Gary and I went to Aureole for lunch. I do not recommend this place. Service was terrible, food was ok. It's too bad because I loved the location in Las Vegas (especially since they have a 10,000 bottle, 42 foot tall tower of wine).

On Wednesday we had a big group for Mercer Kitchen. It's one of my favorite New York restaurants. I highly recommend the steamed shrimp salad with avocado.

On Thursday I went to Chanterelle for lunch. This was another tough reservation to get. The restaurant, food, and service were all perfect. The restaurant week lunch even included coffee so it was my cheapest restaurant week meal.