Uncommon Bytes — February 1
This week is all about celebrating restaurants! Neiman Marcus is opening another location of its signature restaurant, The Zodiac Room, along with two new restaurants at Hudson Yards in New York City. America’s Classics awards were announced by the James Beard Foundation this week, so make sure to check out which local and family-owned restaurants made the cut for 2019! Finally, learn about Sofra, a Turkish restaurant in New York, and the amazing man behind it, Yuksel Akdas. Let’s give it up for the amazing restaurants that make the culinary world so great and dive into this week’s Uncommon Bytes!
Hudson Yards Planned to Contain 3 Neiman Marcus Restaurants
Hudson Yards, a real-estate development currently under construction in New York City, has been gaining a lot of interest for the variety of high-end restaurants and shops that are rumored to be opened there. Recently, it was announced that Neiman Marcus will be opening three restaurants there, including its signature restaurant, The Zodiac Room, and two new projects. The two new restaurants are Bar Stanley, a more casual bar type of restaurant with a focus on specialty cocktails, and Cook & Merchants, a food-hall style restaurant that will focus on grab-and-go foods and coffee drinks. Learn more about Neiman Marcus’s restaurants here!
2019 James Beard Foundation Awards Announced
The James Beard Foundation announced the five winners of their America’s Classics awards. This award is given to smaller, usually family-owned restaurants that aren’t easily eligible for the bigger awards ceremony, but still deserve the recognition. This marks the beginning of the awards for 2019 and this year each restaurant got its own day of recognition by announcing a winner each day this week. The restaurants that were honored are: Pho 79 in California, Jim’s Steak & Spaghetti House in West Virginia, A&A Bake & Double and Roti Shop in New York, Sehnert’s Bakery & Bieroc Cafe in Nebraska, and Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse in Washington, D.C. Find out more about these amazing restaurants on Eater!
The Art of Turkish Cusine Comes to Sunnyside, NY
Yuksel Akdas is the co-owner of Sofra with his wife and has been a chef for most of his life. When he was still in Istanbul, he worked at his family’s restaurant then worked for a cousin’s restaurant when he moved to New York. He has since moved on to Sofra using all of the knowledge he gained throughout his career. He has clearly become a master of his craft and Sofra has become a well-known spot in New York. Hear his amazing story and learn more about Turkish cuisine here!
Originally published at shopnow.uncommonthreadschefapparel.com on February 1, 2019.
