New York Comedy Club The Stand Opens a Restaurant From Per Se Alum - Eater NY
"New York’s reopening of the Stand aims for a lofty goal: to be a comedy club with food that doesn’t suck. For this ambition, the new Union Square location of the club has brought on Harold Villarosa, a chef who previously worked at Per Se as well as Denmark’s acclaimed Noma, for an American restaurant above the comedy club. The menu at the Stand features a raw bar with oysters, clams, and crab claws, as well as other simple starters like charcuterie and a blue crab hummus. Pizzas cooked in a brick oven include a white pie with clams and a rotating seasonal pie. For mains, there are rotisserie meats, including a lamb leg and a half or whole chicken as well as a half or whole duck. The restaurant, open for lunch and dinner, seats 140 and features velvet banquettes. The comedy club portion is located beneath the restaurant and will offer a tightened version of the food menu. Cocktails come from Christian Orlando, who previously worked at Seamstress and Henry at the Life Hotel." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
