Grub Street Posts Tagged: water street restaurant

Picnic Club Debuts in Central Park; Manhattan's Better With Rye

The owners of a coffeehouse–wine bar combo might be on to something and a Country chef opens a Nolita restaurant in today's neighborhood food news.

Posted 04/22/08 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
Tags: arlo and esme, central park, chinatown, country doug psaltis, dumbo, east village, el malecon, elizabeth restaurant, midtown west, neighborhood watch, nolita, peking duck house, picnic club, rotisserie chicken, tribeca film festival, upper west side, water street restaurant
Don’t Be an Ass, You’ll Be Made to Wait; Park Slope Gets Its Beer Table Saturday

Clinton Hill: John's Donut Shop & Restaurant looks like an unassuming diner, but a recent visit revealed an actual wait. Do people know something we don't know? [Clinton Hill Blog] Dumbo: Water Street Restaurant is promoting $3 Draft Beers and a 2-for-1 Cheeseburger Special on Sunday. [Dumbo NYC] Flatiron: If you get to Hill Country at 8 p.m. on a Saturday and come 9 p.m. you’re still waiting for a table, you’ve now struck "Shot o’clock," according to GM John Shaw, "gratis shots for all at the bar." [Eater] Little Italy: This is proof that the city’s nightlife is still hot: "Degenerates of nyc in full swing at gold bar. 19 yr old Brazilians having makeshift photo shoots as the party floods into the D.J. booth to play with the new mac computers." Only Bangkok could be hotter than that! [Down by the Hipster] Park Slope: Beer Table, whose SLA woes were chronicled by the Times this week, will open Saturday. [Eat for Victory/VV] Tribeca: A bit of diner rudeness has been spotted around town lately — stool-swiping, line-cutting, table-hogging — but there’s a bit of consolation (and warning to offenders): Nobu co-owner Richie Notar revealed "they get secretly punished with extra-long waits." [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]

Posted 02/01/08 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
Tags: beer table, clinton hill, dumbo, flatiron, goldbar, hill country, john shaw, john's donut shop, little italy, neighborhood watch, nobu, park slope, richie notar, superbowl specials, tribeca, water street restaurant
Le Bernardin Pastry Chef a Fan of Mason; Tour East Village Dumpling Master's Lair

Astoria: A new wine bar on 35th Avenue at 30th Street called Rest-au-Rant features about 30 wines and beers — from Germany, New Zealand, Hawaii, Belgium, and France. [Joey in Astoria] Dumbo: Waterstreet Restaurant and Lounge hosts carolers and expects dancing till late tonight as part of a holiday shopping promotion throughout the nabe. [Dumbo NYC] East Village: A photo tour of the magical workshop of "Sun Le, the dumpling master who makes TKettle’s juicy little masterpieces." [Eat for Victory/VV] Lower East Side: Le Bernardin pastry chef Michael Laiskonis just had a great meal at Tailor and has "always been a fan of Sam Mason’s food." [Restaurant Girl] West Village: The Bowery Hotel’s Eric Goode and Sean McPherson are rumored to have closed a deal on another boutique hotel, at an unknown location. [Down by the Hipster]

Posted 12/06/07 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
Tags: astoria, bowery hotel, carolers, dumbo, east village, eric goode, le bernardin, lower east side, michael laiskonis, neighborhood watch, rest-au-rant, sam mason, sean macpherson, sun le, tailor, tkettle, waterstreet restaurant, west village