Athleisure Mag #61 Jan 2021 | Athelisure List: NYC Pekarna New York

Pekarna New York launched Dec 2020 on the UWS with a menu that focuses on Slovenian-American dishes.

With a focus on Slovenian-American fare, they offer traditional items from their menu when indoor dining resumes that includes appetizers (Boudin Blanc, lightly fried smoked wild boar and rice sausage with hot pepper jelly and Dijon mustard on the side), mains (Slovenian Brodet known as the Fisherman’s Stew, red snapper, dayboat scallops, mussels, shrimp, squid, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes with a grilled baguette and saffron and potato aioli) and desserts (Kremsnita Cake is the famous Lake Bled cream, rum and lemon custard, topped with a delicate and flaky puff pastry).

Chef Kamal Hoyte’s dinner menu is a melding of traditional Slovenian and New American seasonal dishes with French techniques. To start, an array of appetizers includes the Truffle Matzo Ball Soup with roasted chicken thighs, chicken consommé and truffle matzo balls. For a main course, we suggest the Wild Striped Bass with a butternut mascarpone puree, wild rice pilaf, maple glazed brussels sprouts and pineapple serrano vin blanc. The dessert is not to be missed with Consulting Pastry Chef Alma Rekić's Apple Wrap or “Slovenian Apple Pie” made with a baked apple roll, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla gelato.

Paying homage to the drink of great artists such as Edgar Allan Poe, Van Gogh and Hemingway, the menu spotlights four different absinthes, which are be served by the traditional drip method. Three Sazerac cocktails all feature absinthe, including the Rare MacSazerac with Macallan Rare Casket Whiskey Cane Sugar, Absinthe, and Peychaud's. The absinthe fountains can be seen on display at a number of the bars throughout the 6,500 square foot space.

Pekarna New York follows all CDC guidelines. Upon arrival, guests ring the doorbell. Once inside, guests are greeted, have their temperature checked, and are brought to the backyard that is equipped with heaters and socially distanced tables. All staff is masked, and diners must be masked until seated.

PEKARNA NEW YORK

594 Amsterdam Avenue NY, NY 10024

www.pekarnanyc.com

IG @pekarnanyc