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A North Carolina Born-And-Bred Chef Provides The Fire And Southern Spice At New York’s Sweetbriar
Three appetizer sliders will feed three at Sweetbriar.
Past the formal entrance of the Park South Lodge you’ll find one of the vital good-looking bars and eating places in New York. Designed by Lea Cojot, Sweetbriar is lengthy and huge, with an open kitchen to at least one facet and really comfy chairs and banquettes all through, all below heat, superb lighting permitting you to see your mates and the hearty meals that comes from Chef Bryce Schuman’s flaming kitchen. The bar dazzles with out being glitzy, and the bartender takes his job as critically as he does with wit.
Chef Bryce Shuman’s cooking is predicated on his North Carolina background.
North Carolina born and bred Shuman has a high-quality résumé, with stints at Eleven Madison Park and Betony, which was my decide in Esquire for one of the best restaurant of the yr again in 2015. He as soon as did a Rubs ‘n Riesling pop-up and that introduced him to take over at Sweetbriar the place his southern background comes into play with a number of barbecued dishes.
The well-lighted eating room is about in entrance of a fiery open kitchen.
Be ready for a gargantuan meal, for the kitchen doesn’t stint on the helpings. Every part is straightforward to share and meant to be, just like the pretzel crisps with ricotta mustard ($12) and the “nuts and Caesar” salad of kale, Caesar dressing (which had an overdose of anchovy taste), toasted nuts, seeds and creamy avocado ($14). The soup in the meanwhile is butternut squash velouté laced with crème fraîche and the pop of Aleppo pepper ($15).
Wings are grilled not broiled, with a spicy-sweet marinade.
The grilled, not fried, hen wings are meaty and handled to a robust candy chili marinade ($17). After all, there needs to be a pasta, and the rigatoni with broccoli di rabe and peppery rosemary-inflected sausage is certain with a runny egg ($15). The very best of the appetizers was a platter of plump, uncommon sliders ($25), and two of them would make a major course. Product of fatty beef brisket, they’re very juicy and have a wealthy taste all their very own.
There’s additionally a pizza part with 4 gadgets. I discovered the crust glorious and the topping of pink sizzling mangalitsa pig sausage and pickled chili with a drizzle of honey an thrilling concept ($29). Milder however scrumptious was a pizza with wild mushrooms, sweetened onions, a creamy béchamel and a splash of Sherry ($26). These are good-sized pies, so a desk of 4 will all get a slice or extra.
Crusty, charred ribs in a portion of 4 are meaty and succulent all through .
In the event you’ve had a starter, you’ll positively be taking among the major programs residence with you. The smoked hen with candy potatoes and figs ($36) carries via the sweet-tangy taste parts, whereas the very beneficiant portion of smoked black pepper-encrusted, maple slathered Duroc ribs ($34) ranks with one of the best on the town and possibly among the many least costly. Grilled branzino ($76) took on good taste from the Savoy cabbage being charred, served with a tomatillo salad in lemon French dressing. The burger right here ($28) with a lemon-caper French dressing and fats, crispy potato wedges is okay, but when I had a alternative between it and people sliders (for $3 much less), I’d positively go together with the latter.
Heat, fantastic cornbread arrives in a skillet with smooth butter.
You’d be sensible to order the nice and cozy, textured cornbread ($10), which I might love having for breakfast with eggs and nation ham. It is available in a black skillet and with honey butter as large as an ice cream cone.
Karen Fodere-Fallier’s pastries are refinements on custom, as along with her chocolate mousse with peanut butter and white chocolate season with sea salt ($14) and a passionfruit sundae with yogurt ice cream, rum syrup and cotton sweet and a housemade dulce de leche ($14).
The wine checklist has been solidly constructed up by Dylan York at costs which might be extra reasonable than too excessive.
Sweetbriar sounds extra like a Kentucky bourbon label however the identify tells you a large number, when the meals has each candy and briary parts and an entire lot of Southern hospitality .
SWEET BRIAR
Park South Lodge
127 East 27th Avenue
212-204-0225
Sweetbriar is open for dinner nightly.
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Registered sex offender facing new charges after escaping in North Carolina, officials say
NEWPORT, N.C. (WBTV) – A registered sex offender is facing more charges after he allegedly escaped while on a work release assignment in North Carolina on Thursday.
State prison officials said 44-year-old Kevin Leonard Worsham Jr. was on work release when he left his assignment in the small town of Teachey in Duplin County.
