What to Eat at Nourish Kitchen + Table, Serving ‘Beautiful, Fresh
Wary of the unappetizing connotations of the phrase health food, Marissa Lippert refrains from using it to describe the offerings at her new West Village takeout shop and café; the registered dietitian knows she’ll make much more headway emphasizing “beautiful, fresh food that just happens to be healthy.” She and her chef, Tomas Curi, late of Corsino, deploy this stealth tactic in a menu inspired as much by the farmers’ market as by the cuisines of the Middle East and the Mediterranean, as well as by takeout trendsetters like London’s Ottolenghi and Forage in Los Angeles. The eclectic results: morning fare like Tristar-strawberry scones and rye-crusted “Greenmarket quiche,” and such lunch options as charred eggplant with pomegranate molasses and minted yogurt, black quinoa with feta and English peas, and grilled hanger steak, available in various combo plates. There’s room for sixteen seats and a limited selection of kitchen- and tableware; beer, wine, and dinner service all coming soon.
Nourish Kitchen + Table, 95 Greenwich Ave., nr. W. 12th St.; 212-242-6115
*This article originally appeared in the July 22, 2013 issue of New York Magazine.
Grilled hanger steak with grilled scallions and romesco sauce.
Casarecce pasta salad with arugula, basil pesto, green beans, and toasted walnuts.
Steak sandwich with arugula, garlic aioli on rosemary country bread.
Watermelon salad with basil, ricotta salata, and red onion.
Black quinoa with feta, English peas, arugula, mixed herbs, feta, and chili.
From top, Asher's scone with tristar strawberries and Madagascar vanilla; Asher's scone with local blueberries and lemon zest.
