Alder NYC
but the cocktails are far from typical. I imbibed the ‘Love Oolong Time’ — tequila, 5-spice, grapefruit and oolong — made in-house and put on tap. Refreshment perfection.
To start off, each diner receives a little dish of freshly pickled jardiniere veggies to tuck into and/or enjoy as an accompaniment throughout the meal.
My first taste of the eve was the Ceasar Nigiri: romaine, egg yolk, parm
In sum, it was a delectable meal replete with the kind of creativity I would expect from one of Wylie’s eateries. Here, it’s just more down home. And the vibe is decidedly simple and stylish, with nostalgic nods to the past.
To commemorate the experience, rubber bands replace matches in a bowl at the door. I s’pose you could wear ’em on your wrist, but I plan to put it round my water bottle the way it’s done at Alder. That way it’ll serve as a souvenir and remind me of the fun evening I spent enjoying the thrill of some old favorites, entirely reinvented.
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