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A Boozy New Bakery in the East Village

Bama — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:29:45 +0000

Behold Jane’s Sweet Buns, a boozy little bakeshop from the folks at Death & Co. that’s serving as ground zero for cocktail-inspired confections, now open.

Think of this as that rarest of opportunities to have your cake (or sticky bun/cobbler pie/savory tartlet) and drink it, too. Because the key ingredient in every pastry here… cinnamon. Kidding, it’s alcohol.

See, the joint’s fiery-haired proprietress, Jane Danger (apparently, Danger’s not her middle name), used to keep bar at spots like Cienfuegos before trading in her muddler for a rolling pin. Hence: butter-brushed Old Fashioned buns with bourbon, pecans, caramel and Angostura bitters.

Like a bar, the place is open late-ish (last call is midnight on Friday and Saturday). Unlike a bar: it looks like a set from Easy-Bake Oven: The Musical. Still, you’re not one to let some hot-pink aprons and strawberry-striped walls keep you from finding a new suitable way to incorporate rum into your breakfast.

Spreading it on your toast was proving to be impossible.

Jane’s Sweet Buns
102 St Marks Pl
(between 1st Ave and Avenue A)
New York, NY 10009
212-777-6707
official website



Note:	Jane’s Sweet Buns, now open, 212-777-6707, see the menu and the slideshow

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Grilling on the Roof of STK

Bama — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:07:42 +0000

There’s something missing from your steak.

Don’t panic—the creamed spinach is still there.

But the boys down in our Meat Analysis Division seem to think you’re running short on one ingredient:

A gentle breeze.

Cue the outdoor steakhouse…

Introducing the STK Rooftop, an open-air porterhouse perch where you’ll consume red meat and scotch a full 25 feet directly above the High Line, opening Friday.

At this point, you’re probably a bit shocked. First, that a chophouse club like STK hadn’t already airlifted its curved banquettes onto the veranda. And second, that there was a single unoccupied roof left in the MPD.

Still, you’ll approach this 200-seat, sun-exposed deck party much as you would any other lounge in the area… except with a slightly larger appetite. Because in addition to a porchful of low-slung couches, carefully mixed Manhattans and a bird’s-eye view of the High Line, there’s a massive flat-top grill up here that’ll be searing the steakhouse equivalent of alfresco fare.

Which, in case you haven’t already deduced for yourself, is basically just a fancy way of saying that things like the barbecued skewers are lavishly staked with Maine lobster and cowboy rib eye.

By lavishly, of course, we mean recklessly.

STK Rooftop
26 Little West 12th St
(4th Floor of STK)
New York, NY 10014
646-624-2400
official website



Note:	STK Rooftop, opens Friday, 646-624-2400, see the slideshow

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Lavo Launches a Bikini Brunch

Bama — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:46:41 +0000

TWO-PIECE

Lavo Launches a Bikini Brunch

You’ve got a couple of good reasons for heading to the Hamptons late this Saturday. One: avoiding the traffic. Two: a champagne brunch at Lavo. There’ll be beach balls, bikini-clad waitresses and an on-duty lifeguard. In case you start drowning in mimosa.


411:	Saturdays, 2pm, Lavo’s F**K The Hamptons: Bikini Brunch, 39 E 58th St, 212-750-5588

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BRUNCH MUSSELS

Bama — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:25:04 +0000

BRUNCH MUSSELS

The Village’s New Seafood Brunch Spot

The Mussel Pot’s rear garden is now open for brunch. Which means you’ll sate yourself with a Lobster Omelette with fresh black truffles, an array of mussels and Guinness Battered Fish & Chips while surrounded by cascading rock waterfalls and koi ponds. Decadence is required when eating two meals at once.


411:	Outdoor brunch begins Apr 23, The Mussel Pot, 174 Bleecker St, 212-260-2700, see the menu

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An Endless Supply of Slow-Smoked Ribs

Bama — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:39:20 +0000

’CUE IT UP

An Endless Supply of Slow-Smoked Ribs

According to the BBQ cognoscenti, superior ribs should be fall-off-the-bone tender. Rub concurs, so they’ve added a sauce-slathered 12-hour smoked pork rib to their menu. And they’re honoring it with an all-you-can-eat special. Always a better idea than the commemorative wet-nap.


