Join Max at CITY GRIT as he moves forward with his own project with new dishes created exclusively for this dinner!

When: Saturday, May 18th at 7:00pm 
Where: 38 Prince (between Mott and Mulberry) 
Price: $75, wine and beer available for purchase

 

CITY GRIT CLAM BAKE

We're calling this one-of-a-kind, seafood extravaganza a "clam bake," because we've teamed up with Mary-Frances Heck - one of our most favorite cooks and an all-around awesome Bostonian - to cook up wayyy more than just clams.

Get ready for loads of all of your favorite shellfish--including mussels and lobster--for this multi-course CITY GRIT dinner, featuring old classics like chowda and lobsta, plus the fanciest take on a traditional clam bake you've EVER SEEN.

So make sure to bring your finest lobster bib and a HUGE appetite...this clam bake is not to be missed!

When: Friday, May 31st at 7:30pm 
Where: 38 Prince (between Mott and Mulberry) 
Price: $65, wine and beer available for purchase

CITY GRIT Presents: THE NEXT BIG THING with MAX SUSSMAN

Since his first dinner SOLD OUT, we're excited to invite Max Sussman, former chef de cuisine of Brooklyn's Roberta's, back to CITY GRIT to cook another multi-course meal at as part of our Next Big Thing Series!

Max was a 2012 James Beard Award semifinalist for Rising Chef and named by Forbes Magazine and Zagat as one of “30 Under 30” dining industry stars. Along with his brother, he is co-author of two cookbooks, including This Is a Cookbook and Freshman in the Kitchen.

A Michigan native, Max was chef de cuisine at Eve, a beloved restaurant in Ann Arbor, before moving to New York to work under April Bloomfield at the Michelin-starred Breslin.

Join Max at CITY GRIT as he moves forward with his own project with new dishes created exclusively for this dinner!

When: Tuesday, June 4th at 7:30pm 
Where: 38 Prince (between Mott and Mulberry) 
Price: $75, wine and beer available for purchase

 

 

CITY GRIT Presents: JOHN CURRENCE, DEREK EMERSON, JEREMIAH BACON, KELLY ENGLISH, VISHWESH BHATT, TODD PULSINELLI - NIGHT #1 IS SOLD OUT

John Currence is coming back to CITY GRIT, and this time he’s bringing along a few pals who just happen to be some of the best chefs in the country!

Everyone’s in town for the 11th annual Big Apple Barbecue block party, where titan pitmasters will be serving their finest smoked, rubbed, grilled, and pulled meats. So John Currence, and five other all-star chef--Derek Emerson, Kelly English, Todd Pulsinelli, Jeremiah Bacon and Vishwesh Bhatt—are joining forces at CITY GRIT to cook two unforgettable dinners, featuring fresh fish and vegetables to counteract all that BBQ!

Each of these renowned Southern chefs will prepare a dish for this six-course dinner. We’re so excited to welcome:

• John Currence, James Beard Foundation Best Chef: South in 2009, is the owner of City Grocery, the nationally-acclaimed, Oxford, MS institution.
• Derek Emerson, executive chef and owner of Walker’s Drive-In in Jackson, MS, and a James Beard Award semi-finalist for three years running.
• Todd Pulsinelli, executive chef at Besh Steak, was named a Chef to Watch in 2010 by Louisiana Cookin’.
• Kelly English, a Food and Wine Best New Chef in 2009, a semifinalist for JBF Best Chef: Southeast, and executive chef at Restaurant Iris in Memphis, Tennessee.
• Vishwesh Bhatt is executive chef at Oxford, MS’s Snackbar, where he cooks French-influenced Southern food, earning him a nomination for Food and Wine’s People’s Best New Chef in 2011 and recognition as JBF Best Chef: South semifinalist for the past two years. .
• Jeremiah Bacon, chef at Charleston, SC favorites The Macintosh and Oak Steakhouse, is a 2013 JBF Best Chef: Southeast semifinalist.

