Le Rock

[From the 2/3/25 Amateur Gourmet Newsletter]

For Craig’s big birthday restaurant meal, we went out with our pals Diana, Rob, and Kath to the snazziest New York restaurant — perfect for a birthday: Le Rock in Rockefeller Center.

You may recall that I went to Le Rock with my parents and they found it “too noisy” and I found it a little stuffy but on Saturday night it was dreamy: a much younger crowd (apparently SNL people eat there… they even have an SNL 50 cocktail), so chic with the mid-century lighting fixtures etc, and so cozy to come into from the cold.

Craig ordered the scallops because scallops are his favorite:

And I had the duck which was glazed and cooked to perfection:

And for dessert, Craig had a soufflé and we all sang happy birthday. Here’s a video that Rob made (he went to film school with Craig which is why this looks so good):

Happy birthday, Craig!

Le Rock / 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111 / (332) 258-8734