Union Square Hospitality Group – Downtown Magazine

“Dish Out the Love for City Harvest’s Hunger Action Month”

35 years, City Harvest has been here to provide every New Yorker access to healthy, affordable food? Each year New York City restaurants along with City Harvest create unique and exciting ways to make it easy for you to dine out and make a difference.

City Harvest Truck

Union Square Hospitality Group is proud to support City Harvest’s mission by working together during Hunger Action Month.

“City Harvest has been here to provide every New Yorker access to healthy, affordable food”

Take advantage of the incredible opportunity to help others, all you have to do is eat. For every order from one of USHG’s restaurant’s listed below, City Harvest will be able to feed 8 New Yorkers in need for an entire day.

USHG’s Hunger Action Month Dishes:

Blue Smoke Battery Park City’s Nashville Style Two-Piece Hot Fried Chicken (Reserve)
Blue Smoke Flatiron’s Fried Smoked Cornish Chicken (Reserve)
Daily Provision’s Chicken Milanese Sandwich (Get Directions)
Gramercy Tavern’s GT Burger (Reserve in Main Dining Room)
Maialino’s Tonnarelli a Cacio e Pepe (Reserve)
Manhatta’s Croque Madame (Available in the Bar Area)
Marta’s Stracciatella Pizza (Reserve)
Martina’s Fennel Dusted Chicken Wings (Get Directions)
North End Grill’s Chicken Paillard (Reserve)
Porchlight’s Jalapeño Diablo (Get Directions)
The Modern’s “Soup and a Sandwich” (Reserve in the Bar Room)
Union Square Cafe’s Ricotta Gnocchi (Reserve)
Untitled’s Fried Chicken Thighs (Reserve)

City Harvest is New York City’s largest food rescue organization. Helping to feed the more than 1.2 million New Yorkers who are struggling to put meals on their tables. Their programs help food-insecure New Yorkers access nutritious food that fits their needs and desires. Increase their partners’ capacity; and strengthen the local food system, building a path to a food-secure future for all New Yorkers.

“USHG family will donate $2 from every order of a popular menu item”

Union Square Hospitality Group has created some of New York’s most beloved restaurants, cafes, and bars, which offer outstanding food delivered with our signature warmth and hospitality. Founded by CEO Danny Meyer with the opening of Union Square Cafe in 1985. The company now extends beyond the walls of its eateries. USHG offers operational consulting and runs a multifaceted catering and events business, Union Square Events. With operations in New York, Las Vegas, and Washington, D.C. USHG has long supported its communities by supporting hunger relief and civic organizations. USHG holds 28 James Beard Awards and numerous accolades for its distinctive style of hospitality.

One of the event spaces at Battery Park City's Conrad, New York Hotel. — One of the event spaces at Battery Park City’s Conrad, New York Hotel.

Battery City Park City’s beautiful, Conrad, New York has become one of the most popular and revered hospitality spot in New York. With it’s new partnership with famed restaurateur Danny Meyer, it has become an even more delicious destination.

The 463-room luxury hotel announced that Meyer’s Union Square Events will be the exclusive food and beverage partner for the hotel’s onsite conference and event facilities.

Conrad, New York’s General Manager, Robert Rechterman, Execute Chef John Karangis, and restaurateur, Danny Meyer.

As the Conrad’s General Manager Robert Rechtermann said, “We were delighted to host a private event this past Wednesday night in conjunction with our exclusive partner, Union Square Events (USE). It was a tremendous success and gave us an opportunity to showcase the successful collaboration we’ve enjoyed with USE since the hotel opened two years ago. We were delighted that both Danny Meyer, CEO, Union Square Hospitality Group and Executive Chef John Karangis, USE, both shared their insights and perspectives on Battery Park City’s evolution as a thriving culinary destination. Our goal is to make this event an annual tradition.”

Boasting over 30,000 square feet of event space, including the 6,200 square foot Gallery Ballroom, the Conrad New York is poised as the largest destination for events in lower Manhattan. With Union Square Events on board, clients and event attendees will have the opportunity to experience the exceptional cuisine, unparalleled service and warm hospitality guests have come to expect from Union Square Hospitality Group.

Union Square Events is the catering, culture, sports and events business from Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG). Union Square Events creates memorable dining experiences, bringing its culinary and hospitality expertise to everything from intimate gatherings to large scale galas, corporate events, weddings and more. Union Square Events’ talented culinary team will craft and execute specially-designed menus unique to the Conrad New York that highlight the finest local and seasonal ingredients.

The partnership combines Meyer’s restaurant resources and experiences with that of the Conrad’s renowned Executive Chef John Karangis.

Another result of the partnership with Meyer’s Union Square Events is the EPICURATED Culinary program, a catering program offering exclusive cuisine to its patrons.

The EPICURATED menu will feature exclusive seasonal ingredients from the award-winning chefs of Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. Available for cocktail receptions as well as for seated dining events, EPICURATED gives event clients and their guests access to the flavors of some of Meyer’s most renowned restaurants including Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Tabla, Blue Smoke, The Modern and Maialino in the beautiful setting of Conrad, New York.

With a restaurant list as wide and savory that the Conrad is offering there an infinite amount of choices and menu combinations for an event as private as a small dinner to an event for a large crowd, no event is to small. On special occasions, chefs may even make personal appearances and interact with clients and their guests at EPICURATED catered events.

For more information or to plan your next event, call Conrad New York at 1-212-945-0100. For more information or to make reservations at the Conrad New York, please contact 212.945.0100 or visit www.conradnewyork.com.