On a whim we called Chae Modern Korean tonight to leave a voicemail about getting back to us; we call them every day because we’ve been craving their food since we’ve had it. To our surprise, Hunter answered the phone and said that as of Wednesday, October 14th, at 11 am, Chae is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

Every few weeks over the summer, Chae Modern Korean hosted pop up dinners in their building on 23rd near Penn. On just such an evening, head Chef Taylor Desjarlais and his Justice League of culinary heroes (including Kevin Lee, executive sous chef at Vast) crafted an eight-course meal that was five-courses fancier than anything I’d ever eaten.