Baby Brasa

New York is with multihypenates: barista-actors, dancer-activists and whatnot. Add chef-model to the mix: When he’s not appearing in Burberry and Dolce & Gabbana ads, Peru-born Franco Noriega is busy planning two New York restaurant concepts: a to-come 85-seat Peruvian-chicken restaurant in Williamsburg called Brasa, with a juice bar and chef’s table, and this 12-seat rotisserie-focused nook on the Lower East Side. Inside the neon-laden space—decorated with skateboard racks, a marble-accented tile counter and artworks from Juan Mont and Señor—organic, free-range birds are served in quarter and half portions as well as in sandwiches (with peach and arugula or pecan and avocado on a French baguette). Beyond poultry, find health-conscious offerings like yucca fries, garlic-oregano lentils and a chicha morada drink made with purple Peruvian corn and pineapple.