In case you need a warm up for the Big Apple BBQ Block Party this weekend, newest NYC 'cue joint Hill Country NYC is scheduled to open on Friday, June 8th. The product of a collaboration between Robbie Richter, the man behind BBQ-NYC (pictured above with his brisket) and partner Marc Glosserman, Hill Country NYC aims to give diners the experience of Texas Hill Country barbecue without ever leaving Manhattan. Off the Broiler gives a mouth-watering preview. 30 West 26th Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway, 212-255-4544.
Park Avenue Summer is a seasonal restaurant. Yes, it means they use seasonal ingredients in their American menu, which is overseen by Quality Meats’ Craig Koketsu, but it also means that in three months, it will literally be revamped by design team AvroKO to become Park Avenue Autumn. 100 E. 63rd Street at Park Avenue, 212-644-1900.
If you're looking for a reasonably-priced neighborhood restarant/bar, Public House is hoping to fit the bill. With outposts in Philly and Denver, Public House bills itself as a community meeting place, albeit one featuring a 100-foot bar as well as indoor and outdoor seating, and a comforting, tavern-style menu (hot artichoke and crab dip, seared tuna, and angus rib-eye, for example) from Chef Robert Dziekonski, who formerly worked under Tom Valenti and Danny Meyer. 140 E 41st Street, between 3rd and Lexington, 212-682-3710.
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