Gazpacho with heirloom tomatoes and a touch of spice for a lovely lightly spiced finish
I heard from a friend that eve was opening for lunch, and yesterday (Wednesday) was to be their soft opening. Curious, I made a reservation. We showed up at 11am just as the staff were setting the finishing touches on the tables and were informed that we were their very first lunch customers.
The menu features several sandwiches, a half-pound burger, and some non-sandwich entrées including steak or fish of the day and a few salads-as-meals such as Moroccan Chicken Salad. If you like your lunches to lean more toward breakfast, check out the "omelet of the season", currently featuring Vermont sharp white cheddar with sautéed corn, tomatoes, onion, avocado, and cilantro-lime salsa. Lunch entrées run $11-16.
We enjoyed our meals quite a bit. Enjoy the photos!
(On a related note, Chef Eve Aronoff will be competing in Top Chef's season 6, which premiers August 19th at 9pm EDT on Bravo.)
PBLT — pancetta, bacon, lettuce tomato with a garlic aioli served on Café Japon demi-baguettes with potato chips flash fried in duck fat. (Yum!) Just look at that thick cut bacon.
Grilled seasoned fish with some of those tasty duck-fat chips.
Chilled chocolate pots de creme served with brown sugar whipped cream. Easily serves two, or more if you have a group that's good at sharing (and only needs a taste of dessert).
Never thought I would enjoy any duck product. Please tell no one!
Posted by: Tafari | July 30, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Eve on Top Chef? I can't wait to see that! Although I think she already keeps herself busy enough, after the book, now adding lunch. She does it all!
Posted by: Alex | July 30, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Top Chef is one of my favorite shows and now I'll finally have a local girl to root for. Hooray for Eve! And that gazpacho looks delicious.
Posted by: Montana | July 30, 2009 at 01:15 PM
I see that the prices are pretty good...that is good b/c I can't afford a dinner there, but I've always wanted to eat there!!
Thanks for spreading the news :)
Posted by: TeacherPatti | July 30, 2009 at 09:27 PM
Montana: it was very fresh gazpacho, nicely chilled (i.e. not too icy cold).
Patti: I ended up taking half the soup and half my sandwich home for lunch the next day, which effectively halves the cost.
Posted by: Kitchen Chick | July 31, 2009 at 01:54 PM
I wondered what the lunches at Eve would be like - it was great to hear about this. The PBLT looks to die for.
Patti - also, if you do the bar menu at Eve it's a whole different ball game - that's what we do. I'm talking about during the evenings.
Posted by: Jen of a2eatwrite | July 31, 2009 at 11:29 PM