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Le Cirque Features Special Menu Created by Chef from Italy's Hotel Byron

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Everyone knows that dining at the Maccioni family's Le Cirque, the legendary restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side, is an experience to savor. Not only is its atmosphere striking and spacious, but everything, from the impeccable service offered by its staff to its beautifully presented food is beyond compare.

For the next two days, however, customers can enjoy all the greatness that Le Cirque has to offer while also experiencing the impressive talents of Executive Chef Andrea Mattei. The 31-year-old Mattei leads the Magnolia Restaurant at the Hotel Byron in Forte Dei Marmi on the Tuscan seacoast of Italy. Mattei has created a prix fixe menu for the restaurant and will serve as its guest chef through Saturday, February 5. Mattei is seen in the photo above with Le Cirque's founder Sirio Maccioni.

Mattei was discovered by one of Sirio's sons who visited Hotel Byron last summer. "My brother, Marco, had dinner with his wife at the Magnolia Restaurant at the Hotel Byron just before they left on their honeymoon," Mauro Maccioni told Luxist. "Hotel Byron is very polished and caters to an affluent crowd. Marco liked it so much he asked my father and me if we would like to bring the chef to New York."

Gallery: Le Cirque Features Guest Chef from Italy's Hotel Byron

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Holland America Brings Le Cirque To The High Seas

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Now you can have the Le Cirque experience on the water. Holland America Line has partnered with Le Cirque restaurant to offer "An Evening at Le Cirque" in the Pinnacle Grill aboard its fleet of 15 ships. Holland America Line's Master Chef Rudi Sodamin is working with Le Cirque's Executive Chef Craig Hopson to re-create the Manhattan eatery's dining experience on board, from serving the cuisine on the distinctive orange-banded Le Cirque china to featuring the restaurant's famous creme brulee and Lobster Salad "Le Cirque."

On just about every voyage, the Pinnacle Grill will be transformed for at least one night into a Le Cirque–like atmosphere. On those evenings, menu offerings, wine selections, table decorations and the restaurant setting will resemble authentic Le Cirque dining experience. Reservations can be made for "An Evening at Le Cirque in the Pinnacle Grill" for a charge. The partnership also includes special Le Cirque cooking demonstrations in the on-board Culinary Arts Center.

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Le Cirque To Sell Off Some Of The Wine Cellar

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If you have ever been to Manhattan's Le Circque you know that the wine collection, some of which is housed in a 27-foot steel-and-glass tower, is very impressive. Now it seems that the tower and the other displays in the restaurant aren't offering enough room. The owners plan to sell some of the fine wines. Christie's will hold a sale at the restaurant that will include cases of Bordeaux and other wines at the restaurant on Nov 17. Reuters reports that some cases could bring in as much as $20,000 which could provide a nice little nest egg at a time when people seem to be dining out less. A $395 per person dinner with matched wines will be offered during the auction.

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