Piggy Smalls Takes Flatiron at Raymi

Most A-​MAZE-​ING elite event ever!!! Delicious food, small & awesome group of fascinating people and extraordinary service! Raymi has a serious talent for producing the perfect pork.
The crispy ears and the ribs were my favorite! I can’t wait to go back and have some more! Also those drinks, perfect touch of sweet and sour.
Ruggy, you truly have a gift for entertaining and organizing an amazing evening! Can I hire you to plan my next birthday?! ;-)
P. S. I ate BRAIN! And liked it!

Ear, brains, and eyes! Oh my!
We started off with pig tails, ears and ribs which were crazy good, especially the chopped pigs ears — I couldn’t believe how many people tore into those things! Then we moved on to two whole suckling pigs which were perfectly cooked with just the right amount of crispy skin. Fucking delicious.
Now the drinks were flowing steady all night and we were feeling pretty good (and stuffed) when they brought the two pig’s heads out and the real fun began. Never did I think I’d see a bunch of Unilocalers scooping out cooked pig brain and spreading it on corn bread — don’t judge, it was DELICIOUS!
It just got worse from there when Ron started cutting the eyeballs out of the head, which he, Ruggy and I then ate. Not so bad, not so good either.
This event was the shit! Thanks to the Ruggster for getting me in and thanks to the staff at Raymi, who were great!

Another amazing night brought to you by Ruggy! Raymi is a beautiful restaurant with an interesting layout, cool vibe, and clean design. The crispy pig ears were HEAVEN, the pisco sours are the stuff dreams are made of, and the suckling pig was soft and tender with crispy perfect skin. The tails, ribs, and plantain chips were delicious too! I will definitely return — this is a place you want to take your friends :)

Probably the only vegetarian to award 5 stars to a piggy-​centric event! Nonetheless, the drinks were delicious & strong, and the staff was incredibly sweet & accommodating of my anti-​carnivorous ways, bringing me out my own appetizer and entrée, which were amazing! Also… I need to find the recipe for that bread — although I have a feeling it might just be: find delicious bread, dip the whole piece in butter & cook it up. I also very much enjoyed seeing everyone’s delighted faces as the suckling pigs were presented to the group.
Thanks for organizing Ruggy!

I never thought eating four courses of Piglet would fill me with such irrepressible ecstasy… but it did.
RIP little (^@^)~. Your delicious ears, tail, ribs and flesh were thoroughly enjoyed.
Thank you Ruggy for arranging this intimate dinner affair and thank you to Raymi for arranging the slaughter!

Last night I made TWO GUYS eat Pig eyeballs…
I do not feel bad about it. Not one bit!
The event at Raymi has to be one of the best Manhattan Elite events so far. It was a very intimate gathering of Elites, about 20 people. We had a long table which reminded me of the «Last Supper», but with WAY BETTER FOOD. The ambiance of the restaurant was very relaxing. You know you felt good good, because you were in the company of some awesome people.
The meal started off with some deliciously fried Plantain Chips. These went well with our Pisco Cocktails. After some laughs and talking about Sandy, food and other things… We were greeted by Crispy Pig Ears, Tails and Ribs… So DAMN GOOD.
The Crispy Ears reminded me of a larger version of Sisig (Filipino Food). Sisig is usually small, diced up pieces of ear, snout, face and other good things. We were eating about ½″ to 1″ squares of crispy heaven. They were cooked perfectly since ears tend to get tough if you don’t cook them enough.
Ribs are Ribs. These were juicy and falling off the bone. They were braised in a tasty sauce. I wished that I had some rice that night so I can put all that delicious meat on it. (That’s just the Asian in me talking…)
The Tails were tasty as well. They were cooked in soy, lime and cilantro. It tasted like Filipino style Adobo, but with an extra kick at the end. This went very well with the Pisco Sours and the Potato Bread that was served with dinner. That bread is really something else. It was like the equivalent of a Cheddar Bay Biscuit from Red Lobster. Just more simple and equally as delicious.
Now for the «STAR of the night…» Not only did we get a suckling pig, but we got twins! Before serving the pigs, the waitstaff came out with two huge cutting boards with the lovely swines. I almost started to cry out of excitement. Well, not really. It was amazing though. They were greeted with iPhone camera flashes and applause. They loved us.
They served the pigs chopped up with crispy skin intact. The pigs were cooked perfectly, some parts of the skin were a bit tough, but most of it was crispy. Ruggy, Sean and I were talking about the best parts of the pig. Ruggy called the manager over and requested the cheeks of the pig. I told the manager something better. «Just bring the entire head over.»
About 10 minutes later he came back with two pig heads, split open for us. I cut pieces for everyone and immediately went for the eyes and brains. After I started a piece of the brain, others also followed. I created a movement and it was really awesome. After going hardcore on the pigs head and taking the eyes out from inside the head. I was ready to see who would eat them. I’ve had my share already and Ruggy and Sean were totally game.
I want to thank Ruggy for hosting an awesome event. It felt really felt like a «Yelp Family Dinner». Everyone was all smiles and laughing, having a great time. You’ve really outdone yourself on this one. I can’t say a bad thing about the event.
Also thanks to Raymi for hosting us and making us feel at home. I definitely plan on coming back again with friends.