eighty one

photo: Ryan Charles

With plenty of New Yorkers planning “stay-cations” this summer – rather than a gas-guzzling road trip – Ed Brown’s new “Ode to Summer” menu at eighty one couldn’t have come at a better time. Focusing on the season’s freshest local ingredients, the $42 two-course menu will feature dishes like baby Montauk calamari a la plancha and grilled short ribs with crushed zucchini, ricotta cheese and summer pole bean salad; it's available Monday–Saturday from 5:30–6:30 PM, all night on Sundays and every night at the bar.