No geographical restrictions in the city. We can do Williamsburg, Greenpoint, downtown Brooklyn as well.

“Not too expensive” - what I see right now for private dining is about $100 WITHOUT drinks plus all kinds of fees.

For example, “Dinner Food and Beverage Minimum: 2,700 (Tax, gratuity, and 5% administrative fee are additional)” and a requirement of $95 per person pre fixe. So it comes down to about $180 per person, $360 per couple...

Ideally, it would be a place that allows to order a la carte (even if they only take one CC for payment), so guests can have flexibility....

Thank you for your response! I'll call to confirm. Do you think this very nice man will get annoyed if I start asking about no meat, etc.? When I asked this question over the e-mail, after being told "feel free to ask any questions", I received NO response... I also read in several reviews that diners with dietary limitations were not served... maybe an exaggeration... but it appears that the chef gets easily offended "because he takes food seriously" if something is not his way (e.g., "Madam you have to eat it in one bite")...
So, on one hand, I don't want to come across as too difficult in advance. On the other hand, my dining companion can easily forgo a few meat dishes and still eat poultry but I don't want any scenes during dinner: it's a special occasion and it would be extremely unpleasant to be reprimanded during dinner...

Since you are such a devoted and passionate fan, you might know the answer to my question: does the chef accommodate requests such as "no mammals" (e.g., seafood and poultry is ok)? It seems that I have secured a reservation (didn't see any confirmation yet, was told that I will receive it 2 weeks prior - is that a regular policy?) but after 45 minutes of non-stop redialing and then a long time on hold when it seemed like the call was dropped, I was too unnerved to ask...
Is 4 weeks for wine license definite or could be more? I don't want to think what the price tag for wine pairings will be... keeping the fingers crossed for the BYOB...

Thanks in advance!