From March 1st through 21st,
Zucker Bakery transforms nightly into a Jewish-Iraqi eatery, dishing out
Middle Eastern staples—like the namesake
kubbeh (torpedo-shaped bulgur dumplings)—from 6pm until the kubbeh soup pots are scraped to the bottom. The brainchild of Tel Aviv chef Itamar Lewensohn and Naama Shefi (freelance food writer for
The Jewish Daily Forward), the pop-up evokes the Iraqi section of Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market with
soul-warming fare. On Friday nights, the space will host special Shabbat dinners, featuring dishes like
spicy fish balls, deconstructed
sabich (fried eggplant sandwiches) and Zucker's pistachio-and-date
cookies, as well as Israeli wines and
cocktails, such as arrack-spiked pomelo juice with mint.
433 E 9th St between First Ave and Ave A (646–450-7034)