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The Tin Building, By George (Jean-Georges, That Is)

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I paid my first visit to The Tin Building yesterday, about a 2.5 mile round-trip, so a good exercise walk - though I sure wish our lower east side waterfront wasn't so fucking horrendous.

I didn't eat at ay of the restaurants or anything like that - plenty of others have, and will in the days to come...

 

https://www.insidehook.com/article/food-drink-new-york/tin-building-jean-georges-seaport

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/dining/jean-georges-vongerichten-tin-building-food-hall.html

 

Sietsema - https://ny.eater.com/2022/8/30/23323065/tin-building-jean-georges-vongerichten-review

 

There are a few tiny spots along the walk, when you can get right next to the river, and where a decent view may be had...

 

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And there are others where the view isn't exactly great...though the graffiti is pretty damn good...

 

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I'm sure the comparisons to Eataly are apt, though I found it much more multi-culti that Eataly is.  Browsing around the various "markets" is something I could do for hours. I have never seen so many olive oils or vinegars assembled in one place...

 

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And they have this, at least currently...and not just yuzu, but a number of flavors as well as classic...

 

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So how bad can it be? Even the steaks looked good, and not too outrageously priced...

 

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It's gorgeous, and I look forward to many more visits, especially in the dead of winter, when most of the pain in the ass innocent bystanders tourists will be home. I don't know, but does JGV do this kind of thing better than most?

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1 hour ago, rotuts said:

do you really the price ?
 

just curious .

 

I did note the prices; pretty sure those boneless rib eyes were $28/lb.  The things I surveyed in the markets, those with prices I know by having bought the same product elsewhere, were at least $1 or $2 more than I would pay, especially since I know where to get them for less.

 

Strangely, the Bordier butters were way less expensive than I've paid elsewhere - I was actually wondering if they were priced correctly. It will be interesting to see how the prices look in 3 months and then in 6 months.

 

Another good thing - there are a lot of jobs in there.

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Did you check out the Asian  ingredient section?  I'm curious about their selection/prices.  I'd imagine they'd be a LOT more than I'm willing to pay - especially since they're even further than Chinatown!  But I wonder if they have some harder to find things....  I'll definitely wait until some of the buzz has died down before making it down there.

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1 hour ago, KennethT said:

Did you check out the Asian  ingredient section?  I'm curious about their selection/prices.  I'd imagine they'd be a LOT more than I'm willing to pay - especially since they're even further than Chinatown!  But I wonder if they have some harder to find things....  I'll definitely wait until some of the buzz has died down before making it down there.

 

I didn't give that area any time; I walked through it, because the entrance to the Red Pearl is through a curtain in the rear of the section. I thought if there was a seat at the bar, I'd sit down and order a few things for lunch. Bar seating is 4 seats at this point, so that wasn't happening.

 

My guess is that the prices for stuff you have purchased elsewhere will be considerably higher; however, he may have sourced some ingredients only Jean-Georges can get his hands on. Or he'll come up with some of his own, as in the olive oil section.

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Back to the Tin Building yesterday (the days open now include Wednesday - Sunday); blissfully empty of tourists both local and from afar.

 

Picked up a liter of 2022 harvest Spanish olive oil. And a just brought out from the kitchen rotisserie chicken ($19), which if they're using the same chickens as the ones they are selling in the butchery section, is a good thing.

 

They had some gorgeous looking pork/pig products too.

 

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That is much more exciting than the slow moving rotisseries that I am a accustomed to. Thanks.

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55 minutes ago, KennethT said:

yeah, I saw that - but that looks like a separate roaster from the chicken one

 

Indeed; and if there are two of them, I'm guessing they can do at least a dozen birds in each one.

 

50 minutes ago, Duvel said:

I am wondering whether Breville or Anova will bring this to the ambitious home cook … 

 

Not Cuisinart?

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4 hours ago, Duvel said:

 

Of course not - they have a rotisserie in their portfolio and wouldn’t cannibalize their own product …

 

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Breville offers a rotisserie, so that leaves Anova.

 

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1 hour ago, rotuts said:

no video for me either

 

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No need:

 

Imagine 3 oversized homies dancing around a burning barrel to the relentless rap of Ice-T in the Bronx ...

 

Now replace the homies by naked disemboweled chickens, the burning barrel by a regular flame and Ice-Ts music by the sound of dripping chicken fat. And imagine that scene happening a few kilometers more to the south ...

 

 

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