Flatiron Steak is the New Black (of Steaks)

New York magazine looks at the new hanger steak (apparently, the hanger steaks are the old black in the beef world) to wow chefs, the Flatiron Steak. Worried that the Flatiron Steak was some attempt to ride the Flatiron Building train, the Flatiron Steak is named so because, like the Flatiron Building, it looks like a flatiron. NY says Flatiron steak is "remarkably flavorful, surprisingly tender, and—most important—cheap cut from the shoulder." Restaurants serving the steak du jour are Jane, Sunburnt Cow (137 Avenue C /212-529-0005), WD-50, Dominic Restaurant/Social Club and Cub Room.