In order to keep up with some of my two close friends from school, we’ve dedicated Tuesday nights as the night to get together and try new food already around Manhattan. Rules for Tuesday dinners:

• A regular entree shouldn’t be around $15
• Must try a new place every week.

We’ve been pretty good about meeting every week, and last week we experienced one of my favorite times of the year: NYC restaurant week.

I’ve been to two places so far: Mesa Grill, Bobby Flay’s restaurant near Union Square & One If By Land, Two If By Sea.

Dinner at Mesa Grill:

• Sixteen Spice Chicken Skewers
• Cornmeal Crusted Chile Rellano
• Vanilla Bean Custard

Dinner at One if By Land, Two if By Sea:

• Roasted Corn Chowder
• Duo of Pork
• Lemon-Cinnamon Frozen Souffle

Very excited to add these two restaurants under my belt. Now to figure out where to eat for the rest of the Tuesdays . . .