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An event space and culinary showroom with the same charm and caring staff that makes every visit to the little owl feel like a special occasion.

Daniel Aronoff aka “The Blind Food Critic” visited us for lunch & gave us a great review of our bacon cheeseburger, gravy meatball sliders & apple strudel.

Thank you Daniel—visit us again soon!

For more of Daniel’s reviews & tips, visit his blog: The Real Blind Taste Test

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Say cheese!

NBC Universal Dinner

for the love of food & fashion

check out photos from Van’s dinner party at The Venue celebrating their Spring 2013 collection.

photos by jon selvey

Dinner at Miele

Joey cooks an interactive dinner at Miele’s Gallery, showcasing their line of ovens & cooktops, for the design bloggers a part of #BlogTourNYC 2013.

joey & gem barton

Joey got some help in the kitchen from design blogger Gem Barton.

lamb racks

 For the main course, Joey prepared beautiful American lamb racks.

 

cheers!

Cheers to a great night with great company.

photos by jon selvey

Interested in your own Miele goody or Blog Tour NYC?

Visit Mieleusa.com & Modenus

Come by and taste our amazing new Liquid Farm Chardonnay from Santa Barbara County.  Vibrant acidity, toasted brioche, spiced pear and ginger tea.  All the dynamics and complexity you would want from a So-Cal Chard but with a Burgundian structure and elegance that you rarely find from this region.  We are the first to pour in in NYC and it is not to be missed. (at Little Owl)

Come by and taste our amazing new Liquid Farm Chardonnay from Santa Barbara County. Vibrant acidity, toasted brioche, spiced pear and ginger tea. All the dynamics and complexity you would want from a So-Cal Chard but with a Burgundian structure and elegance that you rarely find from this region. We are the first to pour in in NYC and it is not to be missed. (at Little Owl)

Minted’s Press Brunch at The Venue

Featuring brunch bites including brioche french toast with maple syrup & a ham & cheese fritatta, plus a signature mocktail by our resident bartender Robert Crosson - “Blueberry Minted Lemonade”. Top that off with beautiful paperies by Minted & flowers by our in-house floral artiste Maggie B. & you’ve got a brunch for the books. Pretty pink books covered in powdered sugar that is.

photos by charlie juliet 

a beauitful brunch with Minted this morning at The Venue. more photos to come!

it may be winter outside but it’s spring inside! our early spring menu debuts tonight [broiled halibut with english peas, corn & pesto vinaigrette] (at Little Owl)

it may be winter outside but it’s spring inside! our early spring menu debuts tonight [broiled halibut with english peas, corn & pesto vinaigrette] (at Little Owl)

our early spring lunch menu starts today. [preserved tuna belly over spicy toast, garden greens & crudité (at Little Owl)

our early spring lunch menu starts today. [preserved tuna belly over spicy toast, garden greens & crudité (at Little Owl)

dijon tuna, bok choy, crimi & ponzu with avocado cucumber relish. (tonight’s special. a little owl told me it’ll be on our spring menu too!)

dijon tuna, bok choy, crimi & ponzu with avocado cucumber relish. (tonight’s special. a little owl told me it’ll be on our spring menu too!)

Chef Jimmy Bradley demos his light tempura of green beans—a staple at The Red Cat.

all in the family—lookin’ good Jimmy!

great night last night at The Venue—thank you Google & Digitas! (at Little Owl The Venue)

great night last night at The Venue—thank you Google & Digitas! (at Little Owl The Venue)

“I Love Lamb”

Sunday at The Venue, Chef Joey taught his “I Love Lamb” cooking class. Students learned how to prepare Joey’s recipes for dijon parmesan lamb chops (served with brussels, butternut squash & pepita romesco), leg of lamb (served with sweet garlic & rosemary rice), & lamb t. bones (served with fontina potato fonduta). Check out more photos below.

photos by jon selvey

“Chicken 101”

We’re at it again.

Last Sunday, Joey taught “Chicken 101” at The Venue. The class learned basic butchery & how to make chicken stock, whole roasted chicken with potatoes, salad dressing chicken thighs, & chicken francaise. 

Missed out? No worries. March classes are still available. Click here to visit Living Social.

“I Love Lamb” on Sunday, February 24th

“Vegetarians are People Too” on Sunday, March 17th

“School of Fish” on Sunday, March 31st

Questions? Click here to contact us.

“South Takes NYC”

For the third consecutive year, the annual Atlanta Food & Wine Festival hosted a celebratory press dinner at The Venue. “Home is where the South Is” was this year’s theme-and rightfully so with dishes by Chef Katie Button of Cúrate (Ashville, NC), Chef Derek Emerson of Walker’s Drive-In (Jackson MS), Chef Todd Richards of The Shed at Glenwood (Atlanta, GA), & Pastry Chef Plinio Sandalio of The Carillon (Austin, TX) all illuminating the multi-tonal myriad of southern cuisine.

              chef katie button's pancetta wrapped in cotton candy

pancetta ibérica wrapped in cotton candy with fresh cracked black pepper by chef katie button

             chefs todd richards, katie button, derek emerson & plinio sandalio

the chefs of the evening [from left] : todd richardson, katie button, derek emerson, & plinio sandalio

And nothing gets the party started like some good ol’ fashion fish tossin’…

fish tossin 2

 For tickets & more information on this year’s festival visit atlfoodandwinefestival.com

photos by jon selvey