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Forbes
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
New York's Joomak And Hear & There: 2 New Asian Tasting Menu Displays
American Wagyu Hanger served with Montauk red shrimp and gem lettuce, along with Sichuan pepper au poivre at Joomak's new R&D Bar. It isn't easy to find Joomak, the fanciful, Korean/American tasting menu restaurant that opened a few months ago. It's tucked into the similarly hidden small hotel Maison Hudson which overlooks that river on the edge of the West Village. First you have to pick the correct entrance-the other is for the residences-then head upstairs and go beyond a recessed door. That then leads to the suave, intimate (27 seats) grey and burgundy toned room with soft banquettes, a very subtle backdrop to the creative, colorful and vibrantly flavored lineup of dishes to follow. The intimate dining room at Joomak. The chef/owner behind it all is Jiho Kim who won a Michelin star for his previous restaurant Joomak Banjum which he created with two partners and which was critically lauded for its Korean cuisine tasting menus. Now flying solo and dipping into his visually inventive background as a pastry chef for Gordon Ramsay and for The Modern, he's retaining the tasting menu concept but is refocusing the menu as New American/New York with a Korean overlay. Norwegian King Crab with Kani Miso Koshihikari (crab miso with Japanese rice) and Pickled Serrano/ The eight courses begin with an amuse-bouche containing definite New York touches including a King Salmon Everything Bagel plus a suggestion of a smash burger but composed of the fatty tuna Otoro, egg yolk gelee and Choux pastry and an A5 Wagyu & Hokkaido Uni Sando. Among the fish courses that follow: Golden Osetra Caviar, a savory spin on a dessert he served at The Modern with caviar on top of dill custard with Meyer Lemon, White Asparagus and PEI Mussels; Kanpachi with Rhubarb Hibiscus Dongchimi (radish water kimchi), Radish and Avocado; and Norwegian King Crab with Kani Miso Koshihikari (crab miso with Japanese rice) and Pickled Serrano. Squab Foie Gras Royale with Rillettes Stuffed Morel and Shallot Puree. Following the seafood, the menu offers a choice of A5 Wagyu with Grilled Abalone, Candied Hon-Shimeji, Black Truffle Ponzu, Braised Abalone and Hon Shimeji Mushrooms or Squab Foie Gras Royale with Rillettes Stuffed Morel and Shallot Puree. For dessert, Kim has created new versions of two of his past successes: Banana Bread Pudding with Salted Caramel and Milk Chocolate Sorbet and Coconut Mango Shumai with White Rum and Lime. A vegetarian tasting menu is also available. Steelhead Trout with grilled English peas, levain spaetzle, and bacon broth at Joomak's R&D Bar. Diners who would prefer an even more adventurous, smaller (and correspondingly less expensive) menu can now take a seat at Joomak's five seat R&D Bar. The five course daily changing menu is fashioned by inspiration and available ingredients; among the dishes that might turn up: Kanpachi with Razor Clam, Ramp Ponzu, and Sourdough; Steelhead Trout with Grilled English Peas, Levain Spaetzle and Bacon Broth and an American Wagyu Hanger served with Montauk Red Shrimp and Gem Lettuce, along with Sichuan Pepper Au Poivre. A selection of otsumami plates and cocktails at the front cocktail bar of Hear & There. Over in Williamsburg, Hear & There is another restaurant that isn't easy to find but is worth seeking out for a top quality Japanese omakase. For one, there's no sign and if you do figure out which door to open, it looks like it's just a cocktail bar. The front room is, it's a self-contained bar also worth checking out because it's run by Larry Gonzalez, an alum of the groundbreaking bar PDT, and features creative cocktails that feature unusual combinations and various seasonal botanicals and fruits. (Among them: Replay, a mix of Haku vodka, St. Germain Elderflower liqueur, blueberry shrub and lemon-cinnamon vanilla foam and High Frequency, a mix of pisco, shiso leaf, lemon cordial, snap pea syrup, pineapple and grapes.) Classic cocktails and otsumami (Japanese small plates) such as BBQ Glazed Wagyu are also served. An uni course at the Hear & There omakase. Behind the sliding door in the back is the 22 seat omakase counter offering a 14 course selection that is spaced out over a two-hour seating. The courses change daily but typical options include four otsumami plates such as Forbidden Rice Sourdough Toast with Pickled Sawara (Japanese Spanish mackerel), Spring Cultured Butter, Fennel and Radish Salad with Fresh Horseradish; Wagyu Ribeye, with Blistered Gooseberries, Maitake Mushrooms, and Charred Dandelion Greens with a Calamansi Jus and Kombu Jime Fluke with Shio Kombu Oil, Smoked Trout Roe, Pickled Cucumber and Ginger, finished off with a Coconut Tumeric Snow. One of the nigiri courses in the Hear & There omakase. Eight selections of seasonal Nigiri follow such as Akami (lean tuna) with Shiitake Mushroom and Almond, Sakura Buri (wild caught yellowtail) with Binchotan Roasted Poblano Peppers and Butter and Hotate (thinly sliced raw scallops) with Yuzu Oil. The menu wraps up with Eel, Tamago (egg omelet) and Cucumber Nigiri along with soup and Creme Fraiche ice cream with Yuzu Curd and Toasted Sesame Crumble topped with Osetra Caviar for dessert. Plus, as diners proceed course to course, they have a musical accompaniment: a specially designed acoustic system that is the perfect median between absolute silence and screaming level decibels. The volume is easy to hear but also talk over. Given the quality of the food presented, comparing notes is something diners will want to do. The omakase counter at Hear & There.
