Elevate the Basics

Photographs by Bobby Doherty

Sweet Basil Catering
Fried chicken and waffles with lavender maple syrup. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

Simply Divine
Grainy-mustard-and-Brie grilled cheese, ginger pear with hazelnut-and-bull’s-blood salad, and fire-roasted-tomato bisque with basil whipped cream. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

Abigail Kirsch
Mediterranean eggplant roulade filled with leeks, cauliflower, spinach, peppers, and lemon mascarpone over truffled-mushroom risotto. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

Mark Fahrer
Roasted Cornish hen with crispy leek tian, spinach soufflé, and smoked Romanesco. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

The Cleaver Co.
Hudson Valley spareribs two ways: grilled with barbecue sauce and dry-spice-rubbed. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

Ryan Brown
Butter-poached lobster tail with sauce à l’américaine and saffron-risotto cake with fresh peas. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

The Cleaver Co.
Grilled nectarines with farmstead cheese, La Quercia prosciutto, and sage. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

Tip of the Tongue
Grilled portobello burger on brioche with creamy balsamic dressing, lime-cured red onions, and pickled black-eyed peas. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

Tip of the Tongue
Smoked-bluefish flatbread with fresh tomato and feta. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

The Cleaver Co.
Fried green tomatoes with rémoulade. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

Simply Divine
Battered black-cod skewers with Sriracha, lime, and cilantro sauce, wasabi crème fraîche, pickled ginger tartar sauce, tempura string beans, and baby rainbow carrots Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

Mark Fahrer Catering
Bean salad with haricots verts and wax beans, braised fava, and melon consommé. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

Sweet Basil Catering
Whole smoked suckling Berkshire pig with salt-boiled potatoes, grilled artichokes, charred romaine, clarified butter, and ground chilis. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

Sweet Basil Catering
Clam chowder with white beans, corn, and chorizo. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

Elevate the Basics