?> {"id":6933,"date":"2014-08-14T17:51:35","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T21:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/?p=6933"},"modified":"2014-08-14T17:51:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T21:51:35","slug":"brasserie-les-halles-park-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/2014\/08\/brasserie-les-halles-park-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Brasserie Les Halles – Park Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"
I guess it’s pretty obvious that Two Fat Bellies has become more of a travel food blog than a NY\/NJ food blog. It’s been pretty tough for us to find new interesting places to eat around here since J was born, especially because Josh and I both still work full time and we don’t like to impose on our families any more than we already do. Not that we don’t go out to eat, but we go to familiar places where they know J or where no one would notice if she were disruptive (ie., kid-friendly chain restaurants). For an almost-2 year old, she’s actually really good in restaurants, but we certainly won’t be taking her to Daniel <\/a>anytime soon, for example.<\/p>\n Ever since I was pregnant <\/a>with J, I’ve been craving <\/a>steak frites. And not just any steak frites – the one specifically from Les Halles. I’ve eaten plenty of steak and french fries since then, but there’s just something about Les Halles’ version that keeps it on top in my mind. But sadly, we haven’t had the opportunity to go there in almost three years. And so when I had an early summer Friday from work, I convinced Josh to meet me for a super late lunch at the Park Avenue location, which was about a 30 minute walk from where we were in midtown. We’ve never eaten at the Park Avenue branch, only the one in the Financial District<\/a>. I was impressed by the old woodwork and real brasserie feel, though the restaurant was smaller than I thought it would be.<\/p>\n We got there just after 3 pm so it was fairly empty inside, but we were just in time for the start of happy hour. That meant a $5 beer special, and, best of all, $1 east coast oysters and $2 west coast oysters. We love raw oysters, so it was too good a deal to pass up. We ordered 6 east coast and 6 west coast to start.<\/p>\n