"It’s possible you’re planning a dinner that’s not really a dinner. It’s more of a post-hibernation social debut to prove that you’re still very hot and know about cool new stuff. Such an Event requires a venue that’s equal parts exciting, new, and a little fancy (with a price that reflects all of those attributes). If Nolita works as a meeting place, Kimika is exactly what you’re looking for. The menu combines Italian and Japanese cooking techniques and ingredients, like gooey rice cake lasagna with sweet Italian sausage and light and crispy fried pizzettes with stracciatella from Di Palos, thinly sliced mortadella, miso, and pistachios. Get a sake martini or a chamomile negroni, sit outside on Kimika’s spacious corner sidewalk patio, and remember to blink often but not too often." - Hannah Albertine, Nikko Duren
