WD50 - reliving the best meal ever!

We went to NYC for our honeymoon. From the moment we made the decision, I started lobbying the hubby to take me to WD50 for dinner. Ever since seeing Wylie Dufresne on Top Chef (brilliant US cookery competition, basically Masterchef on speed!), I had been desperate to taste his food.

After asking for the 100th time, and threatening to call off the wedding, hubby agreed and we booked a table. And I can honestly say I was as excited about going there for dinner as I was about the whole honeymoon. Fact.

When we arrived at the restaurant, we realised what the name meant. We'd had lots of ideas - was it a play on WD40? Who knows. Anyway it became clear that WD were the chefs initials and 50 was the street number. Simples

We were greeted by really friendly staff and on request, they gave us a lovely table. The restaurant has a real relaxed atmosphere, and felt like a place where people just dropped in for a bite to eat. Really cool. We decided to just go for it, 12 course tasting menu with wine pairing. And what followed was mindblowing! Course after course of amazing food! Words really can't do it justice. The staff were amazing, the wine kept flowing and every course was so different.

We talked about our favourite course. I couldn't decide on one, so I picked two:

1) Poached egg in shell, pumpernickel, Caesar dressing, lily bulb - perfectly poached egg in an edible shell, and gorgeous Caesar dressing.

2) Lamb loin, 'red beans and rice', chayote squash - I have never tasted lamb like it, and doubt I ever will again!

Hubby picked Everything Bagel, smoked salmon threads, crispy cream cheese - which was basically what looked like a bagel but turned out to be frozen cream cheese - amazing! Definitely my third favourite.

To top off an amazing meal, we were invited into the kitchen to meet the Chef. I had it all worked out, would get him to sign my menu and ask him how he gets his lamb so tender. But as usual, when in the presence of celebrity or cooking god, I just managed 'You cook good'. At least we got our picture with him (currently twitter profile pic!)

We both loved it, and even when the bill came, hubby paid it happily with a big tip, which in unheard of, so Mr Dufresne must have done something right.

It's not a cheap night, but for anyone going to New York and looking for a fantastic experience, and also great food, WD50 is a must!