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This week, GPPers ventured downtown for dinner at Dean’s, a charming new restaurant serving elevated British pub-fare. The 1960s theme continues with this modern British Invasion coming to us from co-owners Jess Shadbolt and Annie Shi, the duo behind King who expanded right next door as chef Jess Shadbolt shares the foods that she grew up with in Suffolk, on England’s southeast coast.
We began with some bar nibbles including Guinness bread with marmite butter and pork scratchings served with homemade orchard sauce. We then moved to some refreshing East Coast oysters, quail scotch eggs, and cold roast beef. Each bite was better than the last.
Most of us opted for fish & chips as an entrée, doused in a healthy serving of squeezed lemon juice and malt vinegar. We also couldn’t help but sample the delicious crab and crumpet, and the Barnsley chop with the side of mashed peas was a major hit as well.
Of course, our readers know that no meal would be complete without a drink, and Dean’s stellar cocktail and wine offerings delivered. To begin, the table started out with a few cocktails, including the Wimbledon-inspired lemon drop with Titos, strawberries, and ricotta foam and the gimlet with Ford's gin and cucumber.
We then moved to wine, starting with the Pierre Weber “Le Orange,” a delicious, skin-contact wine from Alsace, France that set the tone for the meal. We followed the Alsatian wine with António Madeira “Vinhas Velhas Branco Dão,” a stunning Portuguese white wine that came to us at the suggestion of Dean’s amazing sommelier, whose passion for wine and suggestions alone would make the trip worthwhile.
Dean’s teleports anyone who walks through the doors to coastal Britain with a hearty meal that will have you wanting to come back as soon as possible.
Finally, while you are waiting for the next opening at Dean’s, make sure to check out Caviar Day at Smorgasburg this weekend in Williamsburg. From Astrea Caviar, these special dishes won’t last long, so we recommend getting there early!
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