{"id":27410,"date":"2025-06-30T15:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/27410\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T15:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:12:08","slug":"ample-hills-ice-cream-founders-are-opening-new-chicken-burger-restaurant-ramblin-chick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/27410\/","title":{"rendered":"Ample Hills Ice Cream Founders Are Opening New Chicken Burger Restaurant Ramblin\u2019 Chick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Founders of the now-closed ice cream empire<\/a>, Ample Hills, Jackie Cuscuna and Brian Smith, are trying out a spin on the smash burger made with chicken, not beef. \u201cIt\u2019s cracklin\u2019 chicken \u2014 freshly ground from thigh meat, hand-formed, smashed, and griddled,\u201d reports<\/a> Andrea Strong in her Substack, the Strong Buzz. Their fast-casual spot will be called Ramblin\u2019 Chick<\/a> with a menu that also includes chicken hot dogs steamed in root beer, chicken chili, chicken cheesesteaks, sloppy joes, fries, and soft serve shakes. The duo doesn\u2019t have a space yet, but they\u2019re hoping to open in Gowanus. <\/p>\n

In the meantime, Strong is hosting a preview of Ramblin\u2019 Chick at No. 7<\/a> (627 Vanderbilt Avenue, at St. Marks Avenue) on Tuesday, July 22, for a menu that includes the smash burger, chicken dogs, chicken nuggets with Ramblin\u2019 sauce, shoestring fries, mac and cheese topped with pretzel-potato chip crumble, and a chopped kale salad. Tickets are $50 and require a subscription to her Substack. <\/a><\/p>\n

An ABC News analyst is opening a wine bar<\/p>\n

Former owner John DeLucie of ultra-exclusive the Lion<\/a>, previously in Greenwich Village, and Tribeca\u2019s White Street (which featured the late Floyd Cardoz<\/a> in the kitchen), is opening a wine bar at 46 W. 22nd Street. Abrams \u2014 the chief legal analyst of On Patrol: Live<\/a> \u2014 is opening Danny\u2019s, an American wine bistro, in the fall. The restaurant will showcase lesser-known wines from around the U.S., notes Page Six<\/a>, from wineries in New York, Virginia, Texas, Colorado, and Michigan. No word yet on who the chef will be. <\/p>\n

Ilis debuts a more casual summer menu<\/p>\n

Mads Reflund of Greenpoint\u2019s Ilis<\/a> is opening the French doors and offering a less-formal summer menu. It will be four courses for $85 as of July 1 through September. Dishes could include items like fresh cheese with peas and almonds; squid with beans; quail with summer squash and spinale, and berries with amazake. (There\u2019s also a seven-course menu for $148 and wine pairing options.) The price is about half <\/a>of the average price for a tasting at Ilis during the year. \u201cPeople want lighter meals during the summer,\u201d says Reflund. Diners can order additional items a la carte.<\/p>\n