{"id":1652,"date":"2015-06-09T03:14:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T03:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.diningtraveler.com\/?p=1652"},"modified":"2023-03-15T15:48:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T19:48:21","slug":"travel-dining-cosme-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diningtraveler.com\/2015\/06\/travel-dining-cosme-nyc.html","title":{"rendered":"Travel Dining: Cosme NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"
Every time I am on the road, I find a restaurant that is as part of the travel memory as the landscapes I encounter. Restaurants I think about for months after I’ve eaten in\u00a0them. A place is the setting of a fond memory. \u00a0To start my Travel Dining Series, I will share\u00a0my dinner experience at Cosme NYC, an upscale Mexican restaurant that is part of the changing landscape of Latin cuisine. \u00a0For many years, people thought of Latin restaurants as “hole-in-the wall” type places.\u00a0That perception is gone the minute you walk into the restaurant.<\/p>\n The Scene:<\/strong> <\/em>\u00a0\u00a0I heard some amazing things about the restaurant but it was busy all weekend. \u00a0I was able to snag the last reservation standing on Open Table at 9:45 on a Sunday. \u00a0Thankfully, my friend lives in the neighborhood and obliged. \u00a0The restaurant is warm and cozy with deep wooden tables, decorated with succulents. \u00a0The music is dim and the diners are into their own worlds. \u00a0Upon our arrival at 9:45pm the restaurant was still full and lively. We were ready to eat.<\/p>\n Cocktails:<\/strong><\/em> We started our dinner at Cosme NYC with cocktails. I went for the “Striptease” a mezcal based cocktail with vermouth, guanabana, lime, and absinthe salt. \u00a0The key ingredient here is guanabana or soursop. \u00a0It’s such a rare thing to see it on the menu anywhere in the United States, so I had to jump on it. \u00a0It was delicious. \u00a0I wanted to order a different cocktail for the second round for the sake of this post but I was drawn back to the striptease. \u00a0Perd\u00f3name.<\/em><\/p>\n The Food: \u00a0The dishes at Cosme NYC\u00a0are designed for sharing. \u00a0There may be some sticker shock when looking at the menu (coming from DC), followed by the waiter telling us “probably best if you order 2 items each”. Gulp. \u00a0We felt our two cocktails should\u00a0suffice as appetizers. \u00a0Every other review of the restaurant talked about the Chicharr\u00f3n<\/em> (pork rind). \u00a0This was not your typical chicharr\u00f3n.\u00a0<\/em> It was light and airy yet filled with flavor. \u00a0It melts in your mouth with a savory flavor accompanied by the spiciness of the hot\u00a0sauce. Delicious.<\/p>\n We continued to our other two dishes. The crispy octopus and the NY strip for tacos. \u00a0I am a huge fan of octopus and it was the first thing that jumped at me from the menu. \u00a0It was crispy on our the outside and moist on the inside. The hazelnut mole made you wish there was more of it left. \u00a0The steak was nicely cooked and served with warm blue corn tortillas. \u00a0We ate everything on that plate, even the charred jalape\u00f1os.<\/p>\n We were glad we only took three dishes as we saved room for dessert. \u00a0We had a rhubarb tamal and the meringue with corn cream. \u00a0The tamal was nice but it was outshone by the meringue. \u00a0Our server raved about the meringue and he was right. When you crack open the meringue and the sweet corn cream oozes out, you know its something special. \u00a0The airiness of the meringue merged with the sweet and creamy filling makes it truly special.<\/p>\n The Verdict:<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0I may have gulped when looking at the menu but you get what you pay for. It’s not the quantity but the quality of the ingredients and the attention to detail placed in each of the dishes. \u00a0Chef Enrique Olvera has done something very special with Cosme NYC and it’s worth the visit on your next trip to NYC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every time I am on the road, I find a restaurant that is as part of the travel memory as the landscapes I encounter. Restaurants I think about for months after I’ve eaten in\u00a0them. A place is the setting of a fond memory. \u00a0To start my Travel Dining Series, I will share\u00a0my dinner experience at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":1662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3,113,2,56],"tags":[299,297,298],"class_list":{"0":"post-1652","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food","8":"category-foodie","9":"category-new-york-city","10":"category-travel","11":"category-travel-tip","12":"tag-cosme-nyc","13":"tag-nyc-food","14":"tag-travel-dining"},"yoast_head":"\n<\/a>
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