Johnny N.
Yelp
The beautiful thing about life is you can learn something everyday. I, for example, never would have thought orange wine and rotisserie chicken would pair so well together until I came to Badaboom.
I made the push to Bed Stuy to meet Ryan from the Supervinobros on Instagram, as we bonded online over our respective niches of rotisserie chicken and wine. What a crazy sentence to type.
We clicked right away, and began chopping it up about what a crazy place the internet is. As we were having a bro-down and becoming real life friends as opposed to just internet friends, my heart sank as I scanned the menu and saw the prices. A half roasted chicken with potatoes was $32, and a whole one was $58. $58 for a whole bird!?!?!?!! That's the most expensive one I've ever seen.
I immediately turned to him and whispered, "Bro I hate to be this guy and I know this is your spot, but $58 for a chicken is CRAZY. I don't have to make a video because if I do I have to mention the price..." He said "Nah do it, at the end of the day they price it like this, so they have to be comfortable with people knowing." Respect.
Once my heart stopped racing, we took a look at the rest of the menu and the wine list. The wine list was his realm, and he began selling me on this orange wine that would pair well with the chicken. In the most confident tone he began describing the wine: "It's from this north eastern Italian region that borders Slovenia that is one of the cradles of the natural wine movement and they ferment the grapes this certain way because" yadda yadda yadda. I tried to keep up, but it was a different language to me. It was like Neil deGrasse Tyson explaining astrophysics to a 5th grader.
After he finished his dissertation, I said "Yup that sounds great!" We settled on a whole chicken w/ potatoes ($58), roasted carrots ($14), and Asparagus ($16).
Once I got past the sticker shock, this chicken was pretty damn good. Oddly enough, in my quest to find the best chicken in New York City I haven't hit many French restaurants, which is ironic because France is the birthplace of the Tissi.
This chicken was absolutely delectable. It was a light, herb-based seasoning with a subtle buttery flavor. It was cooked perfectly, with even the breast being extremely tender. I've found a tender breast harder to find than one of the Legendary Pokemon. The wine paired so well with it too. I can't say it was worth $58, but there is no bird on the planet I'd pay that for.
The potatoes were also phenomenal, as they sit under the chicken in the rotisserie oven and collect all the juices falling off.
All in all, I'm thankful for this experience. We need to add this duo to the greats: Shrek and Donkey, Kobe and Shaq, Danson and Highsmith, and orange wine and rotisserie chicken.
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