Following the news that 55 year-old Pink Tea Cup is closing over on Bleecker and Grove comes some more sad news, just a half a dozen blocks over. 22 year-old Gus’ Place has been seized by the tax man. The Greek neighborhood spot (five years in its current location) could turn it around and reopen as quickly as Permanent Brunch, the East Village restaurant that was closed by the tax man for a mere four days
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Seized!: Village Carnage Continues: Gus’ Place Seized by Tax Man
U2 Karaoke, the multilevel karaoke den that replaced the upper levels of the former Mondo Kim’s Video on St Marks Place, opened for business last week . Early Saturday morning, after one too many adult beverages, your faithful nightlife editor was dragged there against his will with a promise of guaranteed fun. Lies! While U2 was spit shiny new, hearing tone deaf adults screaming Bon Jovi is a pretty miserable way to close out an evening
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The Drying of NYC: Newcomer U2 Jumps The Gun On Boozy Karaoke Fun
[ photo credit ] According to a tipster, a new sign in the window of Pink Tea Cup , the Village’s 55 year-old soul food staple, announces that ” after over 50 years in the Village, the Pink Tea Cup will close on January 3, 2010 ,” and a call to the restaurant confirms. Interestingly enough, a look at tonight’s Community Board 2 meeting reveals a new entity is already applying for a liquor license at the space. Known for serving mammoth portions for a low price day and night, the Pink Tea Cup has long been a spot for the locals, the tourists, and lower level celebs like Liz Smith , Star Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, and the occaisional CEO .
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The Shutter: Soul Food Spot the Pink Tea Cup to Close After 55 Years
Roslindale continues to become more and more of a destination spot for diners, as a new place has opened just north of Roslindale Village in a space formerly occupied by a restaurant and wine bar. According to the Thrillist site, the Jazz Cafe and Bar recently opened its doors on Washington Street in the former NuVo spot, offering an eclectic array of dishes as well as (eventually) live jazz music
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Jazz Cafe and Bar Opens in Roslindale
Though the next Bocuse d’Or , aka the bi-annual culinary Olympics, won’t take place until the beginning of 2011 , one can never be too prepared. And so, that is why master chef Daniel Boulud gathered a crowd of press, chefs, and general restaurant world glitterati at his New York flagship Daniel this afternoon to announce the 12 semifinalists for Team USA. Each candidate, along with a sous chef, will compete against one another next February at the Hyde Park campus of the Culinary Institute of America for a chance to represent the US in 2011 in Lyon—the new Lyon ampitheater built just for this event will hold 8,000
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Culinary Olympics: Bocuse d’Or Update: USA Semi-Finalists Announced!
Last month, celeb chef and former NYC restaurateur Gordon Ramsay announced his new reality show concept for Fox, “MasterChef.” Meant to appeal to the masses, the show is already being called (by the show’s PR of course) a culinary version of “American Idol.” Unlike other competitions on the air right now, including Chopped, Top Chef, and Iron Chef, MC will only look at amateur chefs . This is where the casting call comes in
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Casting Calls: Gordon Ramsay Wants YOU for His American Idol Food Show
This year, inspired by our ever-popular “I Heart My City” series on Intelligent Travel, we’re reveling in the holiday season by asking our readers to share their favorite ways to celebrate in their cities. Today’s city-lover is travel writer David Friesen , a local expert for Nileguide , giving us a glimpse of Beijing . What to share the things that make your city special
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My City Celebrates: David’s Beijing
A plan to bring a restaurant to an historic building in Weston Center looks like it is not going to happen, at least for now. According to the Boston Globe, the proposal to bring an upscale restaurant, bar, and function space to the Josiah Smith Tavern and Barn on Boston Post Road (near where School Street and Church Street meet) was voted down at a Town Meeting session last Monday. (The vote was centered around getting additional funds to help build the restaurant.) The Globe article states that the Old Library, which is next door to the Josiah Smith Tavern and Barn had also been included as part of the proposed renovation project, with office space being added to the building.
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Plans for a New Restaurant and Bar in Weston Center Voted Down
As part of this month’s Eater Giveaway Extravaganza (check back later for a new giveaway), we offered up a coveted resy to Andrew Carmellini’s $50 three course white truffle dinner this evening at Locanda Verde. The inbox was swamped with entries, teaching the folks at Eater HQ that readers are unhealthily obsessed with either Locanda Verde, truffles, or, very likely, contests in general
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Giveaway Extravaganza: Trufflepalooza Winner Watches YouTube Videos of Truffle Pigs
A cafe in Lawrence that has been serving breakfast and lunch to both locals and nearby workers for several years has changed its name and menu, and renovated its interior. Mill City Gourmet in the Everett Mills complex on Union Street became Wichit earlier this fall (same ownership) and now focuses more on organic foods and sandwiches, though some items from the Mill City Gourmet’s menu are still offered.
