After restoring Kellogg's Diner, the team is set to open JR and Son on May 2, located at 575 Lorimer Street. Chef Patricia Vega, drawing from her experience in both Italian-American and Thai cuisine, offers a menu that showcases nostalgic dishes like burgers and spaghetti with meatballs, enhanced with unexpected flavors such as fish and soy sauce. Pastry chef Amanda Perdomo introduces a vegan Italian rainbow cookie dessert. The objective is to blend personal culinary history with classic comfort food, creating a welcoming atmosphere for diners.
Vega emphasizes she is not reinventing any wheels: this is the kind of place to saddle up to the bar and order classics, like a burger or spaghetti with meatballs.
The stuffed clams a la vongole on the menu takes elements of clams oreganata and linguine alle vongole, using orzo inside. It was influenced by a Thai Diner jasmine rice clam dish.
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