\u201cAnd he had this thing there \u2013 I think it was called a Scotch Egg. None of us had ever tasted one before. It was\u00a0very interesting how it could be done both cooked and raw at the same time.\u201d\u00a0 Krausz\u2019s signature Scotch Egg is coated in spiced beef with the egg hidden\u00a0inside retaining\u00a0a soft, runny\u00a0yolk.<\/p>\n
\u201cOverall, the ambiance, the wine selection and the attention that he gives to all the food and the love, which is something which it may exist in the kitchen in America, but you don\u2019t feel it when you walk into a restaurant. So it\u2019s a very unique experience.\u201d said Goldman.<\/p>\n
The all-male group hired internationally famous Chasidic singer Shloime Gertner to perform while they ate. \u201cThey were up and dancing during the meal.\u201d said Krausz. \u201c At the end they told me there is nothing like this in New York and they wish that there was. There was almost an envy that we\u2019ve got something they don\u2019t have.\u201d The party guests included a billionaire businessman who used his time in London to stage several meetings in the upstairs dining area while his friends partied downstairs.<\/p>\n
Ordinarily seats at Krausz\u2019s gourmet events, which take place once or twice a month (\u201cdepending on my work schedule and chagim\u201d) are snapped up faster than Taylor Swift tickets.\u201cI open the bookings online and in around a minute they\u2019re gone,\u201d explains the father-of-two.\u00a0<\/p>\n He started staging these events in 2023 having completed an intricately designed rebuild of a former bomb shelter. He\u00a0told the JC then:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThis is my downtime \u2014 my idea of a break is doing something I enjoy doing. But it\u2019s not about me and my ego. I love doing it but there\u2019s a serious side to the kosher scene worldwide. People have been focused on the economics of the restaurant rather than doing the best that can be done. And there\u2019s been a view that there\u2019s no market for it.\u201d<\/p>\n The Fire Place comprises a basement wine cellar housing around 3,000 bottles of kosher wine and whisky, and a long dining table plus the upstairs kitchen and dining area with a further 25 seats. Krausz, who describes his epicurean efforts as a \u201cpassion project gone rogue\u201d, says he\u2019s proud of the reputation he\u2019s built in two years: \u201cIt\u2019s a revalidation and a reinforcement that that I\u2019m doing what I want to be doing, which is making people happy and giving them something that they can\u2019t have or won\u2019t have elsewhere.\u201d Instagram: @bluesmokemeat<\/a><\/p>\n[Missing Credit]<\/a> <\/p>\n
Goldman agreed: \u201cThere\u2019s nothing to match this in New York \u2013 nothing even similar.\u201d<\/p>\n