Backyard Party at The Pines

Chef Angelo Romano and co. hosted a party in the place beyond backyard at The Pines last night. The event was a preview of what's to come when the space opens to the public Saturday, May 18th. There were five different ciders being poured to go along with a number of wood-fired dishes Romano was cooking on his new ten-foot grill.

Among the food were carrots with quark and caraway, octopus with ramps and chicken skin with dashi (both pictured above), and cabbage with lamb neck and cucumber. The final menu is still being developed, but The Pines website has a teaser up, which lists dishes like grilled halumi with ramps and celery mostarda and half lobsters with lardo and lemon butter. The backyard will be open Thursday - Sunday from 3pm - 10pm.