Beauty Is In The Eye of The Beholder
On July 23, 2011, those who have been searching for “Meatopia” all their life can find it in Brooklyn Bridge Park. What is “Meatopia,” you might ask? While Plato contemplated his utopia ruled by philosopher kings, Meatopia contemplates a happy hunting ground for carnivores who live within traveling distance of Brooklyn and who enjoy a hot afternoon of drinking beer amongst the unwashed masses, waiting in line and stuffing themselves with the meat and entrails of every 4-legged animal imaginable. Sounds like your idea of a good time? Your appreciation of such an event will largely hinge on your reaction to the following:
The Meatopia 2011 Menu
Robert Newton
Seersucker
Bacon and Sorghum-Glazed Quail with Watermelon-Sweet Corn SaladSeamus Mullen
Tertulia
Spit-Roasted Whole SheepApril Bloomfield
The Breslin Bar & Dining Room
Barbecued Whole Mulefoot HogJon Shook and Vinny Dotolo
Animal
Grilled Chicken Hearts with Burnt Eggplant PureeEddie Huang
Baohaus
“Doomtopia” Stew: Taiwanese-Style Pig Foot, Oxtail, and Beef Cheek StewYuhi Fujinaka
Bar Basque
Hampshire Hog Seven WaysNaomi Pomeroy
Beast
Braised Beef Cheeks with Sour Cherry Glaze and Rustic Summer Herb SaladSerafim Ferdeklis
bZgrill
Cypriot-Style Pork GyroAaron Sanchez
Centrico
Whole Goat Monterrey-Style Tacos with Pickled OnionNate Appleman
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chorizo Tostada with Tomatillo Salsa and Queso FrescoHarold Moore
Commerce
Roasted Chicken with Foie Gras Croutons, Potato Puree, and Super JusEduard Frauneder and Wolfgang Ban
Edi & The Wolf
Crispy Pig’s Head Torchon with Green Beans and HorseradishJulia Jaksic
Employees Only
Grilled Cevapi (Croatian Sausage) with Pita, Kajmak, Onions and TomatoesScott Smith
Rub
Double-Smoked Pastrami Burnt EndsRon Silver
Bubby’s Pie Company
Sausage and Bacon-Packed Pork PieRL King
Hundred Acres
Pork Rilletes, Country Pate, Tongue Salad and an Assortment of Pickles and SpreadsOrhan Yegen
Bi Lokma
Turkish-Style Lamb Breast Stuffed with Fragrant RiceJo Ng
RedFarm
Kowloon-Style Beef Short Rib TartFloyd Cardoz
North End Grill
Roast Baby Goat with Arugula and Sweet Onion SaladAnthony Goncalves
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Lamb Belly with Toasted Couscous, Radish, Piri PiriFranklin Becker
Abe & Arthur’s
Grilled Kalamansi-Spiced Chicken Thighs Served with Scallion-Tomatillo SalsaAmanda Freitag
The Food Network’s Chopped
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Thighs with Grilled Green Onion and New York CornbreadRobbie Richter/David Shuttenberg
Big Apple BBQ/Dickson’s Farmstand Meats
“Meatopia” SausageCharles Grund, Jr.
Hill Country Barbecue
Texas-Style Barbecued Mangalitsa Pork BellyChris Hastings
Hot And Hot Fish Club
Elk shoulder Crepenettes with Olives, Clementines, Almonds and Frissee Salad with Anchovy VinaigretteSean Brock
Husk (Charleston, SC)
Carolina Whole Ossabaw Hog BBQ with Field Pea and Ramp Chow Chow, Cooked Over Wood Embers and Pig Bone CharcoalIgnacio Mattos
Costillar a las Brasas: Whole Roasted Veal Ribcage and Sweetbreads with ChimichurriPhilippe Massoud
ilili Restaurant
Sumac and Zataar-Spiced Grilled Lamb Ribs with Lebanese SaladMichael Psilakis
Kefi
Greek Lamb Offal Mixed GrillLudo Lefebrve
LudoBites
Korean Marinated Hanger Steak with Goat Cheese Chantilly and Cauliflower PaperAaron Israel
Mile End
Bahn Juif – Jewish Bahn Mi – Petcha, Ground Veal and Garlic Chopped LiverFred Donnelly
Mo Gridder’s World Famous BBQ
Hand-Pulled Pork with Cherry Smoked and Dry Rubbed Baby Back RibsEric Johnson
Mr. Bobo’s World Famous Traveling Allstars!
Barbecue Braised Beef Ribs with Bourbon-Infused Sweet Potatoes and CabbageFloyd Cardoz
North End Grill
Roast Baby Goat with Arugula and Sweet Onion SaladMichael White/Bill Dorrler
Osteria Morini
Spit-Roasted Hampshire Porchetta with Sage, Rosemary and LemonBrad Farmerie
Public
Black Pudding Waffles with Red Wine Poached Pears and Whipped Foie Gras ButterBobby Hellen
resto
Veal Belly Gyros with Grilled RadishAdam Sappington
The Country Cat Dinner House & Bar
Crispy Pig Head Stuffed with Scrapple on a Buttermilk Biscuit with Oregon Chow ChowCraig Koketsu
The Hurricane Club
Grilled Duck Magret with Green PapayaDaniel Holzman
The Meatball Shop
Spicy Lamb Sloppy JoesSam Barbieri
Waterfront Ale House
Maple-Cured and Smoked Wild Boar Ham and Belly with Home-Made Mustard and PicklesJohn Schafer
Wildwood Barbeque
Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Chipotle BBQ Sauce and Creamy ColeslawShane McBride
Balthazar
Whole Smoked Hampshire HogMike Price
Market Table
Nose-to-Tail Ground Veal Hoagies with Pickled PeppersJohn Rivers
4 Rivers Smokehouse
Pulled Pork Shooters and Collard-Infused Cheese Grits over a Black-Eyed Pea Puree
At this point you should probably have a good idea of whether “Meatopia” would be your own personal utopia, or your own personal hell. For those insatiable carnivores, unable to coexist peacefully with your fellow mammals, tickets can be bought here.
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