Brunch After Dark launches in Sayville
Carnaroli risotto with mushrooms and duck breast proscuitto at Brunch After Dark in Sayville. Credit: Nick Petro
What happens after dark at a brunch spot? Sayville's trippy, teacup of a space with an "Alice in Wonderland" theme, Brunch, has launched an After Dark series of chef’s dinners in the off-hours.
For $95, diners get a five-course meal that brings together two local chefs — owner Michelle Panciarello, known for her rustic brunch dishes, and barbecue expert Keith Lombardo, of the catering company, BBQ King Long Island. This is a chef's table concept, which means the menu relies on seasonal produce and changes weekly, a departure from their usual fare. Guest chefs will also make appearances in the series; on Friday evening chef Jen O’Gorman, of Rogue Dinner Company, headlined with Panciarello in lieu of Lombardo.
The debut menu featured a fennel and blood orange salad made with greens, a buttermilk cornbread Madeleine with citrus-glazed crispy pork belly, a raviolo "BEC" filled with carbonara, bacon and ricotta, and steak frites — a beef tenderloin — with potatoes two ways and charred broccolini. Milk and cookie flights capped the meal. The latest featured deviled quail eggs with house-made Calabrian chili oil caviar, risotto with duck prosciutto, chicken Provencal with Roman artichoke, asparagus and preserved lemon, a structured ratatouille with stracciatella, and rhubarb upside-down cake.
After Dark takes place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. There’s currently only one seating, at 6 p.m., but April will bring a second seating. BYOB is encouraged, and there is no corkage fee. With limited seating, reservations are essential.
Brunch After Dark, 32 Foster Avenue, Sayville, 914-829-2614, brunchsayville.com. Seatings at 6 p.m. by reservation Thursday through Saturday.
A global freelancer who has checked her suitcase to raise her young daughter on her native Long Island, Marie Elena will always make time for good mezcal, even better tacos and killer conversation. Preferably, in a corner bar seat. She can be found on Instagram at @mariesworldeats.
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