Dinner Theater

Restaurants are taking the notion of a memorable meal to a whole new level

Journey 360 (27 W. 24th St., NYC, journeyexperience.nyc)

The Show: This “theatrical gastronomy” adventure, the brainchild of Broadway producer Marc Routh, takes diners on a trip to the Amazon, the Arctic, a volcano, an undersea shipwreck, and outer space courtesy of 360 video projection, accompanied along the way by an exquisitely crafted tasting menu by chef Edward Hong.

The Ticket: $175 tasting menu ($250 with wine pairing).

Chef Guo (135 E. 50th St., NYC, chefguo.com)

The Show: An 18-course “royal imperial” Chinese tasting menu by chef Guo Wenjun, beautifully presented by waiters wearing brocade robes. Tang dynasty specialties include a bean curd beggar’s purse presented in a rosewood box and the Butterfly Loves the Flower, a riff on Chinese pīn pán with rice-paper butterflies.

The Ticket: Tasting menu with rare teas, $518; wine additional.

99th Floor (secret NYC location revealed the night before, @99thFL)

The Show: Presented by James Beard–nominated chef Miguel Trinidad, this once-monthly multicourse cannabis tasting dinner features cocktails and food expertly microdosed with THC, enough to bring on a gradual high approximately equivalent to a bottle of wine.

The Ticket: Advance membership required; $200 to $250 for dinner and cocktails, depending on the menu.

Duryea’s (40200 Main Rd., Orient Point, duryeas.com)

The Show: You provide the entertainment by pulling up in your boat to this French Riviera–style dockside venue on the tip of Long Island’s North Fork. (Dress to turn heads!) Tuck into a seafood tower of oysters, snow crab, clams, and jumbo shrimp, quaff a magnum of the restaurant’s private-label rosé from Provence, and soak up the Saint-Tropez vibe.

The Ticket: Seafood tower for two, $125; rosé magnum, $215.

Tokyo Record Bar (127 MacDougal St., NYC, tokyorecordbar. com)

The Show: Each of 20 diners enjoying a sixcourse izakaya menu requests one song from a playlist of 200 vinyl records. A DJ spins the custom soundtrack while Champagne, sake, and beer energize the crowd in this dark and cozy Greenwich Village basement location.

The Ticket: $65 tasting menu, with sake pairings starting at $38.

—Baroness Sheri de Borchgrave

Trips To Bountiful (top to bottom) Chelsea-based Journey 360’s time-travel dining room. High Chinese at Manhattan’s Chef Guo and French fabulousness at Duryea’s in Orient Point. At the roving restaurant 99th Floor, chef Miguel Trinidad serves up cannabis-inflected cuisine.

Shelter Island

House Tour 2023

“Re-envisioning Cottages and Waterfronts”

Saturday, June 10th 1pm to 4pm

$75 per person, $65 each for two or more Tickets can be purchased online at www.shelterislandhistorical.org

Reception to follow

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