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We visited Cure this past Saturday to celebrate my husband's birthday. Cure is fine dining with a smoky, approachable ambiance. It definitely strikes a unique balance in attending to all the details, like personal phone calls to confirm reservations and ask if there are any allergies, preferences, etc. and not being too stuffy. It is a pretty small place, so ALWAYS make reservations, and be prepared to be a little flexible with your times (for example, when I called for a Saturday reservation, the only times available were 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM, which was fine for us but I know some people prefer a more neutral dining time).
Once we got there, we hemmed and hawed over whether to go with the 6 course tasting menu or get the large salumi plate and share some other items. In the end, our server convinced us to indulge in the tasting menu (though did not include the wine pairings) and we were not disappointed. My favorite parts were the smoked salmon crostini, coddled eggs (a little salty but such a unique dish), and EVERYTHING on the dessert plate. They even put a candle on my husband's dessert plate which was a nice recognition of his birthday without Applebee's-level group singing cheesiness.
We also ordered a couple of cocktails, but the food was certainly the star of the evening.
Certainly not an inexpensive evening but well worth it.
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