New York

44 West 63rd Street, Mezzanine Level in the Empire Hotel; 212.956.1288

Opened by Chodorow across from Lincoln Center, CC's pouring opera-themed cocktails (Glenfiddich and Bushmills "Tristan", Maker's Mark "Isolde") to complement a menu sporting everything from Steak Rossini w/ seared foie gras, to Australian Wagyu Tenderloin, to a 28oz Brandt Beef T-Bone, to a Flintstone Beef Rib for two. If the preciously named drinks seem to contrast with the sordid meatiness, remember, all opera singers are fat.

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