Forbes
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Where To Eat On Mother's Day In New York City
L'Orange dessert at Le Jardinier in New York City Mother's Day is Sunday, May 11. Treat mom to a great meal this Mother's Day, with special menus and celebrations at top New York City restaurants. Before you wait for her to make plans, know she may very much appreciate someone else taking the lead for once. New research from restaurant reservation platform OpenTable reveals 39% of moms have had to book their own celebratory meal, and 44% say that having someone else take the lead on decisions makes Mother's Day the most special. Make it special by securing these seats: Le Jardinier is celebrating Mother's Day with a three- or four-course prix fixe menu of luxury seasonal ingredients. Dishes will include burrata with heirloom tomatoes and stone fruit, Maine scallops with green chickpeas in a delicate kaffir lime essence, and Australian lamb loin served with spiced carrot mousse and snap peas. Finish with artful desserts by Pastry Chef Salvatore Martone, including a strawberry chantilly rose with pistachio sable and a silky white chocolate sabayon with salted caramel. Chef Jiho Kim's new West Village restaurant will serve a special 5-course brunch ($150) for Mother's Day. Dishes include chawanmushi pomme paillason with smoked trout roe and hybrid caviar; kampachi with rhubarb hibiscus dongchimi, radish, and avocado; Norwegian King Crab with kani miso kosihikari, onsen egg, pickled ramp; American wagyu with hanger red prawn, gem lettuce, and sichuan pepper au poivre sauce; or steelhead trout with pomme puree, chrysanthemum, and brown butter. Guests will end the meal with Jiho's signature almond banana bread pudding with butterbeer ice cream. Head to the Upper West Side or Midtown for The Consulate's Mother's Day brunch. Moms will be greeted with a mimosa or bellini as while perusing the menu with starters like tuna tartare with avocado and yuzu ponzu, or kong Island Sound oysters with a passion fruit mignonette. For the main course, dishes include a lobster roll served with French fries, lobster benedict with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce, or the Consulate Omelette filled with caramelized onions, Boursin cheese, and chives. For dessert, dih into a cast iron chocolate chip cookie topped with vanilla bean gelato. This Greek restaurant in Midtown East will offer a three-course prix fixe menu for $65, Begin with Greek Salad with tomato butter, fluke crudo with ouzo Meyer lemon purée, or seared tuna salad with grapes and hazelnuts, or octopus with caramelized onions and Santorini fava ($8 supplement). For the main course, selec dishes like the whole grilled Lavraki with ladolemono and capers, lemonato chicken with grape leaf salsa verde, a spring risotto with asparagus, or lobster topped squid ink linguine. Finish with a sweet treat, such as Greek yogurt with thyme honey and pecans, hand-rolled Saragli baklava, or a rich blonde chocolate mousse with raspberry glaze. Located inside the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (admission required), this cafe is a beautiful way to give mom her windows provide sweeping views of the garden's lush landscape and the restaurant will offer a special three-course prix fixe menu showcasing vibrant spring ingredients for Mother's Day. The first course includes a choice of goat cheese bruschetta with heirloom tomatoes, shaved broccoli and frisée salad, or stuffed mushrooms with asparagus and pecorino. For a main course, select from. wild mushroom risotto, spiced lamb flatbread, or braised PEI mussels and frites. Dessert is a strawberry rhubarb sundae with vegan vanilla gelato, honey cake, or flourless chocolate cake. A kid's menu is available as well. Curated by Jean-Georges at The Mark Restaurant, a $218 prixe fix is a great elevated option for mom. Brunch begins with a spring pea fritter amuse bouche, followed by a choice of appetizers including Petrossian Caviar with smoked egg yolk and crispy potato cake or yellowfin tuna tartare with sunflower seed hummus, lime, chili, and lotus chips, among others. Entrées include Maine lobster tartine with snow peas and fenugreek-lemongrass broth, artichoke tagine with kumquat, mint couscous, and persian cucumber, crispy steamed Faroe Island salmon with herbal lime infusion and anise hyssop, and more. The meal concludes with a selection of desserts including warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream, carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, and puff pastry rhubarb tart with marzipan ice cream. Grilled lamb chops at The Mark This Mother's Day, Aqua New York is hosting a weekend-long special just for Mom. From Friday, May 9 through Sunday, May 11, the restaurant will offer a special $98 tasting menu featuring a selection of newly introduced dishes created just for the