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East Village-based restaurateur Ravi DeRossi is adding to his vegan empire later this year with the opening of Fire & Water at 111 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue — next door to his tapas cafe Ladybird.
Eater reported yesterday that DeRossi will "veganize two cuisines at once — sushi and dim sum" with Fire & Water.
A Japanese sushi counter with 16 seats and minimalist design will occupy one part of the space, offering a vegan omakase menu and a sake list. The price for the omakase has not been set yet.
On the other side of a dividing glass wall, there will be Chinese dim sum cart service in a 36-seat, flashier space with neon lights and red decor. Vegan small plates are on the menu in the dim sum portion. There will also be beer, wine, and no-abv cocktails.
DeRossi's executive chef, Tony Mongeluzzi, who oversees the kitchens at Ladybird, Mother of Pearl, Cienfuegos and Avant Garden, will reportedly have similar duties at Fire & Water.
The new home for Fire & Water was previously a showroom for furniture designer Todd Hase. That venture lasted one year. Village Style Vintage Shop, the previous tenant here, moved out to Brooklyn in October 2016.
3 comments:
This veganizing campaign is getting boring, Ravi
At 9:35 AM, Anonymous quoth:
This veganizing campaign is getting boring, Ravi
I know you'd rather see news of a "Meat 'n Cheese Pub" opening in the neighborhood, but that is what's been done before. Of course there are a lot of people still who won't eat at a restaurant that doesn't serve meat, but actually the number of people who call themselves vegans and vegetarians has been growing steadily for years; get used to it.
There's at least a dozen vegan places within a three block radius of St Marks with Ravi's and the 00 places, is there that many vegans around? I'd say there's about a 00 percent chance most of them survive.
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