411:	Available Wednesdays through May 31, Rub BBQ, 208 W 23rd St, 212-524-4300

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Boozy Brunch on a Beautiful Rooftop

Bama — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:16:50 +0000

Our stunning penthouse level lounge sits 30 stories high atop the Kimberly Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The new, 3000 square foot venue features three separate indoor/outdoor atmospheres, stunning interior design, retractable glass ceilings and walls, ambient heated floors and breathtaking views of the iconic Chrysler Building. Thoughtfully designed to be as elegant and inviting in the winter months as it is sunny and sophisticated in the summer season. Creative cocktails and small plates menu are served nightly. Please join us… Upstairs.

At The Kimberley Hotel

fresh fruit plate 12

assorted danish basket 14

granola 11

with yogurt and berries

belgian waffle
14

with home made whipped cream & berries

buttermilk pancakes
14

with vermont maple syrup

french toast with seared foie gras 21

caramelized apple

california spinach quiche12

mixed lettuce

baby arugula, grilled chicken breast17

lemon vinaigrette

frisee salad17

with croutons, lardons and poached egg

egg milanese17

peasant toast, asparagus and parmesan with french fries*

steak & eggs32

ny strip with sunny side up eggs, potato rostie & mixed greens

The following brunch items are served with french fries and mixed lettuce:

ham and cheese croissant 17

with sunny side up egg *

truffled duck egg toast24

duck prosciutto & gruyere*

lobster roll 24

with brioche bun*

american caviar omelet 28

with crème fraiche*

goat cheese-ratatouille omelet 22

with fresh basil*

scrambled eggs with tomato and grilled merguez* 21

traditional egg benedict18

with canadian bacon*

scottish smoked salmon egg benedict* 21

poached maine lobster benedict* 24

kobe burger rossini* 27

*Contains peanut oil

MENU CREATED BY CHEF GWENAEL LE PAPE

BLOODY MARY 10

MIMOSA 10

BELLINI 12

Saturdays & Sundays from 12pm-2pm

Upstairs offers $15 per person unlimited Mimosa’s, Bloody Mary’s & Beer

16 RUM SERVICE

The manliest drink alive. Rum based with fragrant nuances of tobacco infused honey, fresh pear and zesty lime. One of our house favorites!

MIDTOWN

If Jack Kerouac were alive, this drink would have made him stay here! Bourbon based “Novel in a glass” with fresh rasberry and chamomile! Pairs well with red meats!

WATSON

SPA- like gin based cucumber martini made with white cranberry juice, orange bitters and fresh lime. Revitalizing, anti-inflammatory and absolutely superb with salads, raw bar and all other fish dishes.

THE CHRYSLER

Classic, timeless and unbelievably seductive champagne cocktail made with the finest honey, fresh lemon and lime, topped with the French nectar of love! No more singles nights…!

Cocktails Created By Alex Ott

WINTER WONDERLAND

With flavors of peppermint and chocolate, this is the perfect drink for a frosty winter evening. Great as a cocktail or a dessert!

VANILLA MIDNIGHT

The answer to New York’s cold winter nights. Vanilla vodka, orange and cinnamon, garnished with bourbon soaked apple slices. Pairs well with a light snowfall!

MIYOGA

An accent to the holiday season. Samurai Sake, Canton and fresh muddled ginger. It is the perfect winter martini!

HOT APPLE CIDER11

Warm up on frigid winter nights with our original hot apple cider. Apple cider, granny smith apples, sunkist oranges, lemons, cinnamon and assorted spices are sure to warm you right up!

Cocktails Created Upstairs

Sparkling and Champagne

Cava Castillo Perelada Brut Reserva SP 14

Piper-Heidsieck Champagne FR 18

Louis de Sacy Grand Cru Brut Rose Champagne FR 22

WHITES

Vermentino Picco del Sole Sardinia IT 2009 11

Verdejo Shaya Rueda SP 2009 15

Sauvignon Blanc Bergerac FR 2009 12

Chardonnay Macon-Villages ”Terroir de Burgy”

Burgundy FR 2008 15

Gewürztraminer/Chardonnay Estival Vinedo

de los Vientos UR 2008 14

Viognier Chateau Massiac Languedoc FR 2009 13

RED

Pinot Noir Yamhill Valley Oregon US 2007 16

Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva Sella & Mosca IT 2006 12

Grenache Cotes du Rhone Dom. La Manarine FR 2007 12

Tempranillo Montebuena Rioja SP 2009 11

Cabernet Franc Paumanok Long Island US 2007 15

Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon Chateau Cadillac Bordeaux FR 2007 14

Rose

Cinsault/Grenache Chateau St. Baillon Cotes de Provence FR 2009 14

Upstairs support local farmers and use organic ingredients whenever possible.