He returned on his own to the work release location early Friday morning and was arrested, according to officials.
Worsham has a criminal history dating back to 2004, including a past conviction that required him to register as a sex offender.
His current sentence came after he – being a registered sex offender – failed to properly report an address change. Prison records show he was convicted of the offense in Gaston County, and was expected to be released in December 2025.
Now that he is back in custody, Worsham is facing new felony escape charges.
He was being held in the minimum-security Carteret Correctional Center in Newport, but after his escape, he will be housed at Central Prison in Raleigh.
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DALLAS — Lexi Donarski had 15 points, Alyssa Ustby scored 12 and matched her career-high with 18 rebounds and No. 14 North Carolina rolled to a 64-33 victory over SMU on Thursday night.
Donarski did her damage from 3-point range, sinking 5 of 6 attempts for the Tar Heels (16-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). Ustby collected her seventh double-double of the season with five of them coming in the last six games.
Indya Nivar had 11 points and Maria Gakdeng totaled 10 points and seven rebounds for North Carolina, which has won three in a row and 6 of 7.
Kaysia Woods scored 12 to lead the Mustangs (10-8, 2-4).
Nivar had nine points in the first half as North Carolina turned a 13-6 first-quarter lead into a 31-14 advantage at halftime. The Tar Heels shot just 39.4% from the floor before the break, but that looked red-hot compared to SMU, which shot 13.8% overall (4 for 29).
Donarski hit her only two shots of the third quarter — both from beyond the arc — and the Tar Heels led 44-22 heading to the fourth.
Woods had five points in the final period to help SMU top the 10-point mark in a quarter for the first time in the game.
North Carolina guard Alyssa Ustby dribbles during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against SMU, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Dallas. Credit: AP/LM Otero
SMU allowed the biggest comeback in NCAA women’s basketball history its last time out when the Mustangs saw a 32-point lead with 1:37 left in the first half turn into a 72-59 loss to Pittsburgh. SMU was outscored 28-0 in the third quarter and 26-10 in the fourth.
North Carolina travels to play Pittsburgh on Sunday. SMU travels to play No. 3 Notre Dame on Sunday.
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Fact Check: California, North Carolina get same recovery cost coverage from federal gov’t
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – As wildfires ravage parts of Los Angeles and Southern California this month, federal, state, and local authorities have mobilized resources to combat the flames and assist affected communities.
Their response echoes the efforts made in North Carolina just months ago, when Hurricane Helene left widespread devastation in its wake.
A viewer named Dina asked the following question: “Why is the federal government covering 100% of the recovery costs for the California wildfires, but not doing the same for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in North Carolina?”
Her question relates to a claim being spread around social media that the government is allegedly paying for 100% of the damage in California, but not in North Carolina.
WBTV’s Fact Check team investigated the claims and found them to be false.
Here’s what we found.
Federal funding for wildfire recovery
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, President Joe Biden announced that the federal government would cover 100% of certain wildfire recovery costs in California for the next 180 days.
“The federal government is going to cover 100% of the cost for the next 180 days for things like firefighter overtime pay, debris removal, temporary shelters … It’s going to cost tens of billions of dollars to get Los Angeles back to where it was,” Biden said during a press conference.
Typically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, aka FEMA, covers 75% of disaster recovery costs, with the remaining 25% funded by state and local governments. However, under federal law, the U.S. president has the authority to increase the federal cost-share for recovery efforts.
What about North Carolina?
Turns out, less than a week after Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina in September 2024, President Biden and FEMA announced that the same adjustment was made for Helene recovery in North Carolina.
Put another way: North Carolina has also had 100% of public recovery funds covered by the federal government since Oct. 2, 2024.
A release from the North Carolina governor’s office and FEMA explained how the president raised the federal contribution from 75% to 100% for the first 180 days of recovery. (The same time period that was just established in California).
After the six-month period, the cost-share for public assistance projects was increased from 75% to 90%. Click here to read the official FEMA release about this.
—> North Carolina Red Cross volunteers deploy to support wildfire victims in California
The verdict
President Biden’s decision to increase the federal cost-share for California wildfires is consistent with the aid provided to North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.
Claims that the federal government is covering a higher percentage of recovery costs in California compared to in North Carolina are false. Both states received identical cost-share adjustments.
If you have further questions or claims you’d like us to investigate, feel free to reach out to us at factcheck@wbtv.com.
—> State releases names of 104 Helene victims in North Carolina for 1st time: See list here
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