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First Look at Brazilian-Inspired Cozinha Latina, Opening Next Week in Greenpoint

Cozinha Latina
Cozinha Latina Photo: Tirzah Brott/New York Magazine

Shanna Pacifico earned her nose-to-tail bona fides under Peter Hoffman at Savoy and Back Forty, where she butchered whole animals in the basement. Then, at the short-lived Pacifico’s Fine Foods in Crown Heights, the Brazilian-American chef took inspiration from her own heritage — an approach she’ll reprise at Cozinha Latina, her new partnership with (among others) Josh Cohen, the Brooklyn restaurateur behind Anella. Other Latin American influences pervade the menu, but Brazil makes its presence known with a collard greens salad, pão de queijo, a picanha steak, and the telltale trail of farofa crumbs. (Weekend feijoada parties are planned for the upstairs bar, opening later this year.) To drink, there is the compulsory caipirinha, plus Planter’s Punch on draft and a coconut cocktail served in the shell with two straws.

Here’s a look at the space and some of the food.

Artichoke-and-chayote salad with spiced yogurt and pickled onion.
Artichoke-and-chayote salad with spiced yogurt and pickled onion. Photo: Tirzah Brott/New York Magazine
Shaved collard greens salad with turmeric vinaigrette, roasted squash, and toasted sunflower seeds.
Shaved collard greens salad with turmeric vinaigrette, roasted squash, and toasted sunflower seeds. Photo: Tirzah Brott/New York Magazine
Grilled chicken heart skewer with chicken skin and pimentón aïoli.
Grilled chicken heart skewer with chicken skin and pimentón aïoli. Photo: Tirzah Brott/New York Magazine
Chicken chicharrones with garlic, red onions, herbs, and lime.
Chicken chicharrones with garlic, red onions, herbs, and lime. Photo: Tirzah Brott/New York Magazine
Picanha with confit garlic.
Picanha with confit garlic. Photo: Tirzah Brott/New York Magazine
Photo: Tirzah Brott/New York Magazine
Photo: Tirzah Brott/New York Magazine

Photo: Tirzah Brott/New York Magazine
Photo: Tirzah Brott/New York Magazine

37 Greenpoint Ave., at West St., Greenpoint; 347-889-7739

*A version of this article appears in the October 19, 2015 issue of New York Magazine.

First Look at Brazilian-Inspired Cozinha Latina