| THE WALKTHROUGH 06.24.09 12:29 PM |
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| Daniel Boulud's Downtown Venture Opens for Lunch, Private Room Still in the Works |
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For those looking to entertain clients at a casual spot downtown, Daniel Boulud's latest venture—a beer and sausage-focused brasserie on the Bowery dubbed DBGB—opened for lunch this week. The site, a fitting complement to the chef and restaurateur's collection of upscale eateries, officially opened Monday, June 8, and will debut its private room in the next few weeks.
Sporting a modern but informal interior designed by Thomas Schlesser, DBGB Kitchen & Bar offers 175 seats with views into the partially open kitchen and serves a menu that includes more than a dozen house-made sausages, 22 draft beers, and 30 European bottled brews. Although it is a casual place, the restaurant does accept reservations. |
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 | The bar and cafe area in the front is separated from the main dining room by a series of shelves.
Photo: Bill Milne |
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 | The 140-seat dining room is furnished with comfortable booths and offers partial views into the kitchen.
Photo: Bill Milne |
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 | DBGB is decorated with cookware and other references to the culinary arts, including a collection of copper pots and pans donated by chefs such as Emeril Legasse and Ferran Adria.
Photo: Bill Milne |
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Aside from the view into the kitchen, the most striking visual components at DBGB are the culinary references found throughout the space. In the front, the walls of the 40-seat bar and cafe area are covered with full-length mirrors decorated with quotes about food and drink. Floor-to-ceiling shelves surround the 140-seat main dining room and, like a museum, house a collection of copper cookware donated to Boulud by chefs around the world. Alongside these pots and pans, flatware, china, linens, glassware, and dry goods sit on the dark-stained ash ledges, giving the room the warm atmosphere of a neighborhood bistro.
For groups, the south wall of the dining room is lined with six oversize U-shaped booths, suitable for semiprivate dining. The private room, a 14 seater that can only be accessed through the pastry cooking area, is not yet complete, but will be available by next month.
—Anna Sekula
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