How a Bistro Stays Open in Tough Times

Cut the cream, for starters.

Posted 07/16/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed

Tags: newsfeed, paris commune, recession

Patsy’s Pizza for 60 Cents in Harlem This August; Fresher Isn’t Always Better in Sushi

Frank Bruni picks restaurants for their looks, and Craftbar has some standout cocktails, in today's neighborhood food news.

Posted 07/14/08 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch

Tags: a and s pork store, astoria, clinton hill, craftbar, east harlem, flatiron, four seasons, little italy, midtown east, neighborhood watch, paris commune, park slope, patsy's, sushi yasuda, west village, winegasm

Rooster Is on Paris Commune’s Menu, Not Just the Logo

The restaurant has gotten some old birds and added them to the menu tonight and through the weekend as a $22 special.

Posted 04/18/08 in Grub Street : What to Eat This Week

Tags: coq au vin, paris commune, What to Eat This Week

Dave Chappelle Tiffs With the Wife at Coffee Shop, ‘Entourage’-ers Talk Movie at 1 Oak?

This week’s juiciest bit of celeb-sighting gossip was, of course, the Post’s report that after a performer dumped a drink on Demi and Ashton, Box honcho Simon Hammerstein sent an e-mail to his partner and a GM saying, “I can’t stand those two” — apparently because they’re “so far up their own arses” and “don’t spend anything” — “and I applaud whoever spilt a drink on them.” We’re thinking Kid Rock got kinder treatment when he went to Southern Hospitality, or there would’ve been a Tommy Lee–style throwdown.

Posted 01/03/08 in Grub Street : Celebrity Settings

Tags: 1 oak, bonjoo, Celebrity Settings, fanelli's cafe, gansevoort hotel, gypsy tea, la palapa, le cirque, nobu, paris commune, pure food and wine, river cafe, room service, rose bar, scarlatto, southern hospitality, sunburst cafe, tenjune, the box, the coffee shop, the thirsty scholar, via quadronno

Weekday Brunch in the West Village; Fine Dining on Henry Street

Brooklyn Heights: Henry Street has become a dining destination. [Brooklyn Paper] Midtown East: Donatella Arpaia’s father, Lello, will open an “elegant Italian place, which has fabric walls and flattering lighting” called Fiorini at 209 East 56th Street this Saturday. [NYT] Tribeca: The co-owner of Murray’s Bagels plans to open his own shop called Original Zucker’s Bagels & Smoked Fish on Chambers at West Broadway by October. [Grub Street] West Village: Paris Commune is trying to woo its detractors by offering weekday brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. [NYS] Williamsburg: DuMont Burger is expanding into a space next door in order to separate its takeout business from sit-down dining. [Eater]

Posted 08/22/07 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch

Tags: arthur avenue, belmont, brooklyn heights, donatella arpaia, dumont burger, fiorini, flatiron, gansevoort park, henry street, lello arpaia, midtown east, mike's deli, neighborhood watch, paris commune, sangweech, west village, williamsburg

Duck! It's a Bay Area Culinary Invasion!

Clinton Hill: The old guy who sharpens knives out of a truck is still news to some residents. [Clinton Hill Blog] Dumbo: Almondine Bakery is now serving crêpes and ice-cream sundaes. [Dumbo NYC] East Village: A San Francisco chef has moved east and opened a café called Abraco on 7th Street at First Avenue with a pastry chef formerly of Babycakes. [Eater] Morningside Heights: Night Cafe’s nightly rounds of trivia will be missed when the hangout closes in the next month. [NYT via Uptown Flavor] Upper West Side: Bodrum, a Mediterranean restaurant that serves Turkish meze, has just opened on Amsterdam Avenue near 88th Street. [Grub Street] West Village: Paris Commune gets no love from former diners, who want the place to give up already and close. [Eater]

Posted 08/20/07 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch

Tags: abraco, almondine, ballfields, bodrum, clinton hill, dumbo, east village, morningside heights, neighborhood watch, night cafe, paris commune, red hook, upper west side, west village