Eating at Eat Records

My most recent and favorite discovery in Greenpoint is Eat Records. (I have to thank Gareth for being so persistent about our visit.) A few blocks off the main drag of Manhattan Avenue, on Meserole Avenue, is Eat Records. It is now under the oversight of Jordan Colom who has taken great care to make this a special place. Even the tiny details, like linens and silverware do not go unnoticed. The furniture is hand-crafted in Pennsylvania by Jordan's brother and it is stunning, like something you might find in a Unitarian church. The lighting, created from interlocking colanders, was designed by a friend. All ingredients are locally sourced, directly from farms, except for the salt and the olive oil. (The olive oil, we were told, comes from the most recent pressing of Sagittario and it is emerald green.) Finally, the meal. Every night for dinner, there is a price fix, $20 for 3 courses - 3 choices for appetizers, 3 choices for entrees, and 1 dessert. For brunch there is similarly digestible pricing. The menus are seasonal and change daily. The food is refreshingly simple - for dinner, the lightest gnocchi made from purple potatoes over a bed of wilted hearty greens. For brunch, a fried egg with the brightest orange yolk I have ever seen over black beans with hot sauce. And the creamy root vegetable soup is like velvet, so light, but so creamy.

Here are some highlights from a recent brunch...