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 Kelly couldn’t handle watching one more break down. A night out on the town is much better than watching her co-stars fight!
The season three finale of The Real Housewives of New York City was too much drama, even for Housewife Kelly Bensimon to watch herself! When the finale aired June 3, Kelly decided to enjoy a night out on the town in New York City instead of staying home to tune in. As Jill Zarin and Bethenny Frankel hashed out their feud on national television, fans spotted Kelly grabbing some grub at Upper Westside Japanese steakhouse PrimeKo.
Kelly — we hope you enjoyed your night off, but hopefully your lack of support doesn’t get back to your co-stars. Then again, if it does — it could make for some intense drama in season four. We can’t wait to see what happens!
— Lindsey DiMattina

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler posed with Prime KO owners Joey and Lauren Allaham at a cocktail party for the restaurant’s opening night in New York’s Upper West Side. Guests sipped on Double Cross beverages.

New York Times

Imagine kashrut — Jewish dietary law — as a kid in an elementary school. It would probably take on the role of hall monitor, enforcing restrictive rules that may or may not be important to the authorities: Sayonara, shrimp! Ciao, cheeseburgers! And for the love of G-d, stay away from pork!

Perhaps that is why kosher restaurants are not exactly homecoming queens at the culinary prom: they’re more about substance — and strict adherence to religious laws — than style.

Not so at Prime KO, a new Japanese steakhouse and sushi joint where kosher aspires to cool. At Tuesday’s opening night celebration, the dual-level restaurant, at West 85th Street and Broadway was a sea of crisp suits and towering stilettos, a rainbow of yarmulkes and a gathering for the most popular kids on the block.

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New York Social Diary

Last night was the opening party for Prime Ko, a kosher Japanese Steakhouse brought to you by restaurateur Joey Allaham. Jamie-Lynn Sigler hosted the party, which was packed, while passed food bites were devoured, including salmon on crispy rice crackers and extremely juice Wagyu beef sliders. The restaurant has a hip and modern vibe, unique among its Upper West Side counterparts. I can’t wait to go back to try the omakase menu.

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Chef Joey Allaham and wife Lauren Allaham attend the Prime KO opening night cocktail party at Prime KO on May 4, 2010 in New York City.

Eater

Upper West Side: Prime KO, the Japanese kosher Upper West Side steakhouse from the owners Solo, is now officially open. From the press materials: “Prime KO Executive Chef Makato Kameyama, previously of Prime Grill, has created an authentic Japanese menu of steak, fish, and sushi dishes. A five-course omakase menu is available for $75.00. Menu highlights include Hijiki Seaweed and Mizuna Greens salad, Crispy Rice Sliders with Spicy Tuna…and Japanese classics like Shabu Shabu and Sukiyaki.”

Gothamist

Joey Allaham, owner of the big midtown glatt kosher steakhouse Prime Grill, is adding kosher sushi to the menu at his latest venture, a bi-level kosher Japanese steakhouse on the Upper West Side. Obviously, there is no shellfish, but chef Makoto Kameyama isn’t letting that hold him back. We’re told he’s created an “authentic” Japanese menu of steak, fish, and sushi dishes. Highlights include Hijiki Seaweed and Mizuna Greens salad ($8); Crispy Rice Sliders with Spicy Tuna and sweet jalapeno aioli sauce ($13); Kobe Beef Ravioli with turnips, black truffle cream sauce and wasabi ($16); and 10 ounces of Illinois corn fed Prime Rib Eye ($35).
As for the sushi and sashimi, the menu ranges from the traditional to the contemporary, such as the New York City Roll: Kani, Avocado, Asparagus, String Beans, Tuna, Salmon, Hamachi ($13). And a five-course omakase menu is available for $75.00. There’s a wide-ranging kosher wine list, plus cocktails, beer, and sake. Prime KO opened for dinner on Monday, and will add brunch and lunch service in the coming months, with a sidewalk café opening this summer.

Tasting Table

This UWS Japanese steakhouse, which opened earlier this week, caters to those with restricted diets; all of the dishes are kosher and the dessert menu is dairy-free.