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All Posts Tagged: ‘bondst’

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8/ 5/08

11:05 AM

Lawsuits Brought Against Bouley, BondSt, and BLT Empire

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Maimon Kirschenbaum, the lawyer who previously brought wage-law cases against Heartland Brewery, Balthazar, Jean Georges, and B.B. King Blues Club, tells us that in recent weeks he has brought others against Bouley, BondSt, Abigail Kirsch, One Little W 12, and the BLT empire. (Someone’s having a busy summer!) Kirschenbaum tells us the BLT case — which so far involves four waiters at BLT Steak, two at BLT Prime, and one at BLT Fish — is one of the most egregious examples of wage skimming he’s seen, with waiters working up to 60 hours a week without receiving overtime.

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The New York Diet 

4/25/08

9:00 AM

Eric and Donald Trump Jr. Dine Everywhere From McDonald's to Dubai

Donald Trump, Jr. and Eric Trump

Eric and Donald: "We have a great restaurant downstairs called Trump Grill."Photo: Melissa Hom

As partners in their father’s business, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. do a lot of dining together — whether they’re talking to clients Stateside about Quattro, their upcoming restaurant in the Trump Soho building or cutting ribbons in the Middle East as they did this week. Don — or Donnie, as his younger brother calls him — prefers to eat downtown at places like BondSt and Woo Lae Oak, but that doesn’t mean he’s above stopping into McDonald’s for a sausage, egg, and cheese. “We’ve been brought up to have both kinds of taste: My father’s an all-American eater — burgers, fries, pizza — and my mother is more of a sophisticated, European eater.” Aside from a dinner at Raoul’s, Trump Jr. didn’t see much of New York this week owing to a trip to Greece, so we asked Eric to tell us what he ate.

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Mediavore 

1/15/08

10:20 AM

Oak Room Gets New Operators; Illegal Fish Trade Grows

Night Sky Holdings, which formerly operated Windows on the World at the World Trade Center as well as the Rainbow Room, has signed a contract to run the Oak Room and the Oak Bar at the Plaza Hotel. Also, Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s former sous-chef Didier Virot will be helming the kitchen at the hotel’s other eatery, the Palm Court. [NYP]

Sushi chef Hiroshi Nakahara has left New York’s BondSt to run the kitchen at a new outpost in Beverly Hills. [PR Newswire]

Chipotle will be serving 200 million meals using naturally raised meat this year, a 40 percent increase from 2007. [The Grinder/Chow]

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12/19/07

9:03 AM

Meatpacking Moguls Remm, Birnbaum, and Rabin on How to Be Cool

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Tenjune owners relax with Dave Matthews.Photo: WireImage

Our fave waitress Courtney Yates isn’t the only face Belvedere Vodka is using to try to look cool — the company, in association with UrbanDaddy, is running Web interviews with David Rabin, owner of Los Dados and Lotus, and Eugene Remm and Mark Birnbaum, owners of Tenjune. Remm and Birnbaum don’t exactly steer toward the underexposed when asked for their favorite restaurants: BondSt, Nobu, Bar Pitti, Los Dados, Mr. Chow, the Spotted Pig, Pastis, Buddakan, Dos Caminos Soho, Cipriani, Butter, Rose Bar, and Waverly Inn.

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Two for Eight 

8/29/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Sushi of Gari and BondSt; Buddha Bar Fully Booked

It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don't guarantee the results.) Today: Haute Asian.

