Adour

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Adour is named after the river in Southern France where all-world gourmand Alain Ducasse popped his culinary sweet/sour/candied cherry. So this outpost at The St. Regis Hotel is no less going to feature dishes close to the chef’s roots. David Rockwell designed the space, which features 72 seats and a private dining room (for true baller status). Ducasse collaborates with executive chef Tony Esnault on a seasonal and contemporary French menu, but the real money shot is the restaurant’s “Wine Library,” a four-seat interactive bar with a touch-screen surface that allows guests to read up on the wines they’re downing. Ancient civilizations once had another name for something similar: uh, a sommelier.

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