Get 'Global Jewish' Fare at Octavia's Porch in 10 Days

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Top Chef alum and former chef/owner of the shuttered Soho restaurant 24 Prince Nikki Cascone is getting back in the restaurant game with Octavia's Porch on lower Avenue B. She says that it will be "the city's first culturally Jewish restaurant with a sophisticated approach to feature global tastes and flavors." So, it will be Jewish. There will be gefilte fish, there will be challah, there will be matzoh in all shapes and sizes. But! It will also have nods to Italy, Spain, Portugal, Northern Africa, and South America. And, she says it's just the first concept to come from her newly formed Printz Group.

The restaurant opens on November 29. See the current draft of the menu below.

Spreads

Served with assorted homemade breads

Salmon-Sour Cream
White Bean - Lemon
White Fish - Chive
Mushroom - Sesame
Eggplant Caponata

SMALL PLATES
Honey Baked Chicken Wings, Mustard –Dill Sauce
Gefilte Fish with Radish, Lime and Fresh Horseradish
Sauteed Chicken Liver Salad with Red Grapes & Celery, Pumpernickel Matzoh
Stuffed Artichokes, Roman style (seasonal)
Beef and Veal Kreplach, spiced Tomatoes
Fried Fish with Lemon- Herb Haroset - Daily Selection

SOUPS & SALADS
Nikki’s famous Matzoh Ball Soup with Seasonal Vegetables
Red Lentil Soup, Challah Crouton
Potato and Escarole Soup with Garlic Oil
Radish, Carrot, Cabbage, Wild Arugula & Apple Salad
Red Quinoa, Green beans, Pumpkin Seeds & Citrus

LARGE PLATES
Brisket on Rye with Pickled Red Onion
House-Made Maple and Ginger Roasted Turkey Sandwich
Grilled Vegetable- Matzoh Lasagna
Long Island Duck Breast with Cardamom glazed Baby Carrots
Wild Salmon with Potato Latkes, Cucumber & Apple Mostarda
Lamb Stew with Curried Root Vegetables
Roasted Farm Chicken with Challah & Medjool Date Stuffing
Grilled Romanian Steak with Shlishkas
Hand cut Buckwheat Tagliatelle, Roasted Garlic, Wild Mushrooms and Radicchio
Niman Ranch Beef Frank, Spiced Beans & Kraut

Desserts

Black & White Cookies $3ea
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sinkers $7
Espresso Egg Cream with Chocolate Swirl-Vanilla Bean Ice Cream $7
Vanilla-Almond Flan with Macerated Citrus $7
Drunken Apple Crumb Cake $7
Home made ice cream with Caramel Matzoh (2 scoops) $6

All of our Meats are antibiotics and hormones free whenever possible
Our menu items are prepared to order