Whether or not you’re recovering from a Big Apple Barbecue meat hangover, you will NOT want to miss this special, multi-course dinner of fish and veggies prepared by the South’s most exciting culinary talents!

When: Thursday, June 6th at 7:30pm - SOLD OUT
Where: 38 Prince (between Mott and Mulberry) 
Price: $95 for one, $165 for two, $315 for four, wine and beer available for purchase

When: Friday, June 7th at 7:30pm 
Where: 38 Prince (between Mott and Mulberry) 
Price: $95 for one, $165 for two, $315 for four, wine and beer available for purchase

 

CITY GRIT and Imbibe and Inspire Present: TIM MASLOW

Tim Maslow, the James Beard Foundation award-nominated executive chef at Boston’s acclaimed Strip T’s, is coming to cook a tasting menu at CITY GRIT featuring his nationally-acclaimed food!

Not only is Chef Maslow the executive chef at the award-winning restaurant, Strip T’s, in Watertown, MA, but he is also opening the highly-anticipated restaurant Ribelle in Brookline’s Washington Square! 

Chef Maslow was part of David Chang's award-winning team at Momofuku Noodle Bar, where he ascended to Sous Chef in just eight months. After working for two years as Sous Chef at Momofuku’s Ssam Bar, he moved to Philly to cook with yet another critically-acclaimed chef, Jim Burke, at James. A year later, Maslow returned to Ssam Bar as Chef du Cuisine, and also spent time studying the art of pasta-making at Mario Batali’s Del Posto.

In April 2011, Tim Maslow returned home to his father’s neighborhood diner in Watertown, Strip T’s, bringing with him his extensive culinary expertise. He soon earned recognition as theImproper Bostonian’s “Rising Star,” Boston Magazine’s “Best Chef: Up-and-Coming,” and a place on Eater’s inaugural “Young Guns” list of the most distinguished restaurant professionals in the country.

And that’s not all! Strip T earned a place on Boston’s “50 Best Restaurants” list and a nomination on Bon Appetit’s “50 Best New Restaurants.” This year, Maslow was named a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation’s “Rising Star Chef of the Year” award and was featured in the inaugural Best Chefs America, a guide to the country’s most influential chefs.

Don’t miss the chance to taste Chef Maslow’s unique and award-winning food at this special, multi-course CITY GRIT dinner!

When: Sunday, June 9th at 7:00pm 
Where: 38 Prince (between Mott and Mulberry) 
Price: $75 for one, wine and beer available for purchase

CITY GRIT Presents: MATT JENNINGS

We are so glad to have finally snagged Chef Matt Jennings - otherwise known as “Providence’s Pied Piper of Cheese, “ “Prince of Pork,” and one of the “Most Sustainable Chefs in America” – to come to CITY GRIT, where he'll be cooking a tasting menu inspired by his beloved bistro Farmstead in Providence, RI!!

After working as Executive Sous Chef at Nantucket’s West Creek Café and Boston’s Salamander Restaurant alongside Stan Frankenthaler, Chef Jennings left the restaurant world to become Cheese Buyer at Formaggio Kitchen, where he expanded his knowledge of cheese and developed lifelong relationships with local farmers and producers.

His shop Farmstead has become one of New England’s premiere cheese shops, earning recognition for Chef Jenning’s cheese-making prowess, as well as his amazing in-house charcuterie program, featuring cured meats, salumi, fresh-made pates, and terrine!

In 2006, Chef Jennings, along with his wife Kate, a visionary pastry chef opened Farmstead’s 40-seat bistro, featuring delicious and seasonal “haute farmhouse cuisine,” that earned him two consecutive JBF finalist nods for Best Chef: Northeast, as well as recognition from Food and Wine as 40 Under 40 Big Thinkers.

Join us for a five-course dinner of Chef Jenning’s innovative, farmhouse-inspired cooking, featuring the unique dishes served at Farmstead!

