Carl Kristian Frederiksen, Chef Aamanns-Copenhagen 13 Laight St. 212-925-1313 www.aamanns-copenhagen.com Dish served? We’re serving samples of two of our smørrebrød specialities: a rillette of house-smoked salmon and pork pate made with hazelnuts, aquavit, parsley and pickled vegetables. We’ll also have samples of a dessert served the Danish way: strawberries with fresh cream. Beverage/dish pairing? I [...]
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BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER | If there were ghosts on Washington St. in Lower Manhattan, they would probably be speaking Arabic and would recognize little of the neighborhood where they once lived and worked. The cluster of tenements, shops, restaurants, churches and businesses once known as “Little Syria” because so many people from Syria and Lebanon [...]
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Thomas Higuchi-Crowell, Chef Kutsher’s Tribeca 186 Franklin St. 212-431-0606 kutsherstribeca.com Dish served? Kutsher’s House Smoked Pastrami on Rye with cole slaw and sour pickles. Why — because we want to showcase our signature sandwich which encompasses our brand’s DNA, is classic NYC, melts in your mouth and is a great introduction to our restaurant. Beverage [...]
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Richard Farnabe, Chef Tribeca Grand 2 Avenue of the Americas (212) 519-6600 www.tribecagrand.com Dish served? Sweet corn milkshake with homemade whipped cream, garnished with popcorn! Seasonal, simple and refreshing for the Spring weather (and fun for kids!). Beverage/dish pairing? A very mild mescal. Who taught you to cook? Jacques Maximin; the best thing I learnt [...]
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Zhenjiang Cao, Chef Lotus Blue 110 Reade Street 212-267-3777 lotusbluebar.com Dish served? Lemongrass Grilled Chicken on Skewers. Because it’s one of the representations of the Yunnan cuisine we serve at Lotus Blue. Beverage/dish pairing? Since it’s a meat dish, I suggest to pair it with our Enoki Mushroom and Green Papaya Salad and the Italian [...]
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Jung Sik Yim, Chef Jungsik 2 Harrison St. 212-219-0900 jungsik.kr Dish served? Miyeok. It is considered a birthday meal in Korea consisting of miyeok (seaweed) soup, rice and kimchi. I’d like to represent a traditional Korean dish in an unconventional way. Beverage/dish pairing? I’d ask the sommelier to pair a light, mineral driven white wine [...]
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Luis Nieto, Chef The Palm 206 West St. 646-395-6393 www.thepalm.com/Tribeca Dish served? We are serving a Philly Cheese Steak on pretzel bread because we wanted to offer something new, similar to our new lunch menu Philly Cheese Steak, and give the Taste of Tribeca a new, fun dish from The Palm. Beverage/dish pairing? I’m a [...]
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BY JOSH ROGERS | Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Councilmember Margaret Chin and State Sen. Daniel Squadron fired off a letter to Howard Hughes Corp. May 1 saying it was “incumbent” on the developer to come up with a way to allow the South Street Seaport Museum to stay. “As a leaseholder with plans to [...]
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BY KAITLYN MEADE | A flood poured into the park on Pier 25 Saturday as the gates to the playground opened for the first time since Superstorm Sandy’s surge destroyed it. The Tribeca pier welcomed families back to the newly refurbished playground, May 11 at an 11 a.m. ribbon cutting ceremony presided over by the [...]
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