When I lived in New York, I perfected “the art of dining frugally in pricey restaurants,” said Susan Spano in the Los Angeles Times. With the recession causing havoc among Manhattan’s financial elite, dining meccas whose prices are usually sky-high “have fought back by offering affordable prix fixe menus and perks to keep their tables full.” Here are some of the delicious deals I found on a recent trip.
Daniel 60 E. 65th St., (212) 288-0033. “One of the top Michelin-starred spots for eating French here,” Daniel Boulud’s eponymous restaurant “offers a $98 three-course early dinner menu (5:30–6:30 p.m.) that includes specially selected wines.”
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