Má Pêche Axes Kappo Tasting Menu, Adds Dim Sum

Má Pêche is no longer offering executive chef Paul Carmichael's 10-course Kappo tasting menu. The news comes just hours after Carmichael was named a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation's Best Chef New York award. But, the good news is that, starting today, the restaurant is now offering a new selection of "passed plates" from Carmichael in addition to the regular a la carte menu items. Basically, it sounds like Má Pêche is now serving its own version of dim sum, with dishes like black bass with foie, cod fish fritters, jerk wings, shrimp balls, and cheesy biscuits. These plates are served from a cart, just like at any of the city's big dim sum parlors.

Close followers of David Chang's Twitter account may have noticed that the chef has been fixating on dim sum lately. Now it looks like he and Carmichael are giving it a shot. Check out the new, dim sum-ified Má Pêche menu, and please send any early reports our way:

Má Pêche's new menu:

passed plates
*subject to availability*
pickles
duck fat challah
cheesy biscuits
broccoli salad
fish sauce egg
black bass and foie
razor clam ceviche
avocado crab dip
spicy apple
cod fish fritters
shrimp balls
jerk wings
vegetable fried rice
lobster fried rice
cemita
braised collards

momofuku
pork buns – hoisin, cucumber, scallion
fish buns – iceberg, celery, crystal hot sauce
fried brussels sprouts – ginger-scallion, cherries, calabrian chili
spicy roasted rice cakes – pork ragu, water spinach, tofu
vegetable rice cakes – mushroom, garlic chive, kale
lamb noodles (elysian fields, pa) – lamb rib, cabbage, chili jam

chef's specials
grilled hanger steak – rice, togarashi, sesame
roasted striped bass – butternet squash, mushroom, spinach
whole boneless porgy (long island, ny) – my dad's hot sauce, fennel, lime
fried chicken – country fried or habanero
slow roasted lamb ribs – black garlic, cardamom, raisins
deep fried short rib – glazed bitsm orange, chimichurri
grilled dry-aged ribeye – roasted garlic, shallot, soy butter
chicken/lamb and rice – please reserve in advance
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