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Bottled cocktails
Sales of premade cocktails at liquor stores have increased since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many restaurants have hopped on that trend, aided in some jurisdictions by loosening rules about restaurants selling alcohol for takeout.
New York City is one such jurisdiction and Loulou Petit Bistro & Speakeasy is bottling its signature cocktails for delivery.
Options include:
Loulou’s Maid: Bombay Sapphire gin, lime, cucumber and mint, $14
Danny’s Boy: Vida mezcal, Cazadores tequila, muddled cucumber, jalapeño and agave, $14
Mexican Stiletto: Codigo 1530 Rosa tequila, grapefruit, agave and Peychaud’s bitters, $14, or $40 for a large version with five servings
Dirty Martini: Vodka or gin Martini with olive brine, $12
Distance Dining Chef’s Study
Junzi Kitchen, a fast-casual Chinese concept in New York City, has long had a periodic dinner series called Chef’s Study, in which the chefs present seated dinners based on a theme. Those themes have included 14th century imperial ducks, recipes that trace the Silk Road, and the Nixon Dinner (featuring items from President Nixon’s visit to China in 1972).
Junzi Kitchen has taken the concept online with a weekly series that customers can participate in by ordering the meal via Eventbrite for contactless delivery and then tuning in to the restaurant’s Instagram page at 7 p.m. each Friday, when chef Lucas Sin live-streams plating instructions and discusses each dish.
The theme on Friday, April 17 is Chinese-Japanese and discusses how the Japanese have reinterpreted Chinese cuisine.
This is the menu:
Chawanmushi: Savory custard with jinhua ham dashi, dried scallops, and Element Farms pea shoots
Mapo Nasu: Eggplant braised in Japanese-style mapo sauce with miso caramel, doubanjiang and ground pork shoulder, served with a leek dashi rice
Golden Sand Lava Cake: Dim sum-style salted egg custard lava cake with almond cookie crumbs from dessert kit company Kitsby
Price: $28
Sushi Family Pack
Sushi Roku in Newport Beach, Calif., has introduced a meal package that feeds up to four people. It includes:
Premium black edamame with Okinawa sea salt
Miso soup with tofu and green onion
Nigiri sushi: Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, albacore
Baked crab roll in soy paper
Tuna Jalapeño Roll: Spicy tuna and avocado in a roll topped with tuna yuzu olive oil
Katana Roll: Spicy tuna and shrimp tempura topped with tuna and yellowtail
White Lotus Roll: Popcorn shrimp tempura and avocado topped with albacore, crispy onions and wasabi truffle soy sauce
Price: $98
Bucatini Home Meal Kit
Cafe Spiaggia in Chicago is offering guests the ingredients to make enough bucatini pasta for four people. The kit includes bucatini, guanciale, Calabrian chiles, tomato sauce, onions, butter, Pecorino Romano cheese, parsley and cooking instructions
Price: $55
River Roast Supper Package
The Chicago restaurant is offering a choice of a whole roasted chicken, St. Louis-style ribs or braised beef short ribs along with an appetizer of chopped salad or roasted vegetables and one of five shareable sides: Carrots & Dirt (roasted carrots with pumpernickel crumbs, goat cheese and balsamic vinegar), crispy Brussels sprouts with smoked garlic aïoli, River Roast Potatoes (roasted, fried and served with red wine vinaigrette), broccoli with lemon and Parmesan cheese, or cauliflower in caper vinaigrette with golden raisins and almonds. The meal, which serves 2-3 people, also comes with the chef’s choice of dessert.
Price: $45
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