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- food
- August 22, 2025
Honey Deuce season is served for the US Open
From fried chicken with caviar to melon cocktails, here's what's on the menu.
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The restaurant is also offering a specialty dessert inspired by the tournament's hit lemony drink, called The Final Serve. It's a buttermilk parfait layered with yuzu curd and butter shortbread crumbs made to resemble a tennis ball.
According to 2024 purchase data from Total Wine, fans have proven interested in trying their hand at the drink at home with an 800% increase in transactions compared to weeks prior to the U.S. Open that included the main ingredients for the Honey Deuce: Chambord and Grey Goose.
The simple and refreshing highball recipe is also easy to replicate at home.
Ingredients
1 1/2 parts Grey Goose vodka
3 parts Fresh Lemonade
1/2 part Chambord black raspberry liqueur
3 honey melon balls for garnish
Directions
Chill a collins glass or the commemorative cup by placing in the refrigerator or freezer or by filling with ice water for 5 minutes.
Once the glass is sufficiently chilled, fill with ice.
Measure and add vodka. Top with a measured amount of fresh lemonade. Measure and add raspberry liqueur.
Garnish with a skewer of 1 or multiple frozen honeydew melon balls.
Click here to see how to make it frozen.
IHG Hotels is serving its first-ever cocktail at this year's Open -- the Watermelon Slice.
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The refreshing cocktail is made with Moët & Chandon champagne, fresh watermelon juice, elderflower liqueur, and lime juice, which gets garnished with a signature watermelon wedge and served in a tennis-themed collectible acrylic wine glass.
This new beverage is available throughout the US Open at the IHG Racquet Bar onsite, as well as at select IHG hotel properties in New York City.
Simon Kim, founder and owner of Gracious Hospitality Management -- behind New York City's popular Korean fried chicken hotspot COQODAQ -- told \"GMA\" the team is \"so excited to be back at the US Open for a second year,\" bringing back the beloved bites, plus something new..
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COQODAQ will debut a highly-anticipated fried chicken sandwich, along with a few exclusive off-menu surprises.
Kim said \"we were blown away by the response\" at their 2024 debut \"and we couldn’t have been more grateful.\"
In a tease for tennis and fried chicken fans, the restaurant posted a new video on Instagram Wednesday to build the hype for the new menu, in a style reminiscent of \"The Bear,\" that highlighted the chefs' meticulous recipe development process.
This time, with a signature COQODAQ experience at the Club Level at Arthur Ashe Stadium and a revamped 'CQDQ' at the Food Village.
In 2024, the team sold more than 100,000 nuggets during its debut run, alongside offering luxe $100 caviar boxes.
\"Being part of a major cultural moment like the US Open is a dream come true, and bringing our high-brow, low-brow experience to all ticket holders is the perfect way to share what our brand is all about,\" Kim said.
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The restaurant will also be serving a specialty Double Deuce cocktail throughout the championship at its famed Flatiron location until Sept. 8.
The limited-time cocktail curated by beverage director Sondre Kasin, \"is a playful twist on the iconic Honey Deuce, reimagined with COQODAQ’s signature egg-shaped ice cube transformed into a bright tennis ball.\"
As the 27-year-old American tennis star looks to better his 2022 semifinal finish and score his first Grand Slam title, Big Foe has teamed up with Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud to fuel fans in town for the tournament.
On behalf of his global brand ambassadorship with Evian, the official water of the U.S. Open, Tiafoe, along with Boulud, debuted an exclusive menu at Restaurant DANIEL, serving a gourmet version of his mother's West African peanut stew.
The special menu is available during the tournament's final weekend, Sept. 3 -7, but fans watching at home who want a taste of the pairing can order Chef Daniel's Big Foe Treat Box on GoldBelly, which includes Tiafoe's favorite dessert -- cookies and cream macarons.
This story was originally published on Aug. 20, 2025.
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