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Neighborhood Watch 

4/13/07

3:26 PM

Attention Nolita: BondSt Reopens This Monday

Chelsea: Cain will settle on 17th Street at Ninth Avenue. [Down by the Hipster]
Dumbo: Bubby's owner has fired the chef at his Brooklyn outlet and plans to take over the kitchen himself, all in response to blogger dissatisfaction. [Brooklyn Record]
East Village: Avenue B sporting a new awning for Solo Pizza, details not yet known. [Slice]
Long Island City: Court Square wine shop now open, and a café is coming to Vernon at 50th Street, both welcomed gentrification. [LIC NYC]
Midtown East: Chikubu closed; owners back in Japan. [Eater]
Nolita: Bopping back from the burn ward sooner than expected, BondSt will be up and running this coming Monday, we're told. It’s just in time for the ten-year birthday the sushi restaurant has been planning for the end of the month. [Grub Street]
Prospect Heights: Deli Cup guy beaten so badly last week by customers upset over a lottery loss that his teeth were falling out. Good news: Not only may police have suspects, but Cup is still selling beer. [Daily Heights]
Soho: New York's oldest diner, Moondance, facing wrecking ball in May, despite pleas for preservation. [Eater]
Upper East Side: The prize for winning Tuesday Trivia night at the Gael Pub is a $50 bar tab, but you have stay all night to finish the game. [The Upper East Side Scene]

Neighborhood Watch 

4/11/07

3:09 PM

Jim Leff Maps Out Culinary Touchstones in Jackson Heights

Brooklyn Heights: National chain Five Guys Burgers and Fries in construction on Montague Street. [Brooklyn Heights Blog]
Fort Greene: Next Wednesday, Stonehome Wine Bar will host a four-course wine-tasting dinner as a toast to spring. [Brooklyn Record]
Hell's Kitchen: Grand Sichuan is closed while the outlet tries to regain its lost lease; loyal diners missing the “We would be two—love birds flying wing to wing on high” dish are distraught. [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]
Jackson Heights: Chowhound founder Jim Leff finally provides a map of the neighborhood's culinary touchstones. [Chowhound via Gothamist]
Park Slope: An employee spills that D'Agostino will close at the end of April. [Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn] Whole Foods set to open summer 2008 not giving much relief to neighbors still fearing the property is toxic. [Gowanus Lounge]
Prospect-Lefferts-Gardens: New deli on Washington Avenue opens; wide selection of do-rags already turning heads. [across the park]

Mediavore 

4/11/07

9:51 AM

Restaurant High Trains Chefs of the Future; Les Halles Takes a Beating

Welcome to Food and Finance High, which trains New York’s future chefs and restaurateurs. They diligently study the work of Dave Thomas, the origins of pizza, and read Fast Food Nation in preparation for the job market. [NYT]

Les Halles is taking a beating: They've got a Department of Health closure uptown and construction troubles downtown . [NYP]

The Red Hook ball fields, home to one of the city’s greatest gatherings of Central and South American food vendors, may finally see the trucks roll in this Sunday. [Eat for Victory/VV]

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Neighborhood Watch 

3/13/07

3:23 PM

BondSt Sushi Burns; Coffee Shop Closing Averts Bad Date

Coney Island: Surf Avenue LLC has just purchased nearly 16,000 square feet across from the Cyclone, possibly on which to build a chain restaurant, maintain a parking lot, or create another “Shoot the Freak.” [Gowanus Lounge]
East Elmhurst: La Guardia gets fancy with Michael Navarro’s Deluge. Getting drunk before a flight finally gets a classy gloss. [Gayot]
East Village: Photos of the electrical fire that scorched BondSt sushi at dawn. [Eater] $500,000 in damages predicted. [Gothamist]
Midtown West: Italian, Asian, French, and Latin cuisine coming together at 4Fusion on West 58th Street. We suggest the burger. [Gayot]
Park Slope: Former Oceana chef Jared King no longer involved with Alchemy, but the menu’s holding steady. [Gothamist]
Tribeca: Will a fancy new bus stop at the entrance of Bouley spur the rich people’s interest in public transportation? [Curbed]
Union Square: Coffee Shop’s closing saves pretty waitress from a date with sleazy customer. [NYS]

Two for Eight 

1/12/07

3:54 PM

Tables Available at Oceana; Aquagrill Totally Booked

It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. We just asked a handful of restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don't guarantee the results.) Today: Seafood.

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Two for Eight 

12/ 6/06

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Aquagrill and Mermaid Inn; Sushi Yasuda Fully Booked

It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. We just asked a handful of restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don't guarantee the results.) Today: Seafood.

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