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Tom Mylan Has a Hillbilly Hog Roast at the Yard Tonight
Plus, the Red Hook Ballfields vendors might be getting fancy new digs.
Posted 10/10/08 in Grub Street : Do the 'Cue
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Union Hall’s Bell House Will Open September 18 With Free Show
The guys behind Union Hall will open their new performance venue and lounge, the Bell House, in a twenties warehouse.
Posted 09/05/08 in Grub Street : Openings
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The Return of NYC ICY; Chelsea's Latest Wine Bar
Matsugen serves a wide range of Japanese treats, and not all best-sliders lists are equal, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 06/16/08 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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Kellog’s Diner at Risk; the Definitive Banana Book
Cobble Hill: Trader Joe's seems to think it's opening a store on Court Street, even if a bunch of local bloggers don't. [McBrooklyn] Dumbo: Finally, the map to area eateries we’ve all been waiting for. [Gridskipper] East Village: Want to read a book about bananas? Dan Keoppel reads tonight at KGB from Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World. Fort Greene: Neighbors are looking for a friendly bar to watch Super Tuesday results. [General Greene] Gowanus: Vandals have opened up the Whole Foods site on 3rd Street again. [Gowanus Lounge] Jackson Heights: Sweet tooths rejoice over Cannelle Pâtisserie on 31st Avenue. [Chow] Park Slope: Komboocha, a fermented tea, hits the co-op, but not everyone is psyched about it: “It’s expensive, tastes like crap, and claims to cure everything. Thus, it appeals to the rich and those addicted to Park Slopish consumer culture.” [Daily Slope] Williamsburg: According to renderings, Kellog's Diner will be wrapped up by a heinous new condo at Metropolitan and Union. [Curbed]
Posted 02/05/08 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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No Ssäm at Ssäm Bar; Neighbors Oppose Carroll Gardens Restaurant
Astoria: Oleput reopened. But does it have a liquor license? [Joey in Astoria] Carroll Gardens: Residents are opposed to a bar and grill next to Black Mountain Wine House. [Brooklyn Paper] East Village: Is ssäm off the menu at Ssäm Bar? [Eater] Gowanus: Look for a new coffee-and-sandwich shop called the Crooked Tail Café coming soon to Third Avenue and President Street. [Brownstoner] Greenpoint: One patron at Greenpoint Coffeehouse wants his anti-brunch message heard. [New York Shitty] Midtown: Combine dinner with people-watching at the food court at Grand Central Station. [Weblicist of Manhattan] West Village: The panini at ’ino are salty and sweet. [Gothamist]
Posted 01/25/08 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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Dylan’s Candy Bar Expands to the Hamptons
East Hampton: Dylan’s Candy Bar will open its first chainlet store on Main Street on August 4. [Restaurant Girl] Gowanus: Joy sucked out of the opening of Kyoto Japanese restaurant on Smith Street as high rents have knocked out another small business next door. [Gowanus Lounge] Greenport: Mike Osinski earns 75 cents a piece for oysters he grows in the water off his backyard. Trading two dozen mollusks to get out of a traffic violation: priceless. [NYT] Hell’s Kitchen: The cafeteria in the new Times building offers a sushi roll branded the "News Room." [Gawker] Lower East Side: Cronkite Pizzeria served its last pie Saturday. [Eater] Midtown East: The Farmer’s Market at Rockefeller Center will be open Thursdays to Saturdays through August 19. [Grub Street] Midtown West: Barbecue snobs may disregard the following: Brother Jimmy’s is opening a new location near Penn Station. [The Strong Buzz] Nolita: Vig Bar looks closed. [Down by the Hipster] West Village: Piano bar Rose’s Turn will turn down its lights forever on July 22. [Lost City] Day-O is closed for repairs. [Grub Street]
Posted 07/16/07 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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SushiSamba Manager Opening His Own Restaurant in Midtown West
Clinton Hill: A walk-through of the mysterious chocolate bar. [Clinton Hill Blog] East Village: Gemma in the Bowery Hotel looks set to open but will probably launch with private parties. [Down by the Hipster] Flatiron: Porky’s nabbed for selling alcohol to minors. [Blog Chelsea] Gowanus: Whole Foods spearheads construction on contaminated site. [Gowanus Lounge] Harlem: Manna’s, trying to become the Starbucks of soul food, opens its fourth location. [Uptown Flavor] Midtown East: Aquavit’s weeklong herring buffet to celebrate the fish’s migration starts June 11. [Grub Street] Midtown West: A former manager and the chef of SushiSamba on Park will open their own Japanese restaurant near the Ed Sullivan Theater. [Restaurant Girl] The kosher falafel joint House of Pita is opening “another location” two blocks from the original; it’s not clear if this means they’re moving or expanding. [Midtown Lunch] Soho: The opening of Lola Is Soul restaurant may be further delayed now that the owners have ousted weepy Top Chef alum Dave Martin. [Eater]
Posted 05/22/07 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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Has the Benevolent Whole Foods Betrayed Its Health-Obsessed Customers?
Whole Foods, of course, simultaneously symbolizes healthy living and urban development. That paradox has never more visible than today, with the government’s approval of the controversial new Gowanus location — a location rich with benzene. (The yummy PCBs and cadmium were removed along with tons of dirt.) The 86,000-square-foot store, much of which will be below ground, will have to be shielded from the seeping benzene vapors by a “protective barrier” around the foundation. We’re not saying that building the new store there is equivalent to developing on an Indian burial ground. In fact, it so totally isn’t. But if the you’re-okay-I’m-okay social contract Whole Foods has with its yuppie customers isn’t sacred, what is? Next thing you know, they’ll start overcharging us for groceries. Market in Gowanus OK, says agency [NYDN] Related: Indulge Your Paranoia
Posted 01/23/07 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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The Australian Invasion
This week, Rob and Robin report on an unlikely but welcome addition to New York's restaurant scene, Australian pub Sheep Station, which is located in Brooklyn's version of the outback — between Gowanus and Park Slope. Perhaps our intrepid food editors are warming to Australia — they give Sheep Station a thumbs-up for its cool room and hearty dishes, and earlier this year, they penned "Australian for 'Food,'" a primer on the nation's cuisine. Also in Openings this week: East Village wine shop Tinto Fino, West Village bistro Cafe Cluny, and Soho brasserie Bar Martignetti. Openings: Sheep Station [NYM]
Posted 10/23/06 in Grub Street : In the Magazine
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