1) Harlem : Harlem Condo Life and Grub Street report that Ryan Skeen’s upcoming restaurant 5 & Diamond is opening tonight or tomorrow. Status : Unknown, no answers to calls; 2072 Frederick Douglass Blvd., 646-684-4662
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Thursday Opening Report: Chipotle Union Square, Lan, 57 Napoli, More Certified Open
[ Krieger ] Betel , a new Thai restaurant from Australian restaurateurs, opened in the old Wild Ginger space on 51 Grove last week. Designed by the man behind the Upper East Side’s sleek Le Caprice, the space itself is a looker, and people in the neighborhood seem happy with what he’s done with the landmarked space.
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Good News/Bad News: The Early, and Very Positive, Word on Thai Newcomer Betel
Per @SamSifton : “There are dudes with loafers, no socks, women in sunnies smiling at the budding trees. Cripes! Soon there’ll be ramps on every menu in town! ” And @Tom_Colicchio : “Its spring in NY bring on the ramps…@SamSifton 8 days and counting till rampage.” [Twitter]
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Holy Jesus Ramps!: Per @SamSifton: "There are dudes with…
Midtown Lunch reports that Kyochon , the $2 million Midtown flagship of the Korean fried chicken chain, is currently closed for retraining . Says their tipster: “they’re closed for the next two days to retrain all of the employees due to the poor reviews they’ve received.
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Retooling: Initial Crap Reviews Force Kyochon to Close for Retraining
As much as it must disappoint EV Heave to report , East 7th St., the eye of the St. Patrick’s Day storm, was not covered in puke this morning! Actually, the main activity going on in bars across town right now is a major restocking, seen above at McSorley’s (via @alexanderbasek ).
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The Day After: The Aftermath at McSorley’s, The St. Paddy’s Day HQ
Not to overstate things, but Eleven Madison Park’s annual Kentucky Derby celebration is one of the parties of the year . The crowd gets into the theme, with suits and souped up hats galore, there’s food all over the place, a live band, cigar smoking, and a screening of the big race. It’s great, it takes place on May 1, and tickets go for $175 here .
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Eater Contests: Win Two Tickets to EMP’s Killer Kentucky Derby Soiree
While there are countless restaurants in Boston that have outdoor dining available during the warmer weather, relatively few of these spots are on the water.
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Five Boston Restaurants with Outdoor Dining on the Water
You can’t swing a dead cat in this town without hitting a new artisanal, Neopolitan, new wave, etc. pizza joint
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Spring Tracking: Old Guard Pizza Shop Fornino Opens in Park Slope This April
Curbed is looking for a smart and energetic person to join the business side of our operation as a sales & marketing assistant. There’s a lot to do and the right candidate will be willing to jump in with both feet.
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help wanted: Curbed Needs a Smart Sales & Marketing Assistant
A culinary event to benefit a Cambridge community center and social service agency is coming to Boston later this month. According to a press release sent to us by Clearly Creative Marketing , the seventh annual Cooking for a Cause will be held at the Harborview Ballroom in the Seaport World Trade Center on Thursday, March 25 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
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Cooking for a Cause to Be Held in Boston on March 25, 2010
Like many restaurants seeking a liquor license in an oversaturated zone, newish Pichet Ong dessert bar Spot is lobbying the neighborhood for signatures. But in this case, when neighbors sign Spot’s petition, they get a “complimentary treat” and a “St. Marks Resident VIP card where you will receive 10% off purchases FOREVER.” [EVG]
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Small Time Bribes: Like many restaurants seeking a liquor…
[ Curbed ] To be honest, it would be weird if Danny Meyer hadn’t toured the prospective restaurant spaces in the upcoming Brooklyn Bridge Park , given he has restaurants in both Central and Madison Square Parks, considered bidding on the Tavern on the Green space, and holds a slew of operations at CitiField. But yes, he was there last week to tour the Pier 1 facilities along with the owners of Red Hook’s destination restaurant The Good Fork , mini Asian chain Rice , Dumbo’s Superfine , and at least 30 others (and one blogger plant )
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Parks and Rec.: Danny Meyer and 30 Other Vendors Eye Brooklyn Bridge Park
EAST VILLAGE — Workers on the scene today revealed that the former (beloved) Astor Place East Starbucks is going to become a cafe for the New York Film Academy , which apparently rents some space in the building. [EaterWire] SOHO — Feast hears that Socarrat Paella Bar is considering expanding to Soho. Reps at the restaurant tell them, “[we] happily encourage you to stay tuned…” [Feast] GIMMICKS — In a PR stunt for Tobasco, chef and restaurateur Laurent Tourondel will be handing out free food out of a truck (sounds familiar!) from 7 – 9:30 AM in Midtown and from noon – 2PM in FiDi.
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EaterWire: New Tenant for Astor Place ‘Bucks, Rumored Soho Socarrat
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. [ Krieger ] This fun looking newcomer—there’s a tree in there! like Rayuela, but three years later—is Tartinery , a day-old Nolita restaurant centered around that most wonderful of French sandwiches, the tartine.
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Eater Inside: Meet Tartinery, Featuring French Sandwiches, a Giant Tree
Deep inside a Times story on the Limelight Marketplace, an area resident takes a moment to whine about the planned Grimaldi’s , complaining that the iconic restaurant’s hoped for beer and wine license and late hours could attract a “rowdy crowd” .
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Rants: Memories Of Limelight Will Live Forever
An Italian restaurant in the Orient Heights section of East Boston has apparently shut its doors. According to a poster on the Chowhound site, Carmen’s Kitchen on Bennington Street is no longer open, and a sign in the window says that El Paisa Butchery is coming soon (El Paisa is a Colombian restaurant that is located next door to the now-closed Carmen’s Kitchen).
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Carmen’s Kitchen in East Boston Has Apparently Closed
A new restaurant focusing on Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine is coming to the Allston neighborhood of Boston. Garlic N Lemons will be opening on Harvard Street (between Brighton Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue) in the heart of the Allston Village, and according to one of our Facebook fans, it may be open as early as later this month.
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Garlic N Lemons Opening in Allston
It looks like a new restaurant will soon be opening in the Teele Square section of Somerville. Based on the signs in the window of the storefront, the new restaurant – called Istanbul’lu – is going to open on Holland Street, just south of Broadway in the heart of the square, and it will be focusing on Turkish cuisine. The space it will be moving into used to be home to the Holland Street Cafe.
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Istanbul’lu Is Coming to Somerville
It looks like a new eatery is coming to the South End of Boston this summer. According to the Boston Herald, a deli and bakery called The Wholy Grain is planning to open on Shawmut Avenue, a mostly residential road between Tremont and Washington Streets which does have several other restaurants, including Coppa, Joe V’s, the South End Buttery, and the Franklin Cafe (which is across the street from where The Wholy Grain will be)
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The Wholy Grain to Open in the South End This Summer
David Tan runs the blog Mad About Shanghai , which I’ve been following for several years. His blog is about moving to, living in, and doing business in Shanghai. With the Shanghai World Expo coming up in May, I was wondering what David might recommend for visitors to see and do besides the Expo.
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Mad About Shanghai