Aeagle.251 net.wines utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!eagle!jal Wed Mar 10 14:20:37 1982 Cellar in the Sky The World Trade Center in NYC has a restaurant complex on the 107th floor of Tower One. One of the dining rooms located there is called "The Cellar in the Sky". The Cellar is a private room seating 36 diners for a single sitting per evening. Dinner begins at approximately 7:30 pm and runs for almost three hours. All diners are fed the same course at approximately the same time. The menu hosts a seven course dinner designed around five different wines. All food courses and wines are pre-selected by the chef and wine master. The menu changes every two weeks. The dinner (and drinking) was lots of fun. The food courses were first rate although i personally found the portions to be a little on the small side. The wines, however, were plentiful. The tables are nicely spaced so as to afford much comfort and privacy. A classical guitar player provides the musical entertainment. One of the more memorable parts of the evening was that as soon as we entered the dining room, we were shown to our table and the waiter poured some champagne for us. What a lovely way to be greeted in a foreign setting. It was a charming experience. Unfortunately, the only wines that i can remember being served were a Chateau Talbot (which i later priced at about $23 retail) and a Rioja. I know these are vague but my memory of the other three are worse. The dining room itself does not offer the magnificent view that the rest of the restaurant has. We did not find this to be a problem. The complex is large enough that we were able to stroll around before entering the dining room and enjoy the view from several locations. The cost of dinner was fifty five dollars per person (plus tax and tip). The wines served would certainly represent a large portion of the tariff. Reservations are a must. I believe weekends are booked a couple of weeks in advance. The Christmas and New Years season require even more advance notice. jeff langer (eagle!jal) ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.