Nix Proves Vegetables Are For Carnivores Too
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Nix
[tw-divider]The Scoop[/tw-divider]
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Nix is a vegetable-focused restaurant that isn’t interested in courting vegetarians — that’s preaching to the choir. The three part menu — first order, lighter, bolder — moves toward a heftiness that is meant to satisfy carnivores, if only for one night
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The chefs, John Fraser and Nicholas Farias, are known for their inventive “Meatless Monday” prix fixe menus at Dovetail, their Michelin-starred restaurant on the Upper West Side
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The name of the restaurant comes from Nix v. Hedon, the 1893 Supreme Court ruling that classified the tomato as a vegetable, not a fruit, under U.S. customs law. In court, both the plaintiff’s and defense’s counsels tried to bolster their cases by reading the dictionary definitions for different fruits and vegetables out loud
[tw-divider]Insider Tip[/tw-divider]
Let your server know early that you’ve got your eye on the restaurant’s best dessert: pineapple roasted in Nix’s tandoor oven and brushed with a tamarind glaze