There's nothing better than seeing the cart rolled out and watching a server prepare your immaculate Caesar
salad before your very eyes (or, sure, open Instagram camera).
Except maybe if that server instead prepared something like an elaborate fresh tuna-avocado-shisho tartar or cherry melba flambe... Yeah, that might top it.
Point is: we all like watching our dishes come together tableside. We just do. So here are the 5 best places across the country to see that happen, then indulge in the results.
The tableside dish: Housemade ricotta agnolotti with winter truffle conserve.
The spot: Maple & Ash, Chicago
The reason you'll find yourself here: The posh steakhouse's newly launched brunch is sure to be a winner, and that's precisely when this pasta is happening.
The tableside dish: Steak tartare. (They also mix a most glorious steak sauce before your very eyes.)
The spot: Quality Meats, Miami
The reason you'll find yourself here: The Miami spin-off the New York classic is a no-brainer if you're craving steak. Should you spring for the tartare, they'll mix fresh steak pieces, shallots, Dijon and truffled capers by your table.
The tableside dish: Cherry melba flambe. (Though they're also carving meat, tossing Caesars, and doing plenty of other things tableside.)
The spot: The Grill, New York City
The reason you'll find yourself here: If you're not familiar, the newly opened spot inside the Four Seasons has famed chef Mario Carbone at the helm. So: epic food, historic location, and waiters clad in Tom Ford.
The tableside dish: S'mores.
The spot: Prime & Provisions, Chicago
The reason you'll find yourself here: Well, because they've got s’mores-y chocolate eggs filled with campfire smoke presented tableside. That's why.
The tableside dish: Tuna tartare.
The spot: Chaya Downtown, Los Angeles
The reason you'll find yourself here: The chef here actually created the dish at Chaya Brasserie back in '85. So it's probably worth a go. Not to mention, this version is pretty next-level: cubes of tuna tossed in aïoli, capers and sweet pickles then layered with micro sisho and avocado at the table.
Except maybe if that server instead prepared something like an elaborate fresh tuna-avocado-shisho tartar or cherry melba flambe... Yeah, that might top it.
Point is: we all like watching our dishes come together tableside. We just do. So here are the 5 best places across the country to see that happen, then indulge in the results.
The tableside dish: Housemade ricotta agnolotti with winter truffle conserve.
The spot: Maple & Ash, Chicago
The reason you'll find yourself here: The posh steakhouse's newly launched brunch is sure to be a winner, and that's precisely when this pasta is happening.
The tableside dish: Steak tartare. (They also mix a most glorious steak sauce before your very eyes.)
The spot: Quality Meats, Miami
The reason you'll find yourself here: The Miami spin-off the New York classic is a no-brainer if you're craving steak. Should you spring for the tartare, they'll mix fresh steak pieces, shallots, Dijon and truffled capers by your table.
The tableside dish: Cherry melba flambe. (Though they're also carving meat, tossing Caesars, and doing plenty of other things tableside.)
The spot: The Grill, New York City
The reason you'll find yourself here: If you're not familiar, the newly opened spot inside the Four Seasons has famed chef Mario Carbone at the helm. So: epic food, historic location, and waiters clad in Tom Ford.
The tableside dish: S'mores.
The spot: Prime & Provisions, Chicago
The reason you'll find yourself here: Well, because they've got s’mores-y chocolate eggs filled with campfire smoke presented tableside. That's why.
The tableside dish: Tuna tartare.
The spot: Chaya Downtown, Los Angeles
The reason you'll find yourself here: The chef here actually created the dish at Chaya Brasserie back in '85. So it's probably worth a go. Not to mention, this version is pretty next-level: cubes of tuna tossed in aïoli, capers and sweet pickles then layered with micro sisho and avocado at the table.
