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Malka’s new dinner series on the Upper West Side is all about exclusive Israeli wines
Malka’s Dumbo location has been running wine-paired dinner series for months now, showcasing some of the best kosher pours you’ll find in that kind of setting anywhere in the city. Now, the Upper West Side location of Israeli chef Eyal Shani’s first kosher restaurant in the U.S. is getting in on it—in a big way.
All throughout June, Malka UWS will host a series of wine dinners spotlighting exclusive pours from Israel.
The series opens on June 1 with a seated dinner in the private dining room built around Pescaja Winery, an Italian producer working out of the hills of Piedmont. The pours (Solo Noi Monferrato Rosso, Terre Alfieri Nebbiolo and Alfieri Nebbiolo Piccaliera, among others) are paired with a full tasting menu in what the team is describing as an “intimate and lively dinner-party atmosphere,” with tickets priced at $200.
Next up, June 3 is for the wine-forward crowd. Jezreel Winery makes Mediterranean-style bottles—the Alfa, Nahalal, Megiddo, Argaman, Icon—that taste like they were made with the Israeli landscape in mind, because they were. Tickets for this event also run $200 and include a tasting menu.
A different vibe takes over on June 8: indoor dining room, outdoor terrace, live DJ for $96 a pop, food included. The wine is from Carmel Winery, founded in 1882 and one of the oldest in Israel.
To close things out, June 10 brings Israeli winemaker Itay Lahat into focus, but details and pricing are still coming. You can, however, snag a placeholder seat if you already know you’re in.
Malka has been redefining what kosher dining looks like in New York, spotlighting experiences as a whole and not just certified kosher food. This series is a very good example of why that matters so much.
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