Eating raw or undercooked fish, shellfish, eggs, or meat increases the risk of food borne illnesses. Although every effort will be made to accommodate food allergies, we’re afraid we cannot always guarantee to meet your needs.

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A Seasonal Japanese Date Spot in Tribeca

Bama — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:24:38 +0000

You’ve always been suspicious of spring.

Starting late. Ending early. Shifty as all get-out. It just seems like it’s hiding something.

Like perhaps another 16 seasons.

Introducing Brushstroke, an elaborate Kyoto-style date spot with complex kaiseki tastings for every Japanese growing season—all 20 of them—opening next week.

Imagine a restaurant where all the unnecessary distractions have been eighty-sixed. A minimalist space sans gongs, waving cats and indoor koi ponds that treats its plates like a canvas and its black-truffle-sauced Dungeness crab like a Picasso.

Arriving on the ground floor of David Bouley’s newest operation, you’ll find a blonde wood sake bar and lounge, a fire-spewing robata grill and a floor-to-ceiling wall made out of 12,000 recycled books (always judge a wall by its cover). Now’s the ideal time to fortify with rations of toro sashimi and dashi steamed rice before ascending into the room above.

It’s up there in the intimate stone, timber and salvaged-steel confines of a tasting room that you’ll discover the fine art of kaiseki: a feast of six to 10 courses that’s sort of like Thanksgiving, only it changes 20 times a year and requires a full squadron of Iron Chefs to prepare.

It’s about time someone franchised Thanksgiving.


	Brushstroke 30 Hudson St New York, NY 10013 212-791-3771


	VITALS

	Brushstroke 30 Hudson St New York, NY 10013 212-791-3771

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International Mussel Pots in the Village

Bama — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:57:17 +0000

Looks like we’re going to make it after all.

Spring’s here. The weather’s cooperating. And as sundresses descend upon our fair city, you may feel certain ingrained seasonal urges kick in.

First and foremost: getting your hands on some oceany delicacies.

Okay, maybe that wasn’t your first urge, but still, mussels…

Introducing The Mussel Pot, a seafood spot that’s serving internationally intriguing PEI mollusks by the pound, opening next week.

Approach this as if it were the United Nations of bivalves. A breezy, beachy, blond wood enclave with 22 varieties of globally aware mussels (the sweet chili-sauced Malaysian, the codfish and bacon São Paulo) that are each paired with a regional housemade bread for authenticity. And superior sopping.

You’ll want to make waves for this Greenwich Village sandbar during those few precious hours of spring twilight. Forgo the sidewalk seating. Walk briskly past the interior brown leather-bound banquettes. And head straight out the back door, where you’ll find a waiting two-top that’s enveloped in a rock wall garden and adjacent to a cascading waterfall.

It’s here, with the waning sun at your back and a pond of koi fish at your feet, that you’ll separate mussel from shell, making sure at some point along the way to order up a silver pot’s worth of the lobster fondue, pancetta and black truffle Chef’s Best.

It’s about time fondue and mussels collaborated.



Note:	The Mussel Pot, opens to the public Thursday, 212-260-2700, see the menu and the slideshow

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When Brunch Spot Meets Pawnshop

Bama — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:19:06 +0000

BUY/SELL

When Brunch Spot Meets Pawnshop

You’ve established several places for bottomless Bloodys and infinite dim sum. But when it comes to brunch spots where you’ll sit for steak and eggs and sell off Grandpa’s pocket watch… Well, before this weekend, they didn’t exist. At least not legally. And not with Cinnamon Apple Bacon Donuts.