occasion. Dishes include golden eye snapper sushi and sashimi, duck breast with duck teriyaki sauce and bok choy, caprino cappellacci with rainbow beets and hazelnut cream, and more. This Mother's Day, give Mom a taste of Japan—no passport required. For one night only, Sake No Hana will open its doors on a Sunday. Executive Chefs Jason Hall and Yoshi Kojima have created a Mother's Day dinner experience featuring an omakase platter with a variety of sushi, rolls, and chef-selected nigiri and temaki. Dessert specials will include a delicate strawberry crepe cake layered with vanilla cream and Japanese strawberries. To complement the meal, Sake Sommelier Michael Wyant will curate a premium sake selection, available by the half glass, carafe, or bottle—selected for toasting to the incredible women being honored. Treat mom to a Nordic lunch at the two Michelin-starred Aquavit. This three-course meal ($165 per person) features a selection of herrings and cold seafood preparations for the first course. matjes herring, cold poached salmon, and cheese danish are among the offerings. Löjrom (aka kalix caviar or vendace roe), and Osetra Caviar can be added for an additional charge. A choice of grilled Wagyu strip loin (seared marble potatoes, bearnaise sauce) or poached cod (green asparagus, turnip, arugula) make up the second course. Dessert is Pannkakstårta (Swedish pancakes) with huckleberry, raspberry and vanilla. Head to a special performance in anticipation of Mamma Mia! The Musical returning to Broadway this summer. The show at The Iridium (1650 Broadway, right underneath the diner) will feature live ABBA performances from Ellen's Stardust Diner's world-famous singing waitstaff a two hours of brunch, featuring your choice of an entrée and bottomless mimosas. The brunch menu includes themed dishes such as Gimme Gimme Chicken & Waffles, Voulez Vous Vegan Parfait, Super Trouper Short Stack, among others. Themed cocktails include Our Last Summer Sangria, Mamma Mia Mimosa, Lay All Your Love On Me Bellini, and Take a Chance on Me Bloody Mary.
Forbes
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Easter 2025: Where To Make Easter Sunday Reservations In New York City
Eggs Benedict at The Mark Restaurant at The Mark Hotel Easter is Sunday, April 20th. And like every year, New York City restaurants are preparing to celebrate the spring bounty with special festive holiday brunches in their dining rooms. Here's where to indulge and make a reservation for Easter Sunday brunch in New York City. Celebrate Easter with a luxurious three-course meal featuring elevated interpretations of spring-inspired dishes, such as Maine Peekytoe crab salad, white asparagus, and Colorado lamb saddle "Farci." The feast will be served from 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. and cost $225 per person, with an optional wine pairing for $115. Children 10 and under can have a $125 kid's menu. Nestled in the heart of Central Park, Tavern on the Green will offer enjoy a four-course prix-fixe Easter menu for $145 for adults and $75 for kids 12 and under. Served for brunch and dinner, the menu includes Tavern spring salad, braised spring lamb, and lemon olive oil cake, with optional wine pairings. In a nod to Tavern's history as a sheep meadow, a flock of sheep will make an appearance during brunch, delighting kids and longtime New Yorkers alike. A new iteration of Chef Jiho Kim's former Michelin-starred restaurant, Joomak Banjum, will be serving a 5-course Easter brunch available exclusively on Easter Sunday The one-time-only brunch service will run from 12-3 PM in the restaurant's cozy, yet intimate dining space, located inside the Maison Hudson. The $150 menu includes Chawanmushi Pomme Paillason with smoked trout roe and hybrid caviar; kampachi with rhubarb hibiscus dongchimi, radish, and avocado; Norwegian king crab with kani miso koshihikari, onsen egg, pickled ramp; American wagyu with hanger red prawn, gem lettuce, and sichuan pepper au poivre sauce; or steelhead trout with pomme puree, chrysanthemum, and brown butter. Guests will end the meal with Jiho's signature almond banana bread pudding with butterbeer ice cream. Head to the Upper East Side's The Mark Restaurant for an elegant Easter meal for $168 per person. Service begins with an amuse bouche and a fresh baked pastry basket, followed by a choice of appetizers including avocado toast with sunflower seeds and chili flakes, crispy salmon sushi with chipotle mayonnaise, or tuna tartare with lemon-olive dressing, among others. Entrées feature delights such as buttermilk pancakes with banana and mixed berries, eggs benedict with crispy potatoes, and grilled lamb chops with a seven spice blend. The meal concludes with a selection of desserts like warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream, and a salted caramel sundae with candied popcorn. This New Greek-American