Feast

This family-style bistro in the East Village serves rustic and seasonal American fare. The list of snacks includes several familiar appetizers, albeit with some unexpected twists: chicken skin crisps ($7) seem reminiscent of pork rinds, while the crispy deviled egg ($10) and fried rice with parmesan, shiitake mushrooms and truffle zest ($10) reference two beloved American foods. The rest of the menu is divided into garden (beets with crispy farro, caramelized goat cheese and chrysanthemums, $12), sea (octopus with celery root puree and pickled Asian pear, $17), land (duck with caramelized apple, charred scallion and beet greens, $26) and harvest (kabocha mac and cheese, $16). Groups of two or more can share several dishes with the “feast” option ($52 per person), while larger groups of eight or above can book five days in advance for the “whole hog” feast complete with suckling pig ($75 per person).