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Hawaiian Tropic Zone Fires Bad Managers, Sometimes; Sustainable Sushi Stats in Your Pocket
A restaurant critic crosses the ethics line by having a chef cater her wedding, and how Bobby Flay got his start in the food business, from our glance at the morning headlines.
Posted 10/10/08 in Grub Street : Mediavore
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Dems and Republicans Are Antagonistic About Arugula; Lebanon and Israel Fight About Falafel
Food has never been so politicized.
Posted 10/07/08 in Grub Street : Food Fights
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Workers Sue 230 Fifth Owner
The rooftop bar draws unwanted attention, again.
Posted 09/10/08 in Grub Street : Lawsuits
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Pervy Performers Accuse the Box of Everything Imaginable, and Then Some
Box honcho Simon Hammerstein is accused of abusing his dog, keeping in-house prostitutes, sexual harassment, and pressuring a couple of sisters into a threesome.
Posted 09/10/08 in Grub Street : Le Scandale
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School Lunches Go Locavore; Ed Brown Goes Fishing
Slow Food lecturers are boring, the cocktails of ‘Mad Men,’ and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 09/02/08 in Grub Street : Mediavore
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Turmoil at Pink Elephant, Mansion, 1Oak, and Madison
Scott Sartiano is being sued by two waitresses who claim they were fired because he wanted an all-white staff.
Posted 08/22/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Spotlight Live Sued for $10 Million Over Stabbing Death
With the killing of Ingrid Rivera still on their hands, employees of the karaoke club are now being blamed for a January stabbing.
Posted 08/15/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Montauk Hates Surf Lodge; Olympics Spur Ethnic Eating
The Greenmarket suspends a farmer, Olympics-themed happy hours, a new Chinese cookbook, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 08/06/08 in Grub Street : Mediavore
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Lawsuits Brought Against Bouley, BondSt, and BLT Empire
One Little West 12 and Abigail Kirsch are also accused of wage violations.
Posted 08/05/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Hamptons Restaurant Sues for Racial Persecution
The Hampton Bays Diner says that town authorities wanted to end its Hispanic Night.
Posted 07/23/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Franklin Becker to Replace Gary Robins at Sheridan Square; Octopus Abounds on Menus
Plus a man finds a knife in his Subway sandwich, a cookbook conspiracy, and more, in our morning news digest.
Posted 07/16/08 in Grub Street : Mediavore
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Wakiya Hit With $5 Million Lawsuit
Another New York restaurant is sued by a spurned employee.
Posted 07/08/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Jalapeños to Blame for Salmonella?; ‘Rachael Ray Show’ No Place for Anorexics
Plus: Brooklyn's burgeoning cocktail scene, restaurant closures in the Hamptons, and more, in our morning news digest.
Posted 07/07/08 in Grub Street : Mediavore
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The Naked Cowboy Treats Himself to Bedtime Protein Bars
It's not easy staying in size 16 tightie whities.
Posted 06/27/08 in Grub Street : The New York Diet
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Tavern on the Green Pays Up, Admits No Guilt
But everything's fine now, says the tourist trap!
Posted 06/03/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Smith and Mills Fights for Its Right to Party
Last time the Beatrice Inn was closed down, owner Matt Abramcyk told us that he was renovating to address noise complaints. In the case of his other bar, Smith and Mills, Abramcyk is taking the offensive by suing — and attempting to convince a court to evict — an upset neighbor who, from the Post’s description of her, seems to be as diminutive as the restaurant. A lawsuit claims the woman has tried to prevent construction, barred patrons from entering, screamed inside of the restaurant, and smashed glasses and bottles — and not in a fun, Siberia way. Will other bar owners invoke a similar “Good riddance, neighbor” policy? We’re looking at you, Death & Co. Legal Bar Brawl [NYP] Related: To Life For Death & Co. [Diner's Journal/NYT]
Posted 12/11/07 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Richie Akiva and Scott Sartiano War With ‘Jealous Competitors’ Kyky and Unik of PM
Last week the Daily News brought word that Richie Akiva and Scott Sartiano are being sued for $120 million by developer Emilio Barletta, who claims he’s the rightful lease holder of the space that houses the Butter boys’ club 1 OAK. What the News doesn’t mention, but our inside sources do, is that Barletta, owner of Zanzibar, was planning to partner in the space with PM owners Kyky and Unik, last seen plotting a now-abandoned Italian bistro in the Sascha space.
Posted 11/27/07 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Ever Work at Heartland Brewery? Time to Sue!
If you’ve worked an hourly job at Heartland Brewery’s six locations (including Spanky’s BBQ) in the past three years, start checking your mailbox. You won’t get an invite to the company Christmas party, but your presence is requested for a class-action lawsuit about minimum wage and overtime. A judge has ruled that attorney Maimon Kirschenbaum can send out the notice, which he’s taking as a positive sign: “The court bought into the fact that corruption, if there, applied equally to everyone at every location.” So if you feel ripped off, join eighteen of your former colleagues and place your order with the American legal system. Memorandum & Order: Peter Fasanelli v. Heartland Brewery [PDF] Earlier: Legal Battle on Tap for Heartland Brewery
Posted 10/15/07 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Restaurant Daniel's Not a Noisy Neighbor, Court Rules
A New York Supreme Court judge has ruled that Daniel Boulud is a good neighbor, the Post reports. The court dismissed a complaint filed by Robert and Frances Pildes against Restaurant Daniel for excessive noise. The court found, essentially, that the Pildes knew what they were getting when they bought a condo above a restaurant. While the Pildes made it sound like they complained all the time about noise, the court found only one instance that the Pildes had made a written, legitimate complaint. Only once could the Pildes prove that noise levels were too high at Daniel, and that was on New Year's Eve.
Posted 10/12/07 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Overtime Suits Officially a Buzz Topic
We’ve learned that Juan Garcia-Espinoza, a dishwasher who worked at Carmine’s for two and a half years is suing the South Street Seaport dive (no relation to the Upper West Side pasta joint) for allegedly violating overtime laws by paying him a miserly $260 to $300 for workweeks as long as 58 hours. We’ve pointed out that these cases are increasingly becoming “man bites dog,” and the cover story of this week’s Business Week proves it: In the last few years, companies have blown about $1 billion resolving them. At this point wouldn’t even Mr. Burns agree that that money is better spent fairly compensating workers in the first place? Related: Wage Wars [Business Week]
Posted 10/01/07 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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