{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Waz Wu","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog","title":"Brannon's, Lower East Side - Waz Wu","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TRGatp64z0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/13\/brannons-lower-east-side\/\">Brannon&#8217;s, Lower East Side<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/13\/brannons-lower-east-side\/embed\/#?secret=TRGatp64z0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Brannon&#8217;s, Lower East Side&#8221; &#8212; Waz Wu\" data-secret=\"TRGatp64z0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-53.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":1280,"description":"One of the great things about living in NYC is how everyone you know seems to pass through the city at some point. Henry and Michael, two of my favorites from Berkeley, were recently here for a 36 hour layover. They rounded up some friends for dinner on the Lower East Side. The original plan was Thai food at Pok Pok Phat Thai, but that place was tiny. Plan B was Brannon&#8217;s, an inviting, woody space with exposed brick, wrought iron details, and comfort foods. Lucky us &#8212; we had the whole restaurant to ourselves! A lot of classic Southern style comfort foods are not the most vegetarian friendly. I mean, even the hush puppies here had bacon in them. That said, Brannon&#8217;s delicious cocktails more made up for the somewhat small selection of vegetarian options. The Bianco Cobbler ($12), which had\u00a0Dolin Blanc, blackberries, sage leaves, and lemon juice. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys elderflower liqueur. It had similar floral aromas and flavors. What a lovely color too.\u00a0 I ordered the Penne Zitoni ($16). Hen of the woods mushrooms, zucchini, truffle butter, arugula, parimigiano. The pasta was a nice al dente, and I&#8217;m a fan of truffle butter. [&hellip;]"}