Terrific Takeout: August Our Coverage Sponsored by Fresh Origins
From the fabulous Burrata above to the standout Diver Scallops below, we were impressed with August on our first visit
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It is always exciting for us to find a new restaurant we are impressed with that we can add to the already stellar lineup of venues we recommend, and this was our first trip to August! Our initial impression is that you do not want to wait until July is over to visit...Executive Chef and Owner Josh Eden wowed us starting with simply the Mixed Greens. Shaved Root Vegetables are graced by an amazing Black Truffle Vinaigrette, which they were happy to put on the side for us. August is named August because it's the month of the harvest, and it's been at its current Upper East Side location since November 2014. Prior to this, August was at Bleecker Street for 10 years. We are so glad they moved uptown.
Every salad component was exactly what we were looking for and this was a good start.
Peachy Deegan dreams of Burrata. She eats it more often than we will tell you because she has a healthy addiction to it...and often she eats it straight (you know, like she drinks Star Vodka) because she wants to savor the quality.
Sometimes when we visit a place new to us, the venue may get far too creative with the burrata and we do not like our burrata corrupted: that really ruins our day. We only like our burrata ENHANCED, and we can assure you this incarnation by Chef Josh was totally enhanced. Did you know who's favorite color is green and everything in this review just happened to have green in it...This succulent sensation is from Murray's Cheese and was total quality embellished by a great flavor and texture of sweet onion crumble and pickled ramps. You must try this. It reminded us a little bit of the onion crumble you find on a well-made onion bagel, but better.
Also do not miss the side of Chilled Green Bean Salad. It was simply phenomenal and the fried garlic addition was out of this world. We've only had it this one time, but found it to be a prime example of being creative without overdoing it.
The home run of the experience was without a doubt the Diver Scallops entree, which are the best we've had anywhere this season. Josh gets them from Blue Ribbon at Hunts Point Market. We hope to eat them again before summer is over! Four perfect scallops were served in ideal proportion to bulgar wheat (we were a bit tentative about this component but wound up really loving it), just the right amount of beautiful bernaise, and finally charred pencil asparagus cut just right. Those star-of-the-show scallops were perfectly golden brown on top and cooked just right; the entree was delivered in a perfect arrangement.
Oooh we will just have to go back and see what other tricks Chef Josh has up his sleeve!
Yes, August is Terrific Takeout.
