Elbow Bread Opens From Zoe Kanan and Court Street Grocers | Eater NY
"Opening tomorrow at 1 Ludlow Street, this Jewish American bakery and sandwich shop from baker Zoë Kanan and Court Street Grocers duo Eric Finkelstein and Matt Ross occupies the former Mel the Bakery space and leans into Lower East Side Ashkenazi traditions. The pastry counter will feature onion bialys (Kanan’s dough uses barley tea for a chew and onion-y flavor I grew up on), knishes stuffed with potato, sauerkraut, and fresh dill, and gleaming daily loaves of challah made with a sourdough starter that lends a tang. Kanan has also revived a Charlotte Russe cake push-pop and developed a schmaltz-and-scallion pocket inspired by Ratner’s; she folds butter into challah dough to produce two laminated items—the savory sesame elbow and a challah honey bun lacquered with caramelized honey and layered for pronounced flakiness—that are the closest the bakery gets to croissants. Beverage offerings, overseen by beverage director Aidan Croft, include a kasha latte made with Kettl’s buckwheat tea, coffee from Parlor, and Masha Tea’s holy basil, and grab-and-go sandwiches will include a spinach kugel breakfast sandwich on challah Pullman and a date-nut-bread sandwich with crispy walnut butter, Medjool dates, and cream cheese, with made-to-order sandwiches and whole loaves rolling out in the coming weeks; the shop will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., or until sold out." - Devra Ferst
