With Pigs in a Blanket on the Menu, Bar Mercer Has Opened in Soho | Eater NY
"Located at 25 West Houston, at Mercer Street, the update from John McDonald’s Mercer Street Hospitality features chef Preston Clark at the helm, with dishes like mini pigs in a blanket ($14 for six); a saucy hamachi crudo ($24) with cracklin’ and Thai chiles; a grilled pork chop with a mushroom and cipollini white wine sauce ($48); and “hangover pasta,” with ham, bacon, egg, and pecorino ($26). Cocktails are listed by spirits ($11 to $19) and an extensive selection of wine comes from around the world. McDonald overhauled the space, adding black-and-red checkered floors, wood accents, moody lighting, and retro schoolhouse-style chairs. “I want it to feel like it has been there for 20 years,” says McDonald." - Melissa McCart
