Stories from our kitchen & neighborhood
Seasonal menus, food culture, neighborhood guides, and what's on our minds at 1417 Lexington Avenue.
Food & Menu
From the slow-roasted Cuban with pulled pork and cumin-lime sauce, to our Persian Dizi Sandwich with roasted leg of lamb — each sandwich on our menu tells a story. Here's the inspiration behind some of our most-loved creations and what makes them different from anything else on the Upper East Side.
Read the story →The Persian pomegranate-walnut stew is one of the most misunderstood dishes in Middle Eastern cuisine. Here's how we make ours, why we source our walnuts the way we do, and what Fessenjan means to us.
Our curated wine list was built to complement food that most wine bars wouldn't dare serve. Gruyère and fig jam with a Burgundy Blanc? Cuban with a Malbec? We break down the logic — and it works.
Carnegie Hill is one of the most walkable neighborhoods in Manhattan. Here's our team's favorite pre-brunch route — from the Conservatory Garden to our front door on Lexington Avenue.
Every spring we revisit our soups, salads, and daily specials. Find out what's new this season — including our Persian Barley Soup with kale and mint, now back as a spring staple.
When we added a full non-alcoholic cocktail menu — the Nauti Ginger, Pear Mule, Lavender Lemonade — we weren't following a trend. We were answering what our guests actually wanted.
Our Fish Pot — salmon or bassa gently cooked with Mediterranean herbs, olive oil, citrus, roasted cauliflower and broccoli — is one of the most ordered items we've ever added. Here's the story behind it.
A genuine neighborhood guide to Carnegie Hill brunch, written by people who actually live and work here.
We serve more Aperol Spritzes than any other cocktail. Here's how we think about the recipe and why the quality of prosecco matters more than people realize.
From our Tuscan Sausage Soup to the Classic Lentil, every soup is made in-house daily. We explain the why.
Hungarian Chicken Paprika Soup returns, the Brussels Sprouts Salad gets a new dressing, and we're adding a new weekly special.