GLUTEN-FREE FRIED CHICKEN DEBUTS AT BROOKLYN BOWL LAS VEGAS
Brooklyn Bowl is famous for its fried chicken – “without question the best, crispy, crunchy, yummy fried chicken I’ve ever had in my life,” said Chef Michael Psilakis on Food Network’s “Best Thing I Ever Ate.” From a recipe created by Brooklyn Bowl partners Bruce and Eric Bromberg of acclaimed Blue Ribbon Restaurants for the original Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Las Vegas tourists and locals alike have been getting their fried chicken fix at the Las Vegas location of the iconic venue since its opening last March. Now, the gluten-averse have cause for celebration. The perfectly crispy, impossibly savory gluten-free version of the mouthwatering recipe is now available exclusively at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas.
Brooklyn Bowl’s gluten-free fried chicken is prepared by Executive Chef Dermott Driscoll with gluten-free matzo meal flown in directly from Israel. The restaurant has contracted for 4,000 pounds of the special matzo, which is only produced three times per year.
Combined with Blue Ribbon’s proprietary spice blend, the matzo meal provides the optimal texture to ensure the chicken is not only gluten-free, but also irresistibly crunchy. Available as dinners, including a half-chicken (dark, mixed or white), served with mashed potatoes, collard greens with bacon and honey; as well as platters, which consist of 8 to 24 pieces of chicken (available in dark, mixed or white), the gluten-free fried chicken will be offered at the same price as the Bowl’s traditional fried chicken. Prices for dinners are $18 for dark, $20 for mixed and $22 for white; platters are priced at $24 to $59 for dark, $26 to $64 for mixed and $30 to $72 for white.
In addition to the new gluten-free fried chicken, the much-lauded menu elevates comfort food and offers new twists on old favorites. Brooklyn Bowl signature dishes include Egg Shooters with pickled peppers and olive oil mayo; a variety of French Bread Pizzas, including The Theresa, with butternut squash, mushrooms and roasted garlic; The Bowl Burger Deluxe with all of the fixin’s and fries; Mac & Cheese with baked crumbs and, of course, its world-renowned original Fried Chicken served with white bread and honey. New to the menu are also Chef Driscoll’s Deep Fried Pickles with Blue Ribbon seasoning and chipotle ranch. Brooklyn Bowl’s menu is complemented by a thirst-quenching roster of craft beers and spirited house cocktails, such as the Drunken Palmer, combining Seagram’s Sweet Tea Vodka and lemonade, and Rum Punch, a blend of Bacardi Superior, Gosling’s Rum and juice.
Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas serves its full menu in the restaurant and at the lanes every day starting at 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and noon on Saturday and Sunday, when a brunch menu is also available.
Located center strip at The LINQ, Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas is where locals and tourists go nightly for an eclectic blend of live music, 32 bowling lanes and five bars with an all-house-made menu created and overseen by brothers Bruce and Eric Bromberg’s Blue Ribbon Restaurants. During shows, more than 2,400 guests can enjoy the performance from the general admission area, the luxurious bowlers’ lounges adjacent to the lanes where guests can relax on leather sofas and enjoy the full menu, or the upstairs lounge boxes that overlook it all. Since opening in March 2014, notable performances have included Elvis Costello, The Roots, Jane’s Addiction, Phil Lesh & Friends, Primus, O.A.R., Smashing Pumpkins, Jack White, John Legend and OneRepublic, as well as numerous others. USA Today says “Music lovers and food lovers finally have a spot to share the night: Brooklyn Bowl at The LINQ,” while Travel + Leisure named it No. 1 on its “Best Live Music Venues in Las Vegas” list. The original Brooklyn Bowl is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn—”one of the most incredible places on Earth,” according to Rolling Stone—and, last year, Brooklyn Bowl opened a location at The O2 in London, England. For additional information, including the most up-to-date show lineup, visit www.BrooklynBowl.com. For information regarding upcoming shows, email [email protected].
ABOUT BLUE RIBBON RESTAURANTS
Bromberg Bros. Blue Ribbon Restaurants, which created Brooklyn Bowl’s menu, was founded in 1992 by brothers Eric and Bruce Bromberg. The Bromberg Brothers received their formal training at Paris’ famed Cordon Bleu, and at fine restaurants around France and New York City. Eric and Bruce Bromberg have been twice honored as finalists for the James Beard Foundation “Outstanding Restaurateur” award. The original Blue Ribbon restaurant has been a chef’s destination since it opened in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood in 1992. Blue Ribbon Restaurants has grown to sixteen diverse and well-regarded top-quality dining experiences in New York City, London and Las Vegas. Blue Ribbon Restaurants are annually recognized for excellence by many leading culinary institutions and publications. Blue Ribbon also provides restaurant consulting services and operates a wholesale bread bakery in New York City. In 2010, Bruce and Eric Bromberg released their first cookbook, The Blue Ribbon Cookbook, which offers recipes for Blue Ribbon signature dishes and insider culinary wisdom. For more information, please visit www.BlueRibbonRestaurants.com.