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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Pete's Dish - June 24

What's going on in and about town!


Back in April, I wrote about the LUCKYRICE feasting fest on Evenings With Peter. Having made a splashy debut in New York, the event is soon to stick a fork in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami, with dozens of mixologists and chefs on hand to make guests experiencing all sorts of Asian cuisine (from Pacific-rim dining to street food grub) feel very lucky indeed. Go to luckyrice.com for more info.


I featured chef Tadashi Ono here on my blog from a post several years ago, featuring a wonderful recipe that he personally selected for me from his cookbook with Harris Salat--a Halibut Hot Pot! Chef Ono is now collaborating with Salat (founder/owner of Japanese Ganso in Brooklyn) to form Ganso Group and expand the Ganso brand. Ono will act as Partner and Culinary Director of Ganso Group, assuming executive chef duties for all projects, including Ganso (25 Bond Street, Brooklyn, 718-403-0900, gansonyc.com), soon to be re-launched with Salat as Ganso Ramen. Up the road a piece and a few months later, look for Ganso Yaki (515 Atlantic Avenue), also in Brooklyn.


The first authentic Sindhi restaurant in New York, Kailash Parbat, recently introduced their new chaat bar, presenting guests an opportunity to create snacks suited to their tastes, be the flavors mild or wild. On offer are dishes such as fried corn cups topped with a saucy corn chaat mixture and stuffed pastries mashed and topped with curried chickpeas, chaat chutneys and yogurt. All ingredients are made in house daily, and may be found in the restaurant at 99 Lexington Avenue, between 27th and 28th Streets, 212-679-4232, kailashparbatny.com.
There's still time to celebrate these festivities going on throughout the rest of June at the following places! 


National Seafood Month: Seafaring fare is reeled right out of the sea and to the table at Bay Kitchen Bar (39 Gann Road, East Hampton, 631-329-3663, baykitchenbar.com) in the Hamptons, overlooking Three Mile Harbor. As perhaps evidenced from the photo above, chef Eric Miller works with local clammers, baymen and fishermen to personally select the best catches of the day.
National Dairy Month: Brazilia Cafe (684 Broadway, 646-852-6348, braziliacafe-nyc.com) offers moo-velous homemade small batch gelato created by the “Ice Cream Professor” Malcolm Stogo. Look for Italian-style Açai Camu Camu Berry, Brazilia Coffee, Sea Salt Caramel, Dulce de Leche, and Ricotta with Fig.
National Steakhouse Month: NYY Steak Manhattan (7 West 51st Street, 646-307-7910, nyysteak.com) brings on the beef with USDA Prime steaks aged and butchered on the premises. The signature 27 oz. Long Bone Ribeye should satisfactorily take care of your curious carnivorous cravings. 

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Pete's Dish - April 1

What's going on in and about town!


No foolin'! Seasonal whoopie pies courtesy of Elizabeth Fife, founder and CEO of Batter & Cream (86 W 12th St, New York, NY, 917-496-4947) will be whipped up from her bakery and featured during the outdoor season at Smorgasburg in Brooklyn, starting April 5th. Look for tempties such as Banana and Salted Caramel, Earl Grey Honey Whiskey, S’mores, and Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel. Lick it up, er, rather look it up at BatterAndCream.com; Smorgasburg.com. 


April is National Grilled Cheese Month apparently. I thought every month was National Grilled Cheese Month. And April 12th is Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day and one way to celebrate is by going to Brazilia Cafe (684 Broadway, New York, NY, BraziliaCafe.com). The gooey stuff is featured Brazilian style with their Grilled Jamon e Queso, which features ham, gruyère and pineapple relish. National Empanada Day is April 8th and also being feted at the café in case you were wondering.


Passover begins April 15th, so consider a pilgrimage to Toloache Thompson (205 Thompson St, New York, NY, ToloacheNYC.com) for Julian Lopez’ (Iron Chef America) Jewish-Mexican Passover fare. Naturally there’s kosher tequila, matzo ball soup made with jalapeno scented chicken consommé and along with the requisite carrots there is also epazote! Costilla de Res will feature braised short ribs (think a sort of flanken) with Chile ancho salsa and pickled vegetables. Shalom, señor.  


The legendary Tavern On The Green in Manhattan’s Central Park is open once again and they mean business! Restaurateurs Jim Caiola and David Salama of The Emerald Green Group, alongside Chef Katy Sparks and General Manager Celso Moreira are serving up a preview dinner menu on April 24th. Amid all the excitement, don’t forget Mom—there’s a brunch service Mother’s Day weekend May 10th & 11th, before the restaurant launches a grand opening May 13th. For reservations go to TavernOnTheGreen.com or call 212-877-TOTG (8684). Go Green!


At the end of the month, Manhattan By Sail is hitting the high seas, as it were, with views of the Manhattan skyline. Starting April 26th there will be a Craft Beer Tasting aboard the Clipper City and on April 27th the Wine Tasting & Champagne Buffet Brunch will float away on the Shearwater. Go to ManhattanBySail.com for more info about these events as well as many others—I personally have my eye on the cruise for lobster and beer lovers!