restaurant in Williamsburg will host its first annual Easter Roast, to celebrate Greek Easter on Sunday, April 20th. The $85 menu will be served at two, two-hour seatings from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Easter Roast menu includes Tsoureki (a traditional sweet Greek Easter bread baked in their wood-burning oven), house-made pita and dips, spanakopita, marinated seafood salad, chicken souvlaki with sesame chili crunch, zucchini fritters, lemon potatoes, and of course a lamb carving station featuring a marinated leg of lamb, chargrilled onions, and house-made tzatziki. For dessert, walnut cake topped with spiced mascarpone. Experience a taste of Paris this Easter at this French brasserie with soaring ceilings, elegant chandeliers, mosaic tile flooring, metal railings, balconies and florals. Guests will be able to enjoy special menu items like spring asparagus, lamb navarian, and chocolate creme brulee. Thes Easter menu will also be offered at sister Boucherie restaurants including La Petite Boucherie, Boucherie West Village, and Boucherie Union Square. With its vibrant garden-like atmosphere, this West Village trattoria is the perfect spot to enjoy Easter lunch this year. The Easter menu offers specials such as Polpo Spadellato (sauteed octopus), ravioli di ticotta e spinaci (ricotta and spinach stuffed ravioli), Ipoglosso in Gauzetto (artichoke and potatoes), and of course finish it off with Bonnet alla Piemontese (Italian chocolate dessert).
New York Times
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Precious Gems in the West Village
Opening This takes the trajectory of the chef Jiho Kim's career in a more luxurious direction than its Michelin-starred predecessor, Joomak Banjum, which closed in 2024. Mr. Kim, who trained as a pastry chef and has worked at the Modern, brings some of that expertise to the intimate 27-seat jewel box designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen. An 8-course tasting menu ($280) combines Asian, American and French inspirations, like scallop with truffle and smoked dashi panna cotta; king crab with a gochujang tuile; and duck breast with a quince tarte Tatin. (There is also a vegetarian only menu for $250.) A banana bread pudding is a baroque affair involving chocolate mousse, crème brûlée and lychee with a side of butter beer ice cream. (Opens Wednesday) Madison Hudson, 401 West Street (Charles Street), Anthony Ha and Sadie Mae Burns have taken over this single-lane space (formerly Flynn McGarry's Gem Wine) to give their popular Ha's Dac Biet pop-ups a more permanent home. It opened earlier this month. Among some highlights from the ever-changing menu are leeks with oysters and chile crisp, and Anthony's way with onion soup and branzino with caramelized nuoc mam. The menu reflects their experiences in France and Italy through a Southeast Asian lens; as they advise on Instagram: 'everything contains fish sauce.' 297 Broome Street (Forsyth Street), no phone, Instagram: @has_dac_biet. City Winery already has quite an installation on the food-heavy Pier 57. Now Michael Dorf, the founder, has added this agave bar deep inside its main corridor. El Bar boasts more than 400 iterations of agave, the plant that provides the basis for tequila, mezcal and a host of other libations, along with some adjacent distillates like corn, mango and pineapple. They can be sampled neat, in flights and in cocktails. Beers and wines are also poured. As for something to munch, the choices are much more limited, amounting to guacamole and chips with salsa. (Friday) El Bar, Every morning is a Sunday at this new bakery that produces only sweet cinnamon buns with more heft than a Quarter Pounder. The cinnamon peeks subtly through on the inside but it's beside the point; the buns, in 10 flavors, are laden on top and over the top with doses of icing, nuts, fruit and even cheese, all highly Instagrammable. The owners are the chef Armando Litiatco, in partnership with Ahmet Kiranbay; both own Rana Fifteen, an Aegean restaurant in Park Slope, Brooklyn. 29 Avenue B (East Third Street), Marc Spitzer, who has been the executive chef of the BondSt restaurants for more than 20 years, has opened a restaurant in the village of Roslyn, in Nassau County. With a real estate investor, Noam Shemel, he is putting a creative, sometimes Western spin on Japanese ingredients with dishes like a duck confit salad with blood orange miso and pickled Tokyo turnips, sake-braised short ribs, red miso lamb chops with yuzu potato gratin, and cribbed from his menus at BondSt, bigeye tuna tarts. Chocolate and shiitake dust complicate an espresso martini. It's in a traditional two-story house given a Japanese aesthetic by Carlita Alexander, a Rockwell Group alum. (Thursday) 1401 Old Northern Boulevard (Main Street), Roslyn, N.Y., 516-621-3300, Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
