King (restaurant) explained

King
Street-Address:18 King Street
City:New York City
State:New York
Country:United States

King is a restaurant in the South Village neighborhood of Manhattan, in New York City.[1] King opened in September 2016. King serves French and Italian food.[2]

History

Jess Shadbolt, Claire de Boer, and Annie Shi founded and own King.[3] Shadbolt and de Boer met while they both worked at The River Café in London,[4] and later met Shi, who was then working at The Clove Club.[5] Before opening King, Shi and de Boer managed a "supper club" together, first in London and then in New York.[5] The restaurant's interior was designed by de Boer's mother.[6] King's operators originally searched for a space in Chinatown.[7] King opened in September 2016,[7] in a location previously occupied by the restaurant Mekong.[8]

de Boer has compared the challenges of operating her upstate New York restaurant, Stissing House, to the challenges associated with operating King, saying that King has "no room" but a large number of potential diners, while Stissing House has "loads of room" and a much smaller pool of potential diners.[9]

Shadbolt, de Boer, and Shi opened a second restaurant, Jupiter, in 2022.[10] [11]

Menu and offerings

The menu at King changes daily, and staff determines what the restaurant will serve each morning.[3] [7] [8] Many dishes do not contain protein, focusing instead on vegetables.[8] Shadbolt, de Boer, and Shi have said they source ingredients from Union Square Market.[6] The restaurant consistently features panisse on its menu, which de Boer attributed partially to the fact that the staff enjoys eating it with "a cold drink".[12]

Reviews and accolades

Reviews

Shauna Lyon, in a review published by The New Yorker, praised the restaurant's service and food.[13]

Accolades

Jordana Rothman, writing for Food & Wine, included Shadbolt and de Boer on her 2018 list of the best new chefs in the United States.[14] de Boer was nominated for the 2018 James Beard Award for "Rising Star Chef of the Year".[15]

Pete Wells, the restaurant critic for the New York Times, included King on his 2023 and 2024 lists of the one hundred best restaurants in New York City.[16] [17] Wells emphasized King's interpretation of French and Italian cooking as his reason for including the restaurant on the lists.[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Wells . Pete . Some Food, a Plate, a Room. That’s Enough at King, in SoHo. . 8 April 2024 . The New York Times . 6 June 2017 . 5 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240405035623/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/dining/king-restaurant-review-soho.html . live .
  2. News: Wells . Pete . Where The Times’s Restaurant Critic Likes to Eat . 9 April 2024 . The New York Times . 27 September 2019.
  3. News: Rao . Tejal . It Takes a Lot of Skill to Make a Restaurant Seem So Casual . 8 April 2024 . The New York Times . 17 July 2018 . 26 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240326023449/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/dining/king-restaurant-chefs.html . live .
  4. News: Saffitz . Claire . The Queens of King . 8 April 2024 . Bon Appétit . 1 March 2017 . 8 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408173544/https://kingrestaurant.nyc/bon-apptit-feature . live .
  5. News: The New Crew: The Founders of King Restaurant in New York City’s West Village . 9 April 2024 . Vogue . 10 September 2018.
  6. News: Betker . Ally . Inside King, the Women-Run New Restaurant Taking British Fare Beyond Fish and Chips . 8 April 2024 . W Magazine . 23 September 2016 . en . 8 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408213449/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/king-all-women-restaurant-new-york . live .
  7. News: Tishgart . Sierra . Meet the Talented Team Behind a Stylish, Unassuming New Soho Bistro . 11 April 2024 . Grub Street . 8 September 2016 . en.
  8. News: Dai . Serena . All About King, the Sleeper Hit Of the Fall From London Chefs . 8 April 2024 . Eater NY . 3 October 2016 . en . 8 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408173546/https://ny.eater.com/2016/10/3/13111454/king-restaurant-nyc . live .
  9. News: Krishna . Priya . A Manhattan Chef Heads Upstate. A Country Tavern Follows. . 19 September 2023 . The New York Times . 4 March 2022 . 25 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925123929/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/dining/stissing-house-pine-plains.html . live .
  10. News: Fabricant . Florence . Jupiter, From the King Team, Opens in Rockefeller Center . 9 April 2024 . The New York Times . 22 November 2022.
  11. News: Fortney . Luke . How Rockefeller Center Lured Some of NYC’s Top Restaurants to a Midtown Tourist Trap . 9 April 2024 . Eater NY . 24 August 2022 . en.
  12. News: Molvar . Kari . A Spring Picnic Recipe From Two Rising N.Y.C. Chefs . 15 April 2024 . The New York Times . 25 April 2017.
  13. News: Lyon . Shauna . A Lusty Love Letter to Italian Simplicity . 9 April 2024 . The New Yorker . 14 April 2017.
  14. News: Rothman . Jordana . Food & Wine Best New Chefs 2018 . 12 April 2024 . Food & Wine . 21 May 2018 . en.
  15. News: Rose . Lily . The 2018 James Beard Award Finalists: View the Full List . 12 April 2024 . Daily Meal . 14 March 2018.
  16. News: Wells . Pete . The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City . 8 April 2024 . The New York Times . 18 April 2023 . 18 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230418033550/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/dining/best-nyc-restaurants.html . live .
  17. News: Wells . Pete . The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City in 2024 . 8 April 2024 . The New York Times . 1 April 2024 . 7 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407220719/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/dining/best-nyc-restaurants.html . live .

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