On any given week I am sent information about numerous special dinners taking place in restaurants and party spaces all over New York. I usually don't get excited about these things (the food is often overly fussy, and the bloviating can be a bit much), but here are two that sound especially promising. The menus sound particularly delicious, and, with any luck, the speechifying will be interesting and be kept to a minimum. Here are the important excerpts from the press releases emailed to me.
What: A dinner with Michael Anthony, Peter Kaminsky, Mary Cleaver, with wine pairings from Channing Daughters Winery. Along with each course will be a presentation on the sustainable dining movement from the point of view of farmers, chefs, and food writers.
When: January 31, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Astor Center, 399 Lafayette Street, New York NY 10003 (at East 4th Street)
Phone: 212-674-7501
Cost: $175
More info: The full menu, event description, and online ticket-ordering can be found at astorcenternyc.com.
Here's the partial menu:
And here's a more intimate (only 30 seats), homespun, pork-centric, and cheaper alternative that's coming up Monday night. It's going to be held at Marlow & Sons in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
What: Mateo Kehler, co-owner of Jasper Hill Farm, will speak about the farm's development, its philosophy, and the future of locally sourced and sustainable animal products in the Northeast. Mateo and his brother Andy have just finished work on the largest underground cheese-maturing complex in the region, and diners will feast on foods from the farm, including a heritage pig.
When: February 4, 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Where: Marlow & Sons, 81 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York 11211 (Williamsburg, b/n Wythe and Berry streets)
Cost: $125, includes tax and gratuity
Reservations: 718-384-1441, ask for Andrew or Tom
Here's the tentative menu:
Don't both these menus sound amazing? It all sounds like food I'd really like to eat.
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