411:	Sat-Sun, 11:30am-3pm, Beauty & Essex, 146 Essex St, 212-614-0146

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A Burger Garage on the Upper East Side

Bama — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:37:17 +0000


	VITALS

	GO Burger 1448 2nd Ave New York, NY 10021 212-988-9822 official website

Living in the city, you’ve never had much need for a garage full of cars.

But a garage full of steakhouse burgers, spiked milkshakes and plasma TVs… well, you could certainly find a use for a place like that…

Introducing GO Burger, the kind of forward-thinking establishment that’ll put Guinness in your float, duck fat in your fries and grilled cheese on your hamburger, opening early next week.

Much like a forbidden tryst, a great leather-and-wood-clad sports bar only comes along when/where you least expect it. Say, a week after the Super Bowl. On the Upper East Side.

And yes, normally, this might be a deterrent. But you’ve always been open-minded when it comes to places that’ll fry your pickles, stud your Smashed Burger with onions and pour a whole gang of tequila in your chocolate shake.

So you’ll make an excuse to be in the area (you’re auctioning Mesopotamian artifacts at Sotheby’s) and enter through the working garage door. Once you’ve found the table with the best TV sight lines… ignore it, and instead focus on the menu.

The burger offerings: generous. But you’d be doing yourself a disservice if you didn’t at least sample theUltiMelt. A Black Angus burger that’s topped with caramelized onions, smoked bacon and two slender rye and grilled gruyère cheese sandwiches.

Finish and they’ll give you the garage clicker.

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Bama's List » Restaurants

A Boozy New Bakery in the East Village

Grilling on the Roof of STK

Lavo Launches a Bikini Brunch

BRUNCH MUSSELS

An Endless Supply of Slow-Smoked Ribs

Boozy Brunch on a Beautiful Rooftop

fresh fruit plate 12

assorted danish basket 14

granola 11

belgian waffle 14

buttermilk pancakes 14

french toast with seared foie gras 21

california spinach quiche12

baby arugula, grilled chicken breast17

frisee salad17

egg milanese17

steak & eggs32

The following brunch items are served with french fries and mixed lettuce:

ham and cheese croissant 17

truffled duck egg toast24

lobster roll 24

american caviar omelet 28

goat cheese-ratatouille omelet 22

scrambled eggs with tomato and grilled merguez* 21

traditional egg benedict18

scottish smoked salmon egg benedict* 21

poached maine lobster benedict* 24

kobe burger rossini* 27

MENU CREATED BY CHEF GWENAEL LE PAPE

BLOODY MARY 10

MIMOSA 10

BELLINI 12

Saturdays & Sundays from 12pm-2pm

Upstairs offers $15 per person unlimited Mimosa’s, Bloody Mary’s & Beer

16

RUM SERVICE

MIDTOWN

WATSON

THE CHRYSLER

Cocktails Created By Alex Ott

WINTER WONDERLAND

VANILLA MIDNIGHT

MIYOGA

HOT APPLE CIDER11

Cocktails Created Upstairs

Sparkling and Champagne

Cava Castillo Perelada Brut Reserva SP 14

Piper-Heidsieck Champagne FR 18

Louis de Sacy Grand Cru Brut Rose Champagne FR 22

WHITES

Vermentino Picco del Sole Sardinia IT 2009 11

Verdejo Shaya Rueda SP 2009 15

Sauvignon Blanc Bergerac FR 2009 12

Chardonnay Macon-Villages ”Terroir de Burgy”

Burgundy FR 2008 15

Gewürztraminer/Chardonnay Estival Vinedo

de los Vientos UR 2008 14

Viognier Chateau Massiac Languedoc FR 2009 13

RED

Pinot Noir Yamhill Valley Oregon US 2007 16

Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva Sella & Mosca IT 2006 12

Grenache Cotes du Rhone Dom. La Manarine FR 2007 12

Tempranillo Montebuena Rioja SP 2009 11

Cabernet Franc Paumanok Long Island US 2007 15

Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon Chateau Cadillac Bordeaux FR 2007 14

Rose

Cinsault/Grenache Chateau St. Baillon Cotes de Provence FR 2009 14

Upstairs support local farmers and use organic ingredients whenever possible.

A Seasonal Japanese Date Spot in Tribeca

International Mussel Pots in the Village

When Brunch Spot Meets Pawnshop

A Burger Garage on the Upper East Side

belgian waffle
14

buttermilk pancakes
14