- Michael Gebert
- Roasted pig at Boka’s party
Boka Group, the restaurant group behind Girl & the Goat, Balena, and other restaurants here or soon to come, held a tenth anniversary event at their first, namesake restaurant last night. Cofounder Kevin Boehm pointed out that the group actually started 12 years ago, when he teamed up with Rob Katz, but spent two years watching deals fall apart, with Boehm even moving back to Nashville at one point. Finally they managed to get Boka off the ground—with chef Giuseppe Scurato, who they had hired off Craigslist—and the only preopening publicity they got came from Chicago magazine’s Dish, which was mainly about an innovation Boehm was sure was going to sweep the restaurant world: the cell phone booth.
• Remember Action Bronson, the rapper who likes fine food, as seen in this video a while back? He now has his own monthly food program at Vice’s Munchies food site and everything you need to know about whether you want to watch it is contained in the title, Fuck, That’s Delicious. As more than one friend pointed out, it’ll make a great night of must-see TV along with Ow, My Balls. Here’s the trailer:
