THALALO

Last night we had a very civilized Sunday dinner at Colicchio and Sons, the new-ish restaurant in West Chelsea which takes the place of Kraftsteak (another family favorite).  The front Tap Room is a relaxed, elegant setting that is also casual enough for families.  Many of the tables are interspersed with small, comfortable couches – great for squirmy little bodies.  And the servers were endlessly patient with our kids, spreading out the crayons and paper, humoring their many requests, and putting maraschino cherries in their water.  My son even got a tour of the wine vault from the sommelier.

The dinner was delicious.  The kids devoured the herb-roasted poussin and the rigatoni.  My five-year-old later stated that ‘from now on this is the only place I ever want to eat pasta’.   And my grass-fed skirt steak with ramp chimchurri was some of the best steak I’ve had.   The final touch -  little cakes that were given as parting gifts, a tradition carried over from Kraftsteak.

We walked home along the High Line, where swarms of locals were taking advantage of the end of that rare perfect New York spring evening.

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