Creamed couscous with spinach, roasted broccolini, lemon drops and frico chips. (Photo: Lynn Pritchard)
By Hailey Allen
You don’t have to be a mathematician to work this one out: one Table 128 plus one 503 Cocktail Lab + Tasting Room equals two exceptional nights of dining.
The metro’s hunger for Table 128’s official reopening at 220 S.W. Ninth St. will be briefly satiated with a special two-night pop-up event this Thursday and Friday, hosted at 503 Cocktail Lab in the East Village.
Lynn Pritchard, the owner and lead chef of both dining establishments, said he’s eager to showcase what the team has been working so hard on over the past several months.
While nostalgia for the old Table 128 clearly accelerated ticket sales for Friday night — fans snapped them up in 90 minutes — Pritchard said the team is “embracing the newness” of the reopening. “We’ve sort of built the brand around frenetic change,” he said. “There are original Table 128 items I could never take off the menu, but with this we wanted to offer some new items.”
Guests at the pop-up will be able to taste four courses, including a baked kale horiatiki (a Greek salad), roasted broccolini with creamed couscous, and for the adventurous, a braised short rib with coconut and white chocolate puree. A selection of desserts and craft cocktails will be available as well. Table 128 chef de cuisine Jacob Demars, who led the impressive but short-lived Barbarian Restaurant, spent two and a half months working on menu prep.
“We are beyond humbled to be so warmly welcomed back, and we want our diners to feel that gratitude in this experience. We’re so excited to share it,” Pritchard said.
Due to the high demand, more seating has been added. Reserve your spot before they’re all filled up.
