{"id":43354,"date":"2021-04-20T23:31:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T23:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccapinc.org\/?p=43354"},"modified":"2021-08-11T23:44:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T23:44:15","slug":"iris-from-john-fraser-opens-in-midtown-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccapinc.org\/news\/iris-from-john-fraser-opens-in-midtown-manhattan\/","title":{"rendered":"Iris, From John Fraser, Opens in Midtown Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An Eataly restaurant teams up with Color Factory, mostly vegan selections from Baja California, and more restaurant news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With its November opening derailed by the pandemic, this elegant addition to Midtown Manhattan eating, from the chef and restaurateur John Fraser, is now prepared for enterprise. The meals makes clear Mr. Fraser\u2019s Greek heritage, one thing that was much less evident in his different ventures, just like the Loyal and the North Fork Table, which he lately reopened in Southold, N.Y. You additionally might have sampled a few of his Greek dishes at Snack Taverna within the West Village. He calls his new restaurant \u201ca bit of a homecoming,\u201d he stated. \u201cIt\u2019s the food I really love.\u201d Among the dishes are tzatziki flecked with sorrel; lamb tartare with ramp labneh; lemon potato salad; sweetbread kokoretsi with purslane and lemon; snapper braised with leeks and Kalamata olives; lamb marinated in mastic and served with scallion pancakes. And it\u2019s not nearly Greece. There are Turkish flatbreads and lamb meatballs. The government chef is Rob Lawson, who was with Mr. Fraser at 701West within the Times Square Edition. With his beverage director, Amy Racine, Mr. Fraser has assembled a wine and spirits listing that features many picks from Greece and Turkey. In addition, Ms. Racine manages a roving cart of candy and digestif libations from Greece and Turkey which might be served with typical sweets. There are outside tables in addition to 68 seats indoors at 50 % capability. (Opens Wednesday)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1740 Broadway (55th Street), 212-970-1740.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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