Chef Erik Blauberg's Stanton Street Kitchen Opens

Stanton Street Kitchen is a restaurant, wine bar and beer cellar from renowned master chef Erik Blauberg. A beer lover's dream, Stanton Street Kitchen features a unique beer cellar offering more than 100 different varieties of bottled beers from around the world, ranging in styles from Kolsch to Imperial Stouts. There are also 24 rotating seasonal drafts and an extensive wine list with reasonably priced selections.

For the "foodies," Chef Blauberg has created a menu of small plates designed to pair with the beer and wine offerings, allowing guests to create their own tasting menus. There is also a "Chef's Feast" tasting menu featuring off-the-menu seasonally inspired dishes, available to guests who are seated at the 14-seat bar that will overlook the open kitchen. The contemporary menu reflects Chef Blauberg's worldwide travels and is heavily influenced by the many different global cuisines he has studied.

The menu features an assortment of "beer bites" served on toast such as Spicy Prawns with cracked corn, jicama, and cilantro; Kadotas Figs with goat cheese and 50 Year-Old Sherry; and Braised Pork Belly with red cabbage and toasted peanut slaw. Small plates such as Sugar Pea Risotto with cepes and delicata squash; Homemade Tagliatelle with hen of the woods mushrooms and wild boar sausage; and Port-Braised Oxtail with foie gras and fava bean ravioli are offered. The menu also includes a few vegetarian items, including a Salad of Wild Arugula, flat bread, humboldt fog goat cheese, candied spicy pecans and pistachio vinaigrette.

The Lower East Side restaurant seats 70 including a 14-seat food bar overlooking the open kitchen where the chefs are at work. The décor is reminiscent of the late 1920s with brick walls, high ceilings, copper accents and black granite. The beer cellar also showcases a private Chef's Table with seating for up to 30 guests.