A Dressed-Up Taiwanese Restaurant Opens in Midtown
Plus, one of Mexico City’s best taquerias pops up in NYC for six months — and more intel
New York chef Anthony Inn is going back to his Taiwanese roots with his new restaurant in Manhattan this week. Jabä opened in Midtown at 230 East 58th Street, between Second and Third Avenue, Midtown East on Tuesday, May 6.
Inn had worked in Japanese restaurants through most of his culinary career, including Morimoto New York. Jabä is Taiwanese slang to eat until you’re full. The 50-seat dining room’s menu consists of 24 dishes with more refined takes, including fried pig ears served with Kewpie mayo and fried chrysanthemum leaves; beef noodle soup; aged sacha beef ribs with lotus buns, pickled cabbage, and peanuts; crab roe and clam egg tofu custard; and salt-cured whole mackerel. Desserts include the savory-sweet tomato granita and a creme brulee with sweet potatoes.
Exciting tacos from Mexico City come to NYC
One of the best taquerias in Mexico City known for its Mexican and Asian fusion flavors, Cariñito Tacos, just started a pop-up in New York City this week in Greenwich Village (86 University Place, between East 11th and 12th streets). It started Monday, May 5, and will run for the next six months, as reported by the New York Times. The pop-up is serving exciting tacos like smoked pastrami paired with Chinese mustard and Thai shredded pork belly with pork chicharrones and mint.
Queens music festival releases food lineup
The Governors Ball is coming back to New York for its 15th time this summer, with headliners like pop star Olivia Rodrigo, rapper Tyler the Creator, and Irish singer-songwriter Hozier. And with music comes food, and the three-day event announced its food lineup this week. Fans of the Queens Night Market will recognize some of the vendors, such as Mao’s Bao, Hawaiian and FIlipino food stand Eemas Cuisine, and Matyldas Polish. Elsewhere, there are big New York City restaurants, including Roberta’s Pizza and Fan Fan Doughnuts, among others. The three-day festival takes place on Friday, June 6 through Sunday, June 8 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
