A Double Red Holiday Weekend!

We are celebrating both that Lover's Day - St. Valentine's and Chinese New Year's - both happening on the same day! This occurs once every 50 years. It's the year of the tiger and those born under this sign will have a shining year! Calamity Chang is hosting an amazing and hot show based on these holidays - I suggest we take her advice and wear red underwear on that day - Seriously! google it. Chow kitchen is cooking up some specials to make you feel the love - Fresh Oysters from Mass. with chinese black vinegar sauce, Grilled Yellowtail with spicy pineapple guacamole, Grass Fed Ribeye Steak, Goat Cheese Fondue, a Warm Chocolate Cake with Blood Orange Sauce and Chocolate Dipped Candied Orange and Strawberries. This is food to feed to each other! I wish everyone a happy new year and Saint V day. See you at Chow!

February Weekend Specials!!!

A snow storm is a coming and we are ready with some banging specials for this weekend. I know there's some sort of big game on Sunday for the sports minded, but that aside Calamity and the gang are taking a rest this week so they can bring on an even bigger & hotter show for Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year - it's the year of the tiger - Check it out!

For this weekend we are featuring a crispy tricked up version of potato pancakes with sake cured salmon and scallion whipped creme fraiche - A beef filet tataki - thin slices, quick grilled with hon shimiji mushrooms, soy, sake, lemon and a dash of chile. A walnut and date bread with creamy gorgonzola and duck salami round out the specials this week. Come on in and eat, drink and just enjoy yourself!

See you at Chow Bar

Last Weekend of January Specials!

It's 60 degrees, it's snowing, it's 17 degrees! Must be wintertime in NYC. I say put on your best clothes, wrap yourselves up and g0 out! It's a great time to catch up with friends, have some good food and drinks and remember all that's good about being here. No winter Malaise for us. We have the Beautiful Calamity Chang hosting her hot Sunday night Dim Sum Burlesque Show, can't wait to see what surprises she has in store for us this week, naughty girl! In the kitchen, we're serving up Carnitas (that's pork baby) Spring Rolls with a thai pineapple lime dipping sauce Bueno! and My version of a Monte Cristo with buffalo mozzarella, olive tapenade, holy basil and duck salami - Food Heaven! Grilled Filet Mignon with wasabi potatoes and a shiitake plum wine sauce. The Bar is pouring a new Malbec wine, Bodegas Renacer from Argentina and it's just as awesome as the band too! Hope to see you Chowing at Chow Bar this weekend!

Weekend Specials!

January seems to be flying by and we are keeping it rocking with Calamity's free hot n sexy Dim Sum Burlesque show with a rotating cast of NYC's most talented performers. Check her blog for the weekly update. I'm featuring a Spicy Sweet Salty and Sour Thai Chicken Soup with rice vermicelli - Grilled Hamachi aka Yellow Tail with a golden tomato vinaigrette and spicy guacamole - nice! Also a Stir Fry Beef LoMein with spinach noodles, holy basil and shiitake mushrooms. Christian is pouring a new California Chardonnay and Bringing on those Dark and Stormy Rum drinks with Ginger Beer. We are keeping refreshing and stimulating during these winter months! See you at Chow!

Cooking Inspirations

Here's a few past fun slide shows on inspirations for work/life and a cooking lesson. New one's coming up soon! Enjoy

Mid Week Specials!

Post Holiday blues aside - we are still cooking strong and creating some tasty new dishes to keep everyone warm and toasty. We've got Calamity's Sunday night Dim Sum show free of cover with some of NYC's best performers. I've also been baking up some tasty Oat bread to make a tasty twisted version of a kickin' Monte Cristo - It's spread with green olive tapenade, layered with buffalo mozzarella and holy basil, dipped in egg then panko, panfried with olive oil til crisp and delicious, served with some duck salami and paired with one of our wines by the glass. We are also simmering up a Hot and Sour Miso soup with soba noodles, sesame, tofu and hijiki seaweed.

MMM. See you at Chow Bar!

Sunday 1-17-2010 Line Up!

This Sunday's 1.17.2010 line-up:

Guest Star Broadway Brassy rocks out with guest guitarist Michael Webb with burlesque performances by Dame CuchiFrita, Ruby Valentine, Calamity Chang, and our weekly sacrificial lamb - boylesquer Stanki Sex!







No cover or table/drink minimum during this January customer appreciation month! Show starts at 9 PM. Call Chow Bar to make a seating reservation. 212.633.2212. First come, first dim sum!