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Crisp and White, Park Avenue Winter Arrives
— Innovative New Menu and Refined Décor Mark the Seasonal Transition —

New York, NY — (November 29, 2011) In keeping with the restaurant's tradition of transformation and discovery, Fourth Wall Restaurant's Park Avenue (100 East 63rd Street, NYC) has changed for the season, turning from Autumn to Winter, opening for dinner service Tuesday, November 29, 2011. Over a forty-eight hour timeframe, the restaurant has received a complete overhaul—adapting the space's décor, atmosphere and menu to welcome Winter.

Chef Kevin Lasko created the seasonally focused American menu for Park Avenue Winter, offering innovative takes on classic dishes like, Gorgonzola Dolce Ravioli with Acorn Squash and Cranberries, Organic Scottish Salmon with Maple-Soy Brown Butter and Sunchokes and Date and Tamarind Glazed Lamb Shank with Faro Verde and Swiss Chard. Additionally, to honor the celebratory nature of the season, Lasko also offers the Winter Gatherings menu. Meant to be enjoyed amongst friends, this menu offers dishes to be enjoyed by two or more, like Dry Aged Porter House, Roasted Root Vegetables and Paprika Butter, and Truffle Roasted Chicken with Black Truffles and Foie Gras Stuffing.

Executive pastry chef and James Beard Award winner Richard Leach created a variety of confections for Park Avenue Winter's dessert menu, focusing on seasonal ingredients and impeccable techniques. Dessert items include Robiola Cheese and Sautéed Pears with housemade Crème Fraiche Ice Cream & Dates and Winter Spice Cake with handcrafted Brown Butter Ice Cream and Caramelized Apples & Cranberries.

The Park Avenue Winter beverage program has many unique features to toast the season in style. The wine list boasts over 300 selections from around the world, offering winterinspired wines with distinct sections devoted to family owned and operated wineries. Each season is toasted with custom blends of wine, made for the Park Avenue project by esteemed winemakers. Park Avenue Winter will be fêted with a cabernet sauvignon vinted and bottled by Robert Sinskey in Napa Valley. The wine is rich yet elegant, a perfect complement to Lasko's Winter cuisine.

The seasonal transformation of the beverage program is not limited to wines: at the vodka/Champagne bar, the seasonal mixers developed by Richard Leach are Bartlett Pear, Lychee-Elderflower, and Winter Citrus. In addition, Park Avenue Winter will feature festive, hearty beers that include a selection of stout, porter, and heavier ales alongside warming winter cocktails like the Park Avenue Hot Apple Cider: Pyrat Rum, Apple Cider, Fresh Ginger, Orange Zest, Cinnamon and Pear and Maple Syrup.

Restaurateur Michael Stillman joined forces with award-winning design firm AvroKO (Public, Stanton Social) on the concept and all aspects of architecture, design, and graphics of Park Avenue Winter. The result is a modern and sleek Winter Wonderland of crisp whites and silvers, accented with more rustic elements, such as raw leathers and white-washed woods.

In order to facilitate the complete transformation of the restaurant four times a year, AvroKO spent six months offsite, creating an elaborate architecture, which can be installed and easily converted with intricate panels to form the basis for each seasonal design. All physical components for the four Park Avenue projects will be born from one key necessity: transformability. To effectively change both the mood and the architectural details of the space, several systems of receptacles will be devised throughout the restaurant. Custom steel wall frames surround the space and are built to accept differing seasonal panels. These panels not only have unique materials for each season, ranging from wood, to porcelain, to mirror, but also have unique architectural details that will affect the style of the space overall.

The restaurant's phone number is 212-644-1900 and is open for lunch and dinner weekdays and brunch on weekends. The space is designed for 125 guests and has private dining rooms to accommodate 20 to 75. The Kitchen Table, located in a temperature-controlled room in the center of the kitchen, is available for private dining with a Chef's menu that highlights ingredients that are the essence of the season.

For more information on Park Avenue Winter, please contact Allison Good at 646-277-2379