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Chefs Dining Featured NYC Restaurants

Intersect’s Next Global Chef Sergio Barroso is Bringing Santiago, Chile to New York City

As much as we loved Frenchie at Intersect by Lexus in the Meatpacking District, we are equally excited to try the next global chef-in-residence’s creations! Starting in April, Chef Sergio Barroso of Restaurante 040 in Santiago, Chile will bring his world renowned cooking to NYC.

040 at Intersect by Lexus will offer a 12-course small plate tasting menu that consists of cutting edge bite-size dishes set to change on a regular basis, for $95 per person. Working from a reserve of 30 small plates, Chef Barroso’s menu will change day-to-day, all utilizing avant-garde techniques to provide an ever-changing dynamic to the restaurant at INTERSECT. Each course is served in non-traditional fashion – on beds of hay, wood panels, or even the spiny shell of a sea urchin. These upscale tapas will be served without silverware, distinguishing 040 from the typical fine dining experience. Lunch will be slightly more condensed with a 6-course tasting menu for $40 per person. Dishes that will be served include Hake Churros with Béchamel Foam, Shank Dumpling and Smoked Broth, and Oyster with Green Apple and Hot Pepper Sorbet.

“Restaurante 040’s inventive approach is not only unique to New York; but also, to the rest of the world,” explains Chef Barroso. “As it is the first fine dining restaurant to offer food that must be eaten with your hands, the concept will contribute a completely new gastronomic experience to the public. The concept resembles Japanese Kaiseki, complementing the overall ethos of Intersect by Lexus.”

Born in Madrid to a family of chefs, Sergio Barroso has worked at El Bulli, the legendary Michelin three-star restaurant known for its extraordinary Catalonian food, Denis Martin in Vevey, Switzerland, and the five-star Monte Carlo Beach in Monaco – all of which have shaped his esteemed cooking style.

Intersect’s Cocktail Bar and Lounge will also transition into Room 09 – 040’s speakeasy – where mixologist and partner, Raul Esteban Yañez Campos, creates original and daring cocktails. Following in 040’s unconventional style, Room 09 at Intersect by Lexus will serve cocktails in elaborate and whimsical glassware for a completely elevated and unparalleled dining experience.

We can’t wait to sample what the chefs from Santiago have to offer! If you get your hands on a cocktail served in a swan shaped glass before us be sure to tag @downtownmagnyc in your photos!

Intersect by Lexus
412 West 14th Street

Cafe:
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM Daily

Lunch:
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM Daily

Dinner:
Sunday–Wednesday, 5:00–10:00 PM
Thursday–Saturday, 5:00–11:00 PM

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Art Culture Dining Featured Restaurants

Head to Intersect by Lexus for a One Time Only Experience

Yes, Lexus actually runs a restaurant…well, with some help from Union Square Hospitality Group. Intersect by Lexus is comprised of a first floor cafe, second floor fine restaurant and lounge, and third floor exhibition space. Both the chef designing the menu for the restaurant and the contents of the exhibition space will be rotating pretty frequently, so head to the space in the Meatpacking District soon to experience this iteration!

The current art exhibit is called Essential Invisible by Future Wife. The interactive exhibit aims to capture the auras of the guests by using heat sensing cameras and lane departure technology. That might sound super techie, but it’s an insanely fun and visually stimulating experience worth the visit alone.

After you’ve worked up an appetite running around the exhibition, head downstairs to the main dining room, which currently features Global Chef-In-Residence Gregory Marchand of the restaurant Frenchie in Paris and London and recent recipient of a Michelin Star at the Paris location. He brings his style of infusing classic dishes with subtle international flair to the Big Apple for a limited time only.

Dishes include Halibut a la Grenobloise, Terrine, and Lamb Ragu along with a show stopping Yuzu Mont Blanc for dessert. If you’re intimidated by dinner, head over for the excellent two course lunch for $35 including tip. Lunch features a sparse but impeccably done lobster roll with brioche so rich it’s almost custard and fried chicken with jalapeño aioli and a bacon scone (which you can also purchase to go downstairs at the cafe).

There are subtle reminders of the luxury brand throughout the space, from the wall of toy cars outside the bathroom to the spoke theme running through the two floors. Make sure you head over before the restaurant and art space switch over in March!

Intersect by Lexus
412 W 14th Street

Gallery
8 AM – 11 PM

Café
8 AM – 7 PM

Cocktail Lounge
Sunday–Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Thursday–Saturday: 11:30 AM – 11:00 PM

Restaurant
Lunch: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Sunday–Wednesday: 5:00–10:00 PM
Thursday–Saturday: 5:00–11:00 PM

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Living

Adventures In Art + exhibit now open through Apr. 29

Photo courtesy of Mommy Poppins

 

Photo courtesy of Mommy Poppins

ARTech: Adventures In Art + Technology is a free children’s exhibit produced by the Meatpacking Business Improvement District (BID). This is a brand-new initiative by the BID to foster an appreciation for STEAM disciplines. Despite being known primarily for food and nightlife, the Meatpacking District has witnessed the successful opening of new businesses all across the neighborhood that intersect technology with art. From Hermès and The Whitney, to Samsung and Lexus, these bold brands have drawn inspiration from seemingly opposite industries of art and technology to develop products and experiences that when combined, are perfectly in sync.

Capitalizing on this innovative thinking and to show the intersection of these two fields in daily life, the Meatpacking BID has partnered with the Children’s Museum of the Arts and the New York Hall of Science to host an indoor exhibit where children can explore and participate in STEAM workshops and activities. The exhibit opened on Mar. 1 and will remain open to the public through Apr. 29. More info on the exhibit can be found at www.meatpacking-district.com/events/artech-adventures-in-art-tech.