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“Bronuts” & “Veggie Tatas:” BIG GAY BRUNCH Menu Announced

By Underground Eats on June 10, 2013 / No Comments / Categorized Celebrity Chefs, Featured, Unique Events

Now that we are only a couple weeks away from June 22nd’s BIG GAY BRUNCH, and the Underground Eats headquarters has filled up with beach balls, narwhals, and balloons, we can turn our attention from festive pool party decor over to the most important component of any Underground Eats event: The Food. Please find the complete menu (riddled with innuendos) for BIG GAY BRUNCH below. Our next task will be trademarking Bronuts.

CHEF DAVE MARTIN

Big Gay Skirt Steak & Green Eggs (Sans Ham)

Citrus-marinated skirt steak with roasted poblano chili & white cheddar scrambled eggs, bacon fat refried black beans, and Dave’s “It’s Hot Bitch” salsa

Mini Veggie Tatas

Artichoke hearts, roasted wild mushrooms, red peppers and goat cheese

French (Toast) Strippers

Whole wheat bread dipped in malted French toast batter, served with whipped honey butter and maple syrup

CHEF ELIZABETH FALKNER

Sausage (and Shrimp) Party

Andouille sausage, shrimp, cornbread and spicy hot maple syrup

Downton Abbey Road Scones

Mini cream scones with strawberry-rose jam

Bronuts

Bomboloni with Gianduja

CHEF ZAC YOUNG

Sticky Buns

Sweet, sticky buns covered in caramelized bacon and pecans

Little Peckers

Mini sausage corn dogs

A BIG GAY ICE CREAM & CHEF ZAC YOUNG COLLABORATION

Big Gay Waffle Sundae Bar

Bacon-maple and lemon-confetti waffles with vanilla ice cream with the ultimate topping bar

BIG GAY BRUNCH, June 22nd, The Mercedes Club NYC, Tickets GA $90, VIP $150.

WANTED: [Amateur] Synchronized Swimming Teams to Perform at BIG GAY BRUNCH

By Underground Eats on June 1, 2013 / No Comments / Categorized Uncategorized

We are looking for teams of 4-6 who are interested in joining BIG GAY BRUNCH’s amateur synchronized swimming contest on June 22nd!

Interested? Here are 10 things you need to know:

1. The pool at The Mercedes Club is only 3.5 ft deep.
2. All those who join a team get a 15% discount on tickets!
3. The contest will be judged by drag queens.
4. You will have most likely had a couple Bloody Mary’s by the time you perform, but so will have everyone else so you are allowed to make mistakes. NO JUDGEMENT.
5. The winners get a grand prize of the Golden Narwhal Trophy. No joke.
6. BIG GAY BRUNCH is going to be amazing, so whether or not you’re on a team, you’ll want to be there. (Get tickets.)
7. You get to choose your own song for your routine, and we won’t even rule out “YMCA.” It’s your call.
8. Costumes/matching bathing suits are welcome but not required.
9. This is called an “AMATEUR” synchronized swimming contest, so do not feel intimidated.
10. To inquire about creating a team, please message email concierge[at]undergroundeats.com.

We’ve Been Busy…

By Underground Eats on April 2, 2013 / No Comments / Categorized Featured, Pop-Ups, Underground Eats, Unique Events, Video

Yes, we have been quite busy over here at the Underground Eats HQ in DUMBO. Since launching the site just over a year ago we’ve produced or promoted over 250 culinary ev ents! We’ve had the privilege of working with some amazing talent and creative individuals throughout the last year and we look forward to bringing you many more unique dining experiences. In case you’ve missed out on all the eating, drinking, laughing, and reveling over the past year, here is a look at what we’ve been up to. We hope to see you at a UGE event soon!

Underground Eats is excited to launch its partnership, combing food, love, and love of food, with dating site for couples, "How About We..."
Nothing gets the heart beating faster than mouth-watering dishes, like the one chef Dave Martin will help you create yourself for a romantic dinner at home
Watermelon cocktails, oysters, olive oil-poached salmon, roasted duck with arugula, walnuts and pomegranate syrup, and banana bread pudding will all be featured on the 5-course menu offered at Um Segredo's special couples' dinner
"How About We..." offers many different dating experiences including couples yoga classes, biking adventures, and specially curated dinners

Underground Dating With “How About We…”

By Mikaela Flynn on August 1, 2012 / No Comments / Categorized Celebrity Chefs, Featured, Good Reads, Photos, Supper Clubs, Underground Eats, Unique Dinners, Unique Events

Underground Eats is proud to announce its partnership with, “How About We…” for its new product designed for people in relationships, “How About We..for couples”. Still in its pre-launch stage, the “off-line” dating site offers a unique platform that helps New York couples keep the spark alive by curating fun and adventurous dating experiences. Rather than go through the daunting process of planning out dates, “How About We…for couples” does all the dirty work by offering a wide range of couples-friendly activities, whether it be a romantic day at the spa or a group couples dinner, or a lovely day bike riding through Central Park.

