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The Pop-Up Restaurant Craze Pops Up All over the U.S.

January 25, 2011 at 8:47 AM | by | Comments (0)

Tuna, sushi rice ice cream, soy sauce gelée and smoked ginger oil at LudoBites.

Last week's restaurant wars episode of Top Chef has inspired cheftestant Dale Talde to use the bodega-inspired idea to open his own pop-up restaurant in an old warehouse in New York's Bowery. Pop-up restaurants are the latest food craze. Only open for a short time, these roving restaurants allow chefs to get creative and test out ideas. Though because pop-ups are temporary, it can be hard to snag a seat.

Try these pop-ups across the USA, before they close:

· Boston
Beantown saw its first pop-up with Eat from chef Will Gilson from gastropub Garden at the Cellar and Eat Boston entrepreneur Aaron Cohen. Their last pop-up served a coffee-themed dishes, including a parsnip and potato "latte" and coffee-rubbed pork tenderloin. Sign up for updates, since Eat will pop up in Boston 'hoods monthly.

· Los Angeles
Top Chef Master contender may have perfected the pop-up concept. His LudoBites roving restaurant has quite the following among foodies. It's been around since 2007, serving original French-influenced food like deconstructed mussels veloute all over L.A. But his specialty is chicken, so order it if it's on the menu.

· New York
Chef John Fraser of Dovetail will open What Happens When on January 25 for a nine-month stint. The pop-up will serve market-driven cuisine, though the menu theme and restaurant decor will change monthly. There also may be some entertainment, since Fraser is considering having a marching band perform.

· San Diego
Relate, San Diego's first pop-up, will open at St. Germain’s Café in Encinitas February 3 to 26. The restaurant will serve contemporary French food with a down-home American touch. Chef Dan Moody, who prides himself on being the authority on relationship-related cooking advice, trained under Ludo Lefebvre.

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