Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
Food
Here's What Chef Jessica Koslow Of L.A.'s Sqirl Is Cooking For Her NYC Pop-Up
By
Nell Casey
Published Aug 18, 2017
Modified Aug 18, 2017
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
courtesy Seaport Food Lab
By
Nell Casey
Published Aug 18, 2017
Modified Aug 18, 2017
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Since the start of the summer, the Seaport Food Lab has been hosting chefs from across the country (and some locals, too) for pop-up dinners showcasing fare otherwise inaccessible without a plane ticket. Starting Sunday it's chef Jessica Koslow's—of L.A.'s super hit Sqirl—turn in the kitchen, where she'll be cooking up potential dishes for her forthcoming restaurant Tel, also in Los Angeles.
Koslow says the dishes she'll serve in NYC are ones she's been "playing around with" in anticipation of the new restaurant, which will open sometime next year. While she's known as the "breakfast queen" for dishes like her beloved ricotta toast—as well as a background in preserving—it's dinner on offer at the Seaport, with five courses of what Koslow describes as a reflection of the "global migration of the Jewish people, my heritage; it's about the flavors, dishes, and techniques acquired throughout the world, yet redefined under a California lens."
Crispy Jerusalem artichokes with berbere (courtesy Seaport Food Lab)
The menu, listed in full below, includes dishes like fried Jerusalem artichokes seasoned with berbere; yoghurt studded with diced pickles; and Koda Farm brown cooked and crispy rice with pickled rose hips, dill and schmaltz. The dinner also includes an interlude course by Mh Zh, an Israeli restaurant in Los Angeles.
While L.A. prides itself on its healthful produce, Koslow has taken advantage of the New York area's robust farm community, employing several local purveyors for her dinners. With help from Greenmarket co-founder Bob Lewis, Koslow has been able to source nightshades and brassicas from Breezy Hill Orchards and Rogowski Farms; stone fruit and cider from Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider; and Armenian and Persian cucumbers from Clinton Point.
Will all this lovely produce sway Koslow into opening a restaurant in NYC? "I love New York," she tells Gothamist. "A good motto I have….Never say never."
Jessica Koslow will be cooking at the Seaport Food Lab August 20th through September 2; see here for reservations ($100)
First Course:
- Cardamom Ghee & Nigella Laminated Flat Bread bread finished with fig salt
- Creamed yoghurt with brunoised lacto-fermented dill pickle
- Eggplant dip with market vegetables
Second Course from Mh Zh, another L.A. restaurant
- Frisée salad with Beecher’s cheddar and dukkah
- “That” dry cooked russet potato
- Third Course:
- Crispy Jerusalem artichokes with berbere
- Fried quail in shwarma spices
- Oven roasted cabbage, avocado seed tahini, puffed Meyer lemon, kraut powder
Fourth Course:
- Passamore Ranch sturgeon with hulba, green sahawek, and smoked plums
- Koda Farm brown cooked and crispy rice with pickled rose hips, dill & schmaltz
- Braised tomatoes in a pomegranate molasses and pecan sauce
Fifth Course:
- Malabi - A labne milk custard with honey braised stone fruit, Sqirl preserve, and turmeric millet jack
Tagged
jessica Koslow
pop ups
seaport food lab
sqirl
original
Nell Casey
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE food
North African restaurants are rare in NYC. These 10 are the best.
Egyptian, Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian food is delicious but underrepresented in the city.
By
Robert Sietsema
Published Oct 10, 2026
10 dishes that demonstrate the delicious diversity of curry in New York City
The global dish is shapeshifting and ubiquitous.
By
Robert Sietsema
Food
10 dishes that demonstrate the delicious diversity of curry in New York City
The global dish is shapeshifting and ubiquitous.
By
Robert Sietsema
Frozen yogurt is back in New York City. So are the super long lines.
By
Sonia Rao
5 NYC banana puddings as good as Magnolia's
By
Hannah Frishberg
Where to eat in Greenpoint, Brooklyn right now, from Polish to Sichuan to Iberian
By
Robert Sietsema
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .