Monthly Archives: January 2012
Restaurant Week Dinner at David Burke Kitchen
David Burke Kitchen
23 Grand Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 201-9119
http://www.davidburkekitchen.com/
We enjoyed our first NYC Winter Restaurant Week dinner at David Burke Kitchen on Grand Street in SoHo in the beautiful James Hotel. The overall experience was truly exceptional. Chef David Burke is a master of his craft. I am remiss in admitting that this was my first experience at a Burke restaurant.
Katz’s Famous Delicatessen: At the Altar of Pastrami
Katz’s Famous Delicatessen
205 East Houston Street (corner of Ludlow St)
New York City
There’s something special about walking into an old-school NYC Jewish deli, especially Katz’s on the Lower East Side. I don’t know if it’s the ticket you get when you enter the door; the bright, fluorescent lights; or the wonderful aromas of pastrami, corned beef, knishes, and pickles. It’s not the most romantic place, but I guess Harry did meet Sally there or something like that.
Bold Organics Pizza Launch Party
The Men Who Dine were invited for a private launch party for BOLD Organics, a new line of delicious, high-quality frozen pizza that is gluten- and dairy-free, with 85% of the ingredients certified organic. The event was held in a beautiful loft in the Bowery section of NYC.
One might anticipate that a frozen pizza, epically one that is basically free of all potential allergens, would be horrible. That was not the case with BOLD Organics! We were amazed on just how delicious this product was and everyone at this party felt the same. For pizza lovers like us to enjoy a frozen product is pretty amazing, but we did.
The chef behind these pizzas is St. Louis renowned chef, Eric Brenner (voted “Chef of The Year St. Louis 2008”). When you put a passionate and very talented chef at the helm of an innovative company and product, you are starting in the right direction. Bold Organics offers four varieties of pizza—Vegan Cheese Pizza, Veggie Lovers Pizza (chock full of seasonal vegetables such as organic smoky roasted peppers, organic sweet roasted onions and woody shiitake mushrooms), Meat Lovers Pizza (a carnivore’s delight that is loaded with an abundance of spicy uncured pepperoni & sausage), and Deluxe Pizza (an “everything” pie that includes organic smoky roasted peppers, organic sweet roasted onions, woody shiitake mushrooms, spicy uncured pepperoni & sausage). BOLD Organics scours farms throughout the country for the perfect flavor profiles with optimum health benefits. The pizzas are casein-free, egg-free, peanut-free and tree nut-free and contain no GMOs, preservatives, nitrites, nitrates or trans-fats. The all-natural crust crunches with a texture achieved from a carefully conceived mixture of organic baking ingredients.
Look for Bold Organics in stores in the coming months and give it a try!
