YouTube: NYC pub serves stargazy pie

Eater posted a YouTube video on May 18 showing Dean’s, a new British pub in New York, with stargazy pie presented as the signature draw. The video, published under Eater’s “Now Open” series, identifies Dean’s as a pub next door to King and says chef Jess Shadbolt is leading a kitchen rooted in coastal British tradition. The clip highlights dishes including stargazy pie, crab crumpets and pan-seared scallops, and says the team also learned how to pour Guinness properly. ### Which pub is the video about? Dean’s is the restaurant featured in the video, and it opened at 213 Sixth Avenue in SoHo from the team behind King and Jupiter. Eater reported in March that the project came from chef Jess Shadbolt and beverage director Annie Shi and would focus on British seafood pub food, English wines and cocktails. Resy and other New York restaurant coverage also identified Dean’s as the King team’s new British pub next door to the original restaurant. (youtube.com) Jess Shadbolt and Annie Shi are longtime partners at King, and Dean’s extends that group’s footprint on King Street. The New Yorker described Dean’s this month as a new restaurant from the team behind King, while Eater’s video calls it “a new ode to the classic British pub in NYC.” ### What exactly is stargazy pie in this case? (ny.eater.com) Stargazy pie at Dean’s is shown and described as a pot pie with a fish head emerging through the crust, a visual hallmark that makes the dish immediately recognizable. Eater’s video says the pub’s standout dishes include the pie, and related coverage says the restaurant adapted the British specialty for its menu. (newyorker.com) Secret NYC reported that Dean’s version is “reimagined with local fish and a single head peeking through the crust.” A separate roundup describing the dish in more detail said the filling uses Spanish mackerel, Boston mackerel and fish trim from other menu items, along with vegetables and béchamel, before baking for about 25 minutes. (youtube.com) ### Why is the dish getting attention now? Eater’s May 18 video frames stargazy pie as the signature hook at a moment when Dean’s is still a new opening in downtown Manhattan. The title and description emphasize the dish alongside a broader British-pub identity built around seafood, Guinness and pub-room atmosphere. March and April restaurant coverage had already singled out the pie before the video arrived. (secretnyc.co) Eater previewed Dean’s as a SoHo pub that would serve stargazy pie, Guinness and English wines, while The Infatuation listed the dish among the menu items tied to the March 31 opening. ### How does Dean’s describe its version of a British pub? (youtube.com) Resy quoted Shadbolt saying, “I think I always say that British food has had a slightly unfair reputation for so long [in the United States].” The same report said Dean’s was designed around “classic British fare executed with finesse and zero cheffy pretense,” with a menu broad enough for drinks, snacks or dinner. (ny.eater.com) Eater’s video description says Dean’s aims to capture “the warmth, comfort, and charm of the best pubs in the U.K.” The New Yorker, in a more skeptical review, said Dean’s is “not really a pub” so much as a downtown restaurant wearing pub clothing, underscoring that the opening has already entered New York’s restaurant conversation. ### Where can people find the dish now? (blog.resy.com) Dean’s is serving in SoHo at 213 Sixth Avenue, and several listings say the restaurant has been open since March 31. The Eater “Now Open” video published on May 18 remains the clearest current walkthrough of the room, the food and the stargazy pie presentation for viewers deciding whether to go. (theinfatuation.com) (youtube.com)