August

Tarte Flambée Recipe

Mahir — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:10:40 +0000

Tarte flambée is a classic peasant dish from the French-German region of Alsace featuring simple ingredients — bacon, onions and sour cream (or fromage blanc). Cooking the onions in the bacon fat is not only the logical thing to do, it infuses everything with the smoky flavor you might miss from not actually baking it in a wood-fired oven.

Josh Eden, chef at NYC’s August, worked for a decade under Alsatian superchef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, whose mother made this dish in his hometown of Ilkirsh, France. Enjoy with a bottle of chilled white wine for an upscale bar food experience right at home. Use store-bought pizza dough or make your own, and serve with a green salad.

Reprinted with permission from FoodRepublic.com

Servings:4

Ingredients

2 slices thick-cut bacon

1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced into rings

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

8 ounces fromage blanc or sour cream

8 ounces creme fraiche

1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

salt and pepper to taste

1 batch pizza dough

chives, to garnish

Directions:

In a large pan, fry the bacon over high heat until some fat has rendered off but bacon is not yet crisp. Remove bacon, chop into 1/2-inch pieces and set aside, leaving the fat in the pan.
Fry onions in the bacon fat until cooked through and just caramelized, about 15 minutes, and allow to cool.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Combine garlic, fromage blanc or sour cream, crème fraîche and nutmeg in a bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Stretch dough in a pizza tin, pizza stone or baking sheet and top with cream mix, then onions and bacon.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until crust is golden brown and bacon is crisp, remove from oven, garnish with chives, slice into quarters and serve.

Sweet Serenity Cocktail Recipe

Mahir — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:15:58 +0000

The name to this cocktail entirely fits this drink. The sweet grenadine and muddled strawberry will give you a sense of serenity as you kick back with a taste of hibiscus-infused vodka.

Here at August, we infuse our own vodka, but it’s easy enough to do at home. Simply add a few hibiscus flowers to a bottle of vodka and store for a couple weeks at room temperature. The hibiscus adds a slight tart to the vodka.

This refreshing drink is perfect for the hot summer weather. You can enjoy this cocktail and many more at August during our dinnertime hours.

Sweet Serenity Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients:
2 oz Hibiscus-infused Vodka
1 Strawberry, muddled
1 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice
2 tsp Grenadine
Ice

Method:
1. Place all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
2. Shake and serve in a glass with ice.
3. For a smoother cocktail, double strain to get the strawberry pieces out.

Welcome!

admin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:41:45 +0000

New Executive Chef, Josh Eden, is creating market driven, european cuisine in the heart of the west village. come dine in our glass-covered garden and enjoy selections from our wood-fire oven. August offers dinner seven nights a week and brunch on the weekends. our specialty cocktails are hand-crafted using artisanal spirits, and our wine list features delights from across europe.