[October 2012]
As we first reported in September 2012, Graffiti chef Jehangir Mehta was taking over the former bridal shop next door to his well-regarded restaurant on East 10th Street. The concept: Graffiti Me, featuring one 14-seat table for customizable private dining.
And that was the last we heard of all that.
Until one recent day when we walked by… and saw that the orange had been painted over…
The colors kinda makes it look like, oh, an ice cream shop?
Then we walked by again… and saw that it really looks like an ice cream shop now…
Well, we're guessing that this is the evolution of Graffiti Me… now called Me and You.
Kate Gunning, one of the initiators of the project, told this last week to The Boulevardiers:
When you dine at Me and You, you dine in Chef Mehta’s private kitchen, and the whole evening is really about the experience as well as the food. Chef will present each course, telling stories about the ingredients, and on occasion, their connection to a memory from his childhood in India.
Chef’s kitchen is in a secret location in the East Village, because we want it to be special, and only seen by those who dine with him, almost like you’re entering the kitchen in his home. The space is really intimate, with 1 big communal table, and an open kitchen so you can really be with the Chef for the whole evening.
The first of these intimate dinners is tonight.
