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Edition: 25 March, 2011
Chef's NY Recs: Nick Curtin of Compose
Chef Nick Curtin - Compose

Compose, in New York’s Tribeca, is the restaurant version of a turducken. It’s a high-end restaurant, an experimental dessert bar, all tucked inside of a cocktail lounge.

Chef Nick Curtin offers a ten-course tasting menu for ten people around a U-shaped bar and semi-open kitchen. This week, Compose is adding a second 10pm seating, in addition to their 7pm seating. [make a reservation]

Chef Curtin met pastry chef Micah Phillips when they staged at the famous Copenhagen restaurant, Noma. Along with mixologist Eamon Rockey, formerly of Eleven Madison Park, the trio are making their mark on the New York restaurant scene.

We asked chef Nick Curtin to pass along some of his favorite New York spots:

WHERE NICK SHOPS

THE MEADOW

For: Sea Salts

Nick Says: "They have something like over 100 finishing salts. You’re able to taste all of the varieties of salt. One is buttery and creamy, the next is a little tangy and another has a definitive terroir of the ocean."

Where: 523 Hudson Street, New York, T: 212.645.4633, www.atthemeadow.com

DICKSON'S FARMSTAND MEATS

For: Chicken and Bacon

Nick Says: "Their bacon is incredible. They have some amazing cuts of meat and probably the best chicken that I’ve had in New York."

Where: 75 9th Avenue, New York, T: 609.647.4842, www.dicksonsfarmstand.com

WHERE NICK EATS

ZARAGOZA

For: Mexican food and meeting up with other chefs.

Nick Says: "It’s a little taco stand that nobody really knows about. They have amazing tostadas, tortillas, stewed goat, chorizo and potatoes, an expansive beer collection and all these things that they churn out late into the night. Humble, but killer."

Where: 215 Avenue A, New York, T: 212.780.9204

WHERE NICK DRINKS

VANDAAG

For: Cocktails.

Nick Says: "It’s modern Danish/Dutch. I had this incredible Bloody Mary variation, called the Danish Mary, that was horseradish-infused aquavit and had so many awesome savory qualities."

Where: 103 Second Avenue, New York, T: 212.253.0470, www.vandaagnyc.com

RECIPE...

Nick's Poached Egg Recipe with cocoa nibs and oyster mushrooms.

RECOMMENDATIONS...

See some of Nick’s favorite recommendations for unusual ingredients, plus bourbons, gin and rum.

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