You’re unlikely to find kimbap or banchan on most Passover tables, but chef Sunny Lee’s Seder had both. Last Thursday, Lee, who opened her tiny but buzzy Chinatown restaurant, Sunn’s, late last year, hosted a Passover celebration with the Jewish Food Society and accessories brand Susan Alexandra. Elbow Bread baker Zoë Kanan made foot-long matzo boards for the dinner, and cookbook author Alison Roman’s matzo-ball recipe served as the foundation for Lee’s avgolemono-inspired matzo-ball soup. Guests also included Naomi Fry, Marisa Meltzer, Andy Baraghani, Liana Satenstein, and Sierra Tishgart.
“Sunn’s was the first place I thought to host our Passover this year,” says Susan Korn, founder of Susan Alexandra, who has co-hosted a Seder with the Jewish Food Society for the past three years. “Sunny’s food is so special and sparkly and flavorful and vibrant … and it turns out that she’s Jewish.”
