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I had a wonderful birthday dinner at Per Se.

In the spring of 2004, PER SE opened in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle in New York. With it, Thomas Keller brought his distinctive hands-on approach from Napa Valley's THE FRENCH LAUNDRY to New York, reflecting his intense focus on detail that extends to cuisine, presentation, mood and surroundings.

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The dining room holds just 15 tables and boasts spectacular views of Central Park. There's also a salon, bar, wine cellar, a private room for 10 and another that accommodates up to 60 guests.

You can "live" the meal on my Flickr photoset for Per Se.

In my wine pairing, the wine that stood out was the Twenty-Two Syrah. Tragic and touching at the same time.

After dinner our table got a tour of the kitchen and got to speak to some of the chefs responsible for the night's culinary creations. Interesting note, Per Se has a live video feed of the French Laundry kitchen and vice-versa.

Oh, if you do happen to get the Pol Roger champagne with your wine pairing and the staff tells you how it was the favorite champagne of Sir Winston Churchill, it's probably because my dad talked with the staff at length about that particular fact. We did notice the staff describe the champagne this way to the table next to ours.

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I now own an XBox 360 and the following games:

• Guitar Hero 2
• Dead Rising
• BioShock

My nerd quotient has simply skyrocketed.

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