Savory NY Bringing Yet More Videos to the WebSavory NY was a site we liked a lot in its previous incarnation: It was video-driven, had a lot of useful info about restaurants in New York and elsewhere, and was easy to use. All those things are still true, but the site has now relaunched with more videos, including ones of Boqueria, Stanton Social, and the little owl, all with the respective chefs talking about them (such as Joey Campanaro explaining why the place is called the little owl). Savory NY has had the usual service-site upgrade: more restaurants, more reviews, and something called a “Savory Queue,” in which you can keep track of the places you mean to eat at. But go for the videos.
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Neighborhood Watch
Callecito Soon to Join Mercadito and Cafecito in the East VillageBrooklyn Heights: Magnetic Field hosts its Jeopardy-inspired booze game tonight. Remember to answer in the form of a slurred question. [Brooklyn Record]
East Village: Callecito, from the owners of Mercadito, will open across the street on Avenue B. (And a block from Cafecito, in case you weren’t confused enough.) [NYS]
Fort Greene: Three pounds of yams, $1. Did we mention they’re jumbo yams? They are. [Gothamist]
Harlem: Emperor’s Roe Champagne-and-caviar bar has closed, and a great pun is soon to be lost to time. [Harlem Fur]
Meatpacking District: The Keith McNally–backed Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation will rally tonight to protest the Gansevoort billboards. [Blog Chelsea]
Midtown East: You can now get comfort food in addition to the typical steakhouse fare at Blair Perrone. Assuming you weren’t already comfortable with steak. [NYT]
Park Slope: Brooklyn Pita coming to Seventh Avenue; Delices de Paris bakery reopens after adding mouse-excreta backlash to its list of married-owner woes. [Gowanus Lounge]
Soho: Your prayers answered: Savoy will be doing a special Seder menu. [VV]