What's Happening New York
- Williamsburg Brasserie From Acclaimed Restaurateur and Chef Duo Finally Opens Friday
Francie is a new European brasserie in Williamsburg | Francie [Official]Restaurateur John Winterman and chef Chris Cipollone have teamed up on new European brasserie Francie Chris Cipollone, the chef who previously worked at Michelin-starred West Village darling Piora is getting ready to debut Francie, a new European brasserie that the ... read more - Esteemed Tribeca Bistro Frenchette Presents an Outdoor Feast of Sausages
Raw oyster service with sausages is one of Frenchette’s lovable quirks.The young stalwart keeps the cheese and demi-glace flowing, says senior critic Robert Sietsema When Frenchette debuted two and a half years ago in Tribeca, it initiated a French bistro revival ongoing today. Its founders, Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson, ... read more - Staten Island Pub Owner Arrested After Defying Indoor Dining and Curfew Restrictions
Bon Appetit/ShutterstockBar co-owner Danny Presti was led out of the bar in handcuffs on Tuesday evening The owner of a pub in Staten Island was arrested on Tuesday evening, just days after the bar declared itself an “autonomous zone” and eschewed the state’s coronavirus curfews and restrictions on indoor dining. ... read more - Danny Meyer’s Pioneering Flatiron Barbecue Restaurant Blue Smoke Closes
Blue Smoke’s original, Flatiron outpost has permanently closed | USHG [Official]The months-long loss of revenue and the inability to reach a favorable rent agreement were cited as reasons for the closure of the 18-year-old establishment Blue Smoke — restaurateur Danny Meyer’s seminal Flatiron restaurant that helped lay the foundation for ... read more - West Village Piano Bar Marie’s Crisis to Reopen Next Week In Light of Impending Shutdown
Google MapsPlus, a look inside Brooklyn’s new Anti-Conquest bakery — and more intel Marie’s Crisis will reopen for indoor performances next week More than eight months after temporarily closing its doors, beloved Broadway bar Marie’s Crisis is set to reopen for indoor performances next week. Only 15 customers will be ... read more - Roberta’s Employees Blast Pizza Shop Over Temporary Closure After COVID-19 Staffer Outbreak
Customers waiting for takeout orders at Roberta’s in Bushwick | Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty ImagesMore than 40 employees signed a letter to management laying out concerns with Roberta’s COVID-19 protocols Brooklyn pizza mainstay Roberta’s has temporarily closed both its Bushwick and Williamsburg locations after multiple employees at the ... read more - This Is the Winter From Hell for Restaurants and Workers
Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty ImagesA potential indoor shutdown, a lack of stimulus aid, and other hospitality industry restrictions couldn’t come at a worse time As COVID-19 infections surge throughout the country again — with the virus causing nearly 1,500 daily deaths on average — the restaurant industry is ... read more - NYC Restaurateurs Are Forging Ahead With Openings Despite Looming Shutdown
Temakase is a new hand roll destination that opened in the East Village in recent weeks | Onysko Photography [Official]Plus, Upper East Side meat shop Schaller & Weber is opening a new Lower East Side restaurant Restaurant openings are moving forward despite potential indoor dining shutdown Restaurateurs across the city ... read more - Pan-African Hit Teranga Expands to Brooklyn With a Dekalb Market Outpost
Teranga [Official]Eventually, the fast-casual spot hopes to add a third restaurant in NYC as well Teranga — the Harlem fast-casual, pan-African restaurant from former Le Grand Dakar chef Pierre Thiam — has opened its second NYC location inside the Dekalb Market Food Hall in Downtown Brooklyn. “We see ourselves ... read more - Chito Gvrito Swoops Into Town With an Array of Molten Cheese–Filled Khachapuri
Chito Gvrito offers a few tables outside, where you can press your nose against the glass and see the diners inside.The Georgian restaurant’s wide-ranging menu features fistfuls of fresh herbs in almost every dish A month ago, a new Georgian restaurant arrived between Union Square and Gramercy Park, on ... read more - Remembering New York’s Favorite Cheese Man
James Coogan | Illustration: Ryan Inzana“Life for him was wild and precious, in all of its glory and all of its gluttony.” https://www.grubstreet.com/2020/11/remembering-james-coogan.html ... read more - NYC Sheriff’s Office Shut Down Illegal Parties in Manhattan and Queens Over the Holiday Weekend
Nearly 400 people were gathered at an illegal party at 202 West 36th Street in Midtown | Via Google MapsPlus, a Staten Island pub has declared itself an autonomous zone and refuses to comply with COVID-19 restrictions — and more intel NYC Sheriff’s Office breaks up multiple illegal parties that ... read more - Innovative Queens Noodle Shop Debuts With Handmade Udon and Oshi Sushi
Sen Udon opened in the former space of Shabulixius, which closed at the end of August due to the coronavirus pandemic | Caroline Shin/EaterSen Udon serves handmade noodles inspired by Korean, Japanese, and Italian cooking styles Bayside’s competitive corridor of restaurants down Bell Boulevard — one that hosts Taverna Kyclades, ... read more - Michelin and Zagat Put Their NYC Restaurant Guides On Hold Until At Least Next Year
Operations manager Emma Krauthaim hands a customer a takeout bag from Contra, which received a one-star rating from the Michelin Guide in 2017 | Photo by Gary He/Getty ImagesNeither company plans to publish a 2021 guide for New York City restaurants this year due to the coronavirus pandemic Neither the ... read more - A Late-Night Robbery is the Latest Pandemic Setback for B&H Dairy
The green awning in front of the 82-year-old B&H Dairy | Robert Sietsema/EaterPlus, late-night Lower East Side hangout Max Fish has permanently closed — and more intel B&H Dairy loses $500 in cash register robbery After months of pandemic-related difficulties, decades-old East Village restaurant B&H Dairy faced another setback this ... read more