Emeril Lagasse Opens Rodos in Chelsea’s Hotel Henri | Eater NY

"Opened January 8 with very little fanfare, the 112-seat Rodos sits in the lobby of Chelsea’s Hotel Henri and is a collaboration between celeb chef Emeril Lagasse—known for his shouted catchphrase “bam!”—and restaurateurs Yiannis Chatiris and Eleni Vareli; it is also the first project as part of Lagasse’s new consulting division, We Love Food Hospitality. Inspired and named after his home island in Greece, Rodos riffs on Greek seafood by infusing the menu with Cajun-Creole flavors, offering dishes such as Louisiana crawfish-stuffed clams ($23), grilled branzino ($32), and avgolemono, a chicken, orzo, and lemon soup ($11); the taramosalata features Cajun caviar, there’s also a $25 burger, and wine and cocktails are available. Though Lagasse continues to work as a TV personality and runs nearly a dozen other restaurants in New Orleans, Las Vegas, Florida, and Pennsylvania and holds a 1991 James Beard Award, this is his first NYC restaurant." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya