Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare

Enjoy the extravagant tasting menus artistically prepared before your eyes by Executive Chefs Max Natmessnig and Marco Prins. In an open kitchen, a stellar team fuses a blend of Asian ingredients with a French technique. Precisely plated and served in an intimate, if slightly austere setting, the nearly three-hour meal gradually builds. A setup of superb seafood, caviar and shellfish sourced from across the Pacific Rim might culminate in a crescendo of the highest-grade Japanese beef or quail. Originally located in downtown Brooklyn and attached to a gourmet grocery, this small world-class eatery moved to Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen and still employs the same novel concept. Guests walk through a grocery store like any other in town to discover a slightly hard to find, very low-key and discreet backroom restaurant. Service is unobtrusive and highly diligent; wines tend to be French and of a very good vintage. Expect to sit at the chef's table when available, but there are a few tables available on the periphery of the room. With the prepaid tasting menu, wine pairings, premium beef add-ons, gratuities and taxes, expect the tariff for two to be near $1500. But for those who relish what is a completely world-class culinary experience, then it is all well worth it.