Haute Ambassador Daniel Boulud’s New DGDB
By Stephanie Wilson
The much-anticipated DGDB, Daniel Boulud’s lower-priced eatery in the Bowery, premiered this weekend to a select group of media. Since HL headquarters are in Miami, we didn’t get to be amongst the first to check out the new fare, but Eater did pretty good jobs making us feel as if we were there.
From Eater:
The space, meant to evoke the restaurant supply stores that are fast going extinct on the Bowery, is divided into a cafe (free wifi OMG) with a large bar, a dining room centered by two large communal tables, and a 14-seat private dining room behind the kitchen. Separating the large L-shaped open kitchen from the dining room: walls of shelving that will hold over 150 copper pots from famous chefs around the world and any sundries they can’t fit in their limited storage space.
The menu, reprinted below, focuses on sausages and burgers—you can get all three of DGBG’s burgers in a menage a trois order for $45—with fish and meats all under $29. And Boulud, an alum of Le Cirque, the restaurant that first abolished dessert trolleys, will have an ice cream cart at DBGB that will roll up and down the aisles, making sundaes tableside. Meanwhile, the bar area will hold 22 beers and two wines on tap and 20-30 craft beers by the bottle.
Of course, on Sunday, the New York Times ran a long and glowing profile of the restaurant magnate. The article points out that known for his sumptuous menus and seamless service, Mr. Boulud — the name, brain and palate behind one of the country’s gold-plated dining empires — has already taken a bow for just about every round of applause that the industry has to offer.
The whole article can be read here.
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