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Martha Stewart is heading to an unexpected ___location in Ridgewood (has she ever been to Queens?), where she will host a one-night-only dinner party. She’s joining Yara Herrera, of Mexican American restaurant Hellbender (which recently received a glowing review in the New York Times) for a menu collaboration. It’s part of a larger Resy series matching up New York chefs with their idols. The dinner includes dishes such as fried oysters with jalapeño mignonette and a whole roasted chicken with vegetables and three-cheese macaroni; Stewart is providing ingredients sourced from her Bedford, New York garden. The already-sold-out dinner takes place at Hellbender on Thursday, May 1, at 7 p.m; people can get notified if seats become available.
The other New York-based Resy dinners feature chef Sam Yoo (newly opened Korean American gastropub Golden Hof and Korean barbecue spot NY Kimchi; plus Golden Diner) with food fan/musician Questlove; plus events in other cities. Stewart’s next project is a cooking competition series with chef José Andrés, Yes, Chef!, which premieres tonight, Monday, April 28.
Anticipated Ridgewood deli is opening soon
The team behind Bed-Stuy Italian restaurant Daphne’s is going to be opening their anticipated Italian Queens deli really soon. Arrigo’s is opening in Ridgewood at 71-08 Fresh Pond Road, near 71st Avenue, on Thursday, May 1. It’ll start off with lunch services only; dinner will begin on Sunday, June 1, where they’ll also serve wine.
The 25-seat restaurant makes sandwiches like the Italian combo, the artichoke pesto, the Arrigo’s chicken cutlet, and the weekend potato and egg tortilla, among others. Then there are house-made pastas such as rigatoni and casarecce with short rib ragu.
More Los Tacos No. 1 everywhere
Rapidly growing New York taqueria chain Los Tacos No. 1 is adding another ___location to its roster this year, as reported by EV Grieve. It’ll open near Union Square at 200 Park Avenue South, between East 17th and 18th streets, by the end of May. The restaurant, known for its iconic al pastor tacos, just opened its eighth spot in the Financial District this past February.
Update, 3:33 p.m.: This article, originally published at 10:39 a.m., has been updated to include Los Tacos No. 1’s projected opening month in Union Square.
