A Brazilian Restaurant Showcases the Ingredients of the Amazon
Helen Rosner's Food Scene newsletter reviews Iara, a new Amazonian-Brazilian restaurant in New York from chef-owner Vitor Mendes, whose menu spotlights Amazonian ingredients like cupuaçu, tucupi, jambu, and cassava. She finds the cooking thrillingly novel and strongest when most Brazilian, singling out the tacacá, the tambaqi special, and desserts such as bolo de mandioca.