The new monthly subscription service, “How About We…for couples”, will help fan the flames of love by offering couples the opportunity to choose out of 10-15 specially curated events each month. Underground Eats will turn Underground Love Guru by partnering with this new dating site to produce culinary experiences for couples, two of which will be launching today on the site for its preliminary members (membership will be open to the public soon).

Couples currently on “How About We…for couples” will have the opportunity to create their dream dinner for two, with the personal help of Top Chef alum, Dave Martin. With Martin’s help, each couple will decide on a menu and receive a gift basket with everything they need to make their dream dinner at home a romantic success. For those couples who wish to be a little more social, they can take part in chef David Santos’ (known for his impressive stints at Per Se, Bouley, and Hotel Griffou) Um Segredo Supper Club series with a delicious five-course menu made especially for couples (which will appropriately feature aphrodisiacs like oysters).

Underground Eats is thrilled to promote love, food, and love of food through this new collaboration with “How About We…” So change up that go-to “catching a movie” date, or prevent that dull pause during the “grabbing a drink” date, and spice things up a bit with one of our specially curated dating options. Spread the love.

It was a beautiful day to be out in the Hamptons
The hosts of the eventing, Chopped judges, Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, James Beard Foundation President, Susan Ungaro, Ted Allen, Maneet Chauhan, Marcus Samuelsson, Aarón Sanchez, Geoffrey Zakarian
Incredible foie gras mousse with honeysuckle gelée and blackberries by the talented Iron Chef alum Chris Hastings of Hot & Hot Fish Club in Birmingham, Alabama
Chilled pea soup with lobster by Jeremy Culver of Fulton, NYC
Pastry chef Meredith Tomason of Craft in NYC
Chef Tomason's tarte tropezienne with strawberries and sicilian pistachios
Aliya Leekong of Junoon prepared a beautiful spiced crab salad with smoky curry leaf–corn pudding and cucumber–mint lassi
These amazing "Champagne pâte de fruits" by The Modern's Marc Aumont were served over a bed of Pop Rocks so each bite offered a bit of bubbly that coincided the evening's Champagne theme
Wouldn't be a proper summer evening without lobster! Luke's Lobster did not disappoint
The man himself, Todd English, doing the dirty work and shucking oysters for hungry guests
Top Chef's Dave Martin with Underground Eats' Mikaela Flynn
There was plenty of flowing Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne for everyone
Delicious shrimp and calamari with corn, tomatoes, basil, and Calabrian chilies prepared by Lincoln Ristorante's Jonathon Benno
The host of Chefs and Champagne and Food Network's Chopped, Ted Allen, with Underground Eats' Mikaela Flynn
We'll toast to that! The stars of the evening, the chefs!

Chefs and Champagne: Coverage of the Festivities

By Mikaela Flynn on July 23, 2012 / No Comments / Categorized Celebrity Chefs, Featured, Photos, Unique Events

It was a beautiful summer evening in Sagaponack, Long Island this weekend as hundreds of food enthusiasts, chefs, and vacationers flocked to the picturesque Wolffer Estate Vineyard for this year’s Chefs & Champagne New York event.

With plenty of bubbly and wine being poured, tipsy, hungry guests mingled with rockstar chefs and sampled exquisite food by premier restaurants like Eleven Madison Park, Craft, The Modern, Hot & Hot Fish Club, Junoon, North Fork Table & Inn, and Acme. Between bites of spiced quail with thyme–fennel relish (an amazing dish by Jehangir Mehta) or grilled chipotle shrimp with heirloom tomatoes by chef Chris Santos of Beauty & Essex, one may have caught glimpse of Todd English tirelessly shucking oysters for mouth-watering fans or Ted Allen “clink-ing” champagne glasses with fellow Chopped judges Marcus Samuelsson and Geoffrey Zakarian.

With too many James Beard Award winners to count in attendance, the evening was packed to the brim with crowds, food, interesting conversations, and plenty of star-gazeing. Browse through the above photo gallery for event highlights.

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