New restaurant from Catch Hospitality Group set to bring light and fire to SoHo

The newest restaurant from Catch Hospitality Group – known for The Corner Store in SoHo, beloved by Taylor Swift – will feature a seven-figure, massive custom grill that will serve up sizzling dishes from the Levant.Or’esh, which will be helmed by Michelin-starred chef Nadav Greenberg, opens next month in SoHo and will offer staples from countries like Israel, Morocco and Lebanon — such as grilled whole lobster, seared salmon sashimi and charred greens.Greenberg, who made his name at Eyal Shani’s Shmoné in the West Village, will oversee the live-fire cooking, which will go into most of the dishes.The chef said he sketched the design of the grill, which won’t be visible to diners, with restaurateur Eugene Remm noting getting the right approvals from the city was a challenge.“It was a huge challenge and a very long process, but the flavor is something you just can’t fake,” Remm told Side Dish. “What I learned from Nadav is that [live fire cooking] isn’t precise … It’s more of an art than a science, and that’s what makes it interesting and unique.”Greenberg can’t wait to fire up the grill when Or’esh, which denotes light and fire in Hebrew, opens next month.“I’ve never seen anything like it.It’s one of a kind,” he said.

“This is literally a Ferrari.It can’t get better than this.”Or’esh, located on Broadway near Prince Street, paces away from The Corner Store, will be the third restaurant from Catch in 17 months.

After the success of The Corner Store – a sort of love letter to New York, with unique takes on classic local staples – and The Eighty Six, located inside the historic Chumley’s/Frog Club spot once frequented by Hemingway, expectations for the new spot are high.Although Or’esh is still under construction, the founders’ vision shines through.The walls have been knocked down, and those that remain are covered in fabric to absorb sound, while the ceilings have been lowered, with frames and beams ad...