My newest restaurant obsession... What Happens When

So I know that the concept of a pop-up restaurant has been done.  Ludo Lefebre in LA does LudoBites, which is perhaps the ultimate pop-up restaurant.  But John Fraser of Dovetail recently opened a pop-up restaurant in NYC that is called What Happens When.  The whole idea with What Happens When is that for 9 months, the restaurant will occupy a small space in Nolita.  Every month, the restaurant will have a new theme, which involves changing both the decor and the menu entirely.  This month, the theme was Nordic and the decor was... industrial chic?  Who knows what the theme and decor will involve next month?  All I can say was that Alex and I both LOVED our meal there and the entire experience.  Actually, we enjoyed the concept so much that we started debating what our ideal restaurant would involve in terms of menu, theme, size, etc.  Oh and the beer list - Alex was very concerned with his beer list in his hypothetical restaurant.  Anyway, the meal started with a few amuse bouches (the best of which was a yellow split lentil soup) and some garlic knots with emmentaler cheese.  Those garlic knots were fantastic.  Then for our first course we had the "potato skins" (with sausage and beer fondue) and the roasted cauliflower salad (with dehydrated grapes, ham and feta cheese).  Both were really good, although I preferred the cauliflower salad and Alex preferred the potato skins.  Then for our entrees we had the lamb loin and the guinea hen with the buckwheat crepe millefeuille.  I would have to say that for me the entrees were a tie, and probably my favorite part of the meal (Alex agreed that the entrees were his favorite part of the meal, although he said that my guinea hen was just slightly better than his lamb).  Both were very flavorful, with very distinct flavor profiles that were just so seasonally perfect.  Then we moved onto the dessert where I had the popcorn creme brulee and Alex had some sort of chocolate tart with caramel sauce, a graham cracker crust and little marshmallows.  The popcorn creme brulee was seriously fun and tasty, although I thought that the sugar on top needed to be torched a little more to give it that crackly creme brulee crust.  

Overall, such a great meal.  I can't wait to go back in a month or two after the theme has changed and see what happens!