Following are brief descriptions of those restaurants, every one of which is worth a special trip to visit at any time of the year regardless of whether one adheres to the kosher laws or not. I have also listed several dishes that will prove especially appropriate for the holiday of Passover. 106 East 37th Street. Elizabeth Terry is one of America's most exciting chefs and hers is a modern French cuisine with marked Southern overtones. Start off with the fresh trout and mushrooms in a gentle vinaigrette sauce, follow with an apple and squash soup with bits of fried foie gras, and go on to the succulent saddle of lamb with truffled mashed potatoes.
Prices are moderate.
Dinner reservations are required. Some say this is Germany's best restaurant. Try especially the fresh sea fish in tomato sauce, the quail in aspic, the leg of lamb with rosemary and basil or any of the veal dishes. 88 Provenca, Barcelona. Despite the relative simplicity of the dining room, the talents of chef Jaume Barges are so respected that this is the restaurant great French chefs visit when they are in Barcelona.