Why not have a picnic for your cheese course? Pretzel roll, mustard, grapes a beautiful cheese whose name escapes me and special beer brewed specifically for this course.
Did I mention they even have their own bottle openers made specifically for them. I think you guys will appreciate this...
Now the part of the story where I will disappoint you. So I chose to do a wine pairing along with a few Old Fashioned here and there and long story short, I was a little tipsy and began to forget to take pictures of the deserts.
I'll end it with one of the desert courses, which was Sassafras, sorbet with banana cake, caramel and vanilla.
I can tell you with out a shred of doubt that EMP does not have the best desert program out there. Alinea's desert courses easily best EMP any day of the week. However, the overall experience was on par if not maybe slightly better than Alinea when it came to savory dishes and overall setting. The service was also much less hipster/*********-esque.
I fell in love with New York over the three days we spent there. What an amazing food mecca! We went to Momofuku Ssam Bar, EMP, Empellon Cocina and Shake Shack and every meal was amazing. Well played New York, well played!
Oh and I even had the opportunity to meet Son, a true gentlemen and a great host!