Chef David Burke, a primary mover on the culinary scene for a long time and an “Iron Chef America” star, has chosen 277 Park Ave. to launch his first Latest York enterprise in nearly three years.
If it appears that evidently we report on a recent office-tower restaurant every week, it’s because office-tower restaurant leases are getting signed every week. This one’s a partnership between the Stahl Organization and David Burke Hospitality Management Group. In May 2023, Burke will launch a two-part, 6,248 square-foot eatery complex named Park Ave Kitchen on the tower’s Lexington Avenue side.
It can boast a 148-seat modern brasserie highlighting the chef’s sometimes whimsical approach to modern-American cuisine. (Amongst other famous dishes, Burke invented scary-looking but luscious-tasting “indignant lobster.”) The complex may also have a 49-seat market/cafe for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Burke’s first plunge into the fast-casual scene. He’ll also provide catering services to tower tenants.
The chef runs the favored David Burke Tavern on East 62nd Street and a complete of 15 eateries within the US and Saudi Arabia. He said he views Park Ave Kitchen “as a recent Midtown East community asset” in addition to an amenity for 277 Park tenants.
The spaces shall be designed by architectural firm Lemay + Escobar. The brasserie can have a wall of pink Himalayan salt, chandeliers and ribbed glass partitions between sections.