photography by Kevin Hunter Marple
Lavendou is still one of the city’s top dining experiences. Must-haves: fat escargots bathed in butter, crackling garlic, and parsley; a fork-tender filet with brandy cream sauce flecked with peppercorn; a pastry shell filled with skillfully prepared shrimp and scallops mingling with mushrooms and spinach in a dreamy herbed cream sauce.