In this Dishing Dish with Stephen Kirschner we discuss Dolly Varden. This cocktail bar & restaurant was actually opened during the recent pandemic and survives on as several NYC restaurants & bars closed down for good. With the eclectic choice in dishes inspired by several cuisines & the varied selection of cocktails, it is not surprising that Dolly Varden has caught on with a growing clientele.
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“Creatively inspired by New York City’s Gilded Age through the “Roaring ‘20s” Jazz Age, Dolly Varden serves creative cocktails and elevated menus in Hell’s Kitchen.
The name Dolly Varden has always been a symbol of feisty endurance. Long before influencers, Dolly Varden was a cultural phenomenon inspiring fashion, theater, song, art & commerce conceptually based on the eponymous coquette concocted by Mr. Charles Dickens decades earlier.
As another enduring symbol, Dolly Varden was also the name of the last passenger train locomotive to run up the West Side of Manhattan just blocks away.”
00:00:00- intro
00:05:54- menu
00:16:51- eggs benedict- herb holldaise, thick cut bacon, home fries, salad
00:27:47- focaccia- with smoked tomato butter & rosemary butter
00:33:04- burrata with pomodoro sauce, basil, pistachio pistou
00:38:13- mushroom risotto- king mushrooms, peppercorn sauce
00:47:22- chicken liver mousse- brioche with sliced caper berries & olives
00:58:17- thai wings- thai chili, palm sugar & toasted garlic
01:01:35- pork belly bao- apple slaw, hong shao ru sauce
01:08:07- lamb meatballs- spicy tomato sauce, nduja sausage, fried garlic & cilantro
01:17:09- baby back ribs- korean bbq sauce, asian coleslaw
01:19:53- cornbread crusted calamari- lime sriracha aioli, mango salsa, queso fresco
01:25:06- truffle mac & cheese- cavatappi, fontina cheese sauce
01:27:14- grilled octopus- pepperonata, lemon aioli & castelvetrano olives
01:31:38- pan seared scallops- chorizo, sweet corn, tomatoes
01:34:23- “the yard bird”- fried chicken, pimento cheese, bacon, buffalo ranch & pickled chiles
01:37:24- quail with wild rice & tournéed vegetables
01:41:56- conclusion
Any restaurants in particular or types of cuisine in NYC you would suggest or like Stephen to check out?
What do you think of the cocktail bar with a focus on food concept?
A: Stick to the booze
B: I’ve been to some & like them
C: Good idea, hope more follow
D: Looks good but I prefer them separate
E: ______________
links of the post
- Dolly Varden, NYC| Menu | info
- Stephen’s Instagram
- The Shed’s the Thing: How NYC Restaurants Adapted to Covid | Common Edge
- How to make gin | BBC Good Food
- Breaking down the flavours of Lincoln’s Last Ride | Zagat
- My Cheffin it Up Blog and Instagram that at the time of posting this I am not updating…but that’s the base for the app/business idea i spoke of with Stephen.