Roasted Skate, being able to mix and match pastas as either a first or second course– these all screamed great value to me. And I was not disappointed. Sitting outside, two bottles of Albarino later, watching the sun set over the East River, this was the best Restaurant Week experience I’ve had ever, if I dare say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st Course: We started off with
*the East and West Coast oysters (the West Coast ones were seriously jumbo sized).
*Lamb Ragu Cavatelli (perfectly al dente) with charred corn, peppers, and parmesan
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\"Riverpark
East and West Coast Oysters on the Half Shell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Riverpark
Lamb Ragu Cavatelli with Charred Corn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It is to note that Riverpark grows their own produce either in the little garden plots right outside of the restaurant, or in their farms upstate.
2nd course:
*Lamb Osso Bucco (yes, we ordered more lamb dishes… this was tender and had a delicious amount of fat. That smoked eggplant was packed with flavor as well)
*Roasted Skate & Octopus (I had been eyeing this since the Restaurant Week Menus came out). The skate was perfectly crispy, and the texture of octopus was so perfect- not tough or chewy at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Riverpark
Lamb Osso Bucco with Smoked Eggplant, Freekeh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Riverpark
Roasted Skate & Octopus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I was almost sad to come to dessert because that would mean our fantastic al fresco dinner meal was coming to an end.
Desserts:
*Toasted Almond Panna Cotta
*Cereal & Milk ($5 addition): chocolate ganache cake, caramelized rice puffs, vanilla malt. This dessert was so much fun. You get to break open the chocolate shell and watch the “milk” pour out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Panna
Toasted Almond Panna Cotta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Riverpark\"
Cereal & Milk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have to reiterate that this was my favorite restaurant week menu ever. There’s one more week of 2019 Summer Restaurant Week in NY so, make those reservations, NOW!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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