FAME by Alex Mitow is known for hosting innovative, food, art and music
pop-ups in New York City, and this past weekend the company brought us
Broth Fest, a fun, interactive broth-filled extravaganza. On Saturday, New Yorkers trekked through the rain to the South Street Seaport, where
Sugarcube, an inflatable pavilion that looked, literally, like a giant sugarcube, enclosed the event space. The event, which was put on in collaboration with
Imagination in Space and supported by Yelp and the Howard Hughes Corporation, had some of New York City’s top restaurants battle it out for the titles of the best bone broth.
The event was actually perfect for the dreary New York day, as the tasty broths and beers warmed you right up. There were seven restaurants serving up broths —
Katz’s Deli served a classic matzoh chicken broth;
Fame by Alex Mitow served kobe beef broth with dry sake, lemongrass, star anise, along with other herbs, garnished with chive, chili oils and scallion;
Bone Deep & Harmony served a beef broth with diy additions likes chimichurri, thai basil oil and kimchee juice;
Baz Bagel served a classic chicken broth with a mini matzoh ball;
Caracas Arepa Bar served a beef broth with culantro, mint, yucca, green plantain, yautia, and jalapeños;
Belle Reve served a whipped blackened bone broth topped with chillis and herbs and a shot of Wild Turkey bourbon; and
Spur Tree served a fish broth with green bananas, potatoes, scallions, garlic, salt and black pepper.
Guests all voted on their favorite broth and by the end of the day, it was a close race. Spur Tree’s Fish Tea broth (recipe below) took home the gold, with Belle Reve’s Blacked Butter Broth just four votes behind.
In addition to tons of warming broths, the event played host to much more than just soups. Brooklyn Brewery beers were being served while DJ duo AndrewAndrew held the stage, followed by a performance by Sylvana Joyce + The Moment. Additionally, a couple of local designers (LéONE, TILLYandWILLIAM, Alotta McGriddles’ Alotta Stuff, OneGround, Misha T) were showcasing and selling a selection of their fashion items, while Yelp provided a fun photo booth. All in all, it was a fun day of sippin’, slurpin’, and tasty broths.
Spur Tree – Fish Tea
Red snapper, scotch bonnet pepper, potatoes, scallion, banana, thyme, garlic. Fish tea is a spicy Caribbean cuisine.
2 whole red snapper
1 scotch bonnet pepper
3 pieces scallion
1 green banana
5 sprigs time
2 gloves garlic
2 chayote
2 okra
potatoes
pepper and salt
Wash fish with lemon and lime. Bring water to boil add fish. Chop up potatoes, garlic and scallion. After half an hour of simmering, strain the fish out of the water. Add the green banana, After half an hour of simmering, strain the fish out of the water. Add the green banana, potato, scallion, garlic, pepper (unchopped) salt and black pepper to the fish stock. When the fish has cooled, separate the bones from the flesh. Add the fish to the stock and simmer for half an hour. Serve in a bowl!
*All images via James Miille
Twisted Talk: What’s your favorite restaurant in the city for good bone broth? Have you been to a Fame by Alex Mitow pop-up? Discuss below!
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