When: Tuesday, June 11th at 7:30pm 
Where: 38 Prince (between Mott and Mulberry) 
Price: $75 for one, $135 for two, wine and beer available for purchase

CITY GRIT Presents: SPECIAL SHABBAT with RACHEL WILLEN

We're delighted to have Rachel Willen, the culinary and creative force behind the popular blog and mobile cooking school www.foodfixkitchen.com, cook a special, "haimish" (Yiddish for "homey") Shabbat dinner at CITY GRIT! 

Rachel is the winner of Food Network's "Chopped" and prolific food writer. She'll be collaborating on the Shabbat menu with the CITY GRIT culinary team, as well as working service with her son, Max Robbins, and his girlfriend, Theresa Rice, both of whom work at a venerable 3-star Michelin restaurant in Manhattan!

Don't miss this fun spin on our famous CITY GRIT Shabbat feasts. Rachel, a Jewish native New Yorker with German and North African roots who grew up in the South (Bronx that is!), is adding her modern "haimish" twist!

When: Friday, June 14th at 7:30pm 
Where: 38 Prince (between Mott and Mulberry) 
Price: $55, wine and beer available for purchase

 

CITY GRIT Presents: WILLIAM DISSEN

We're so excited to welcome William Dissen, the executive chef and owner of the iconic Market Place Restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina, to CITY GRIT to cook a multi-course dinner featuring his innovative, farm-to-table cuisine utilizing Appalachian ingredients!

Born and raised in West Virginia, Chef Dissen studied at the Culinary Institute of America before studying working at (one of our FAVORITE restaurants) Cypress in Charleston, South Carolina, under James Beard nominated chef Craig Deihl. As owner & executive chef of The Market Place Restaurant, he carries on the tradition of merging sustainability and delicious, innovative food, leading Dissen to earn the title of “Green Chef of the Year” twice by Fortune Magazine.

Join us in welcoming a rising star chef from one of the country’s most exciting bourgeoning food regions, Appalachia, as he prepares a tasting menu featuring locally foraged and farmed ingredients! 

When: Thursday, June 20th at 7:30pm 
Where: 38 Prince (between Mott and Mulberry) 
Price: $75 for one, $135 for two, wine and beer available for purchase

CITY GRIT Presents: JASON DADY

Chef Jason Dady is coming all the way from San Antonio, TX to cook an unforgettable CITY GRIT dinner. Chef Dady’s menu will be featuring dishes from many of his critically-acclaimed restaurants (and creative culinary food truck)! 

Chef Dady is known for his unbelievable culinary range and for transforming the San Antonio dining scene. At the age of 24, Chef Dady opened his first restaurant, The Lodge of Castle Hills in San Antonio, which immediately gained recognition from Bon Appetit, Southern Living, and Texas Monthly for its unique and exquisitely executed menu. Dady, a James Beard Foundation semi-finalist in 2012, has been acclaimed locally and nationally for his superior talent and concepts, including by The Today Show, San Antonio Magazine, and Star Chefs. Since first opening the Lodge, Dady has continued to expand his restaurant group, opening Two Bros. BBQ, BIN 555, Tre Trattoria in Alamo Heights and Downtown, and The DUK Truck, a hip and delicious food truck.

Come experience the food that has made Chef Dady one of the most innovative new chefs in America! He'll be preparing the unique dishes -- from his blue crab bahn mi to roasted papusa with duck carnitas -- that has earned him various local and national acclaim!

When: Friday, June 21th at 7:30pm 
Where: 38 Prince (between Mott and Mulberry) 
Price: $75, wine and beer available for purchase

CITY GRIT SUNDAY SUPPER

We held the season’s last Sunday Supper, aka fried chicken extravaganza, in April. But you couldn’t IMAGINE a summer without some crispy, juicy CITY GRIT fried chicken and loads of Southern sides. And neither could we. 

So, in response to all the emails and texts and calls begging for another Sunday Supper, we decided to add another fried chicken feast to our June line-up!! Seating is limited – so make sure to buy your tickets quickly. We promise this really is the last Sunday Supper until the fall!

When: Sunday, June 23rd at 7:00pm 
Where: 38 Prince (between Mott and Mulberry) 
Price: $45, wine and beer available for purchase