My ex.expat group decided to again hold our annual holiday party at Bowery Road in the Hyatt near Union Square. We did so as we were so pleased with our last year’s event. This year was just as good!

We started with an open bar, offering wine, beer, Prosecco and Aperol spritzers. Apps included their crushed avocado topped with chimichurri, served with seeded corn crackers; roasted beets with citrus supremes and yogurt sprinkled with pumpkin seeds; and burrata with roasted squash and chopped hazelnuts. The staff first served the apps, then placed them on our table for us to enjoy family style as they did our entrees.

Our family-style entrees included their market grain bowl with wild rice, quinoa, lentils, avocado, broccoli, mushrooms and sunflower seeds; the roasted salmon with Swiss chard and farro drizzled in a  lemon-mustard vinaigrette; and the hearth-roasted chicken with Yukon potatoes and broccolini, in a lemon-pan sauce. All tasty!

So were the desserts of apple crisp, chocolate chip cookies and a Bowery Road sundae.  If you’re looking for a good place with good food and service to hold an event, I highly recommend Bowery Road.

Bowery Road
(in Hyatt Hotel)
132 4th Avenue
New York, NY 10003
212-432-1324
boweryroad.com/