New NYC Restaurant: Belcourt
If you're into the whole farm-fresh-straight-to-the-table thing, be sure to stop in at the newly opened Belcourt, in the East Village. Chef Matt Hamilton loves the get-in-touch-with-the-ingredients thing so much he lived it, meaning he moved to a Tuscan olive farm for two years and did all that stuff that farmers do. Harvesting, chopping, pruning, feeding and even butchering livestock.
Apparently it paid off: Belcourt's menu boasts treats like oil-poached octopus with cardamom pickled carrots, salsify, coriander dressing and olive crisps, or grilled sweetbreads served up falafel-style. Think rustic and straight from the farm--with a dash of Mediterranean soul--and you're on the right page. We hear the house-made wild pepper potato chips are can't-miss.
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