B2: A NEW RESTAURANT BY NEW YORK RESTAURATEUR ADRIANE CURRY AND HGTV TV STAR MIKEL WELCH
NEW YORK, NY – Adriane Ferguson, one of Harlem’s top restaurateurs and Mikel Welch, r...
Read moreB2: A NEW RESTAURANT BY NEW YORK RESTAURATEUR ADRIANE CURRY AND HGTV TV STAR MIKEL WELCH
NEW YORK, NY – Adriane Ferguson, one of Harlem’s top restaurateurs and Mikel Welch, renowned design expert of television's immensely popular shows HGTV Design Star and the Emmy Award wining Steve Harvey talk show, have partnered to open B2, a brilliant speakeasy style restaurant featuring molecular gastronomy inspired cuisine and cocktails, at 271 W.119th St. As a Harlem native, owner Adriane Ferguson has watched this neighborhood completely evolve overtime. In 2006, Ferguson opened Billie’s Black, a Southern cuisine restaurant that touched the souls of the Harlem community. Over the past few years, Adriane noticed a change in demand for restaurant options in the surrounding neighborhood and decided to enlist the help of celebrity interior designer, Mikel Welch to assist in a comprehensive rebranding of Billie’s Black which birthed B2. From the moment you step into B2, you are transported to a unique era in time. Throughout the space, Welch pairs a casual combination of hipster charm and 1920’s vintage elegance. With his haberdashery design, Welch stimulates the senses and takes you back to a period when life was simple. Welch’s “old school meets new school” vibe will set the stage for the molecular gastronomy inspired cuisine. 10-year restaurant veteran Adriane Ferguson, who has earned multiple recognitions for her extraordinary cuisine with the success of Billie’s Black, integrates American ingredients fused with thought provoking scientific additions such as lamb lollipops with crumbled mint astronaut ice cream, pop rock rimmed cocktails and hot maple ice cream. A selection of premium Napa Valley wines compliment the sophisticated menu. "Our scientific approach to cuisine will blow your mind away. Adriane and I are still amazed at the interesting pallet pleasing combinations that our chef’s have curated. As a lover of art, I wanted to make sure the food presentation was just as note worthy as it’s unique flavor profile.” says Mikel Welch who recently joined the ranks of restaurant entrepreneurship after 10 years as a design expert, creating spaces for celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Halle Berry, Joan Rivers, Kris Kardashian and Steve Harvey. The restaurant's handsome design features a 20 person communal table, cozy reclaimed barn wood tables for couples as well as a classic chesterfield seating area perfect business meetings. While you wait for your table, cozy up at the roaring twenties inspired bar which boast a tufted leather facade and gold vein Carrera marble top. The custom mixed-match leather upholstered dining chairs and hand painted penny subway tile floor are definitely the stars of the show. B2, located at 271 W.119th St., dinner is served Tuesday to Friday, 5pm to 12am. Saturday, 10:30am to 8pm; and Sunday, 10:30am to 8pm. For reservations or more information, please call 212.280.2248. Staff