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Mill City Gourmet in Lawrence Has Become Wichit
Still looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for this holiday season? The search ends right here and now. The Eldridge and Matt Levine have teamed up with New Era to create a line of limited edition hats (seen above) that would be the perfect gift for a family member or even that special someone in your life
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Nightlife: Holiday Gift Ideas From Matt Levine and the Eldridge
Today the New Yorker spotlights Cincinnati night at Edward’s, a monthly event where the Tribeca restaurant serves the city’s idiosyncratic thin and tangy chili over over-cooked spaghetti or on top of bland hot dogs. What started as a curiosity three years ago has grown into a full blown monthly expat reunion , and Edward’s owner Edward Youkalis (uncle to Kevin) is finding it harder and harder to meet the demand. [New Yorker]
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Cincinnati Chili Craze: Today the New Yorker spotlights Cincinnati…
In one of the first in what will be a month of end of the decade retrospectives across the internet, Adam Platt looks back on the aughts and decides it was decade where New York’s dining world really came into its own. No longer looking to imported French or Asian fusion techniques and traditions, New York settled on its own aesthetic, its own obsession—big city simplicity, a “bucolic vision of haute cuisine.” Citing Danny Meyer’s empire, along with Chang’s, wd~50, Anthos, Blue Hill, and most vitally, Craft , Plattypants asserts New York, for the first time, boasts cooking and a certain kind of restaurant you won’t find anywhere else in the world: The bar is designed for eating, not drinking…The menus are spare, single-page documents, which emphasize top-of-the-line ingredients and the farms they come from. There’s plenty of elevated comfort food on the menu…The technique is still top-notch, and the influences…come from around the world
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Top of the Aughts: Platt: New York Dining Finally Found an Identity in the Aughts
Author William Poundstone dissects Balthazar’s menu to illustrate how restaurants are all subtly encouraging their customers to spend more . Menus typically highlight puzzles ( high profit but unpopular items ), place pricey items near the over-the-top expensive “anchor” dish (to make them seem bargains in comparison), and relegate affordable regular favorites to menu Siberia
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Menu Dissection: Author William Poundstone dissects Balthazar’s menu…
A Brighton-based group that owns four restaurants in the Boston area will soon be opening a fifth dining spot, with this one being in South Boston. Barlow’s, which will be opening on A Street in the Fort Point Channel area, will join Orleans in Somerville, Devlin’s and Porter Belly’s Pub in Brighton, and The Warren Tavern in Charlestown as the latest venture from the Superior Restaurant Group. Based on their existing dining spots, Barlow’s will probably be a casual neighborhood restaurant that features comfort food and pub grub as well as beer, wine, and other drinks
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Barlow’s Restaurant to Open in South Boston
The first phase of a £6 million terminal enhancement at Belfast City Airport has been completed with the opening of a new departure lounge. The new lounge, situated on the first floor can accommodate up to 12,000 passengers a day and offers new shops and restaurants in the retail space which has been increased by 60%.
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Phase one of £6 million terminal enhancement at Belfast City Airport completed
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. This Week’s Stories : Gordon Ramsay Sells off New York Restaurant , Nur Khan and Paul Sevigny Set to Reopen Civetta in 2010 , Tom Colicchio Planning Tom Tuesday Dinner-Inspired Restaurant , Le Pain Quotidien Wins Bid for Central Park Cafe , The 2nd Annual Hottest Chefs in NYC Contest Commences , The Top Ten Industry Freak Outs of 2009 , Todd English to Add Food Court to Plaza Mall , and Anne Burrell Sued for Discrimination
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Week in Eater: Ramsay Sells, Colicchio Plans New Restaurant, Burrell Sued
It looks like a couple more dining spots will be coming to Boston, though very little information can be found on either place at the present time. According to EveryBlock Boston , the Robinwood Cafe and Grille will be moving into the spot in Jamaica Plain that was formerly occupied by Planet Pizza . A regular poster on the Chowhound site mentions that the new restaurant moving into the space at 536 Centre Street has booths and hardwood floors and will be serving breakfast and lunch, with dinner possibly offered as well.
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More Restaurant Openings: Robinwood Cafe and Grille, Olde Boston Cafe
Sabina Lohr took a break from touristy Cancún , Mexico, and learned that getting off the beaten path is only a few steps away. Just a short ferry hop from Cancún, Mexico, colorful Isla Mujeres is an spot where day-trippers commonly escape for a while from their all-inclusive hotel vacations in the mainland’s hotel zone. This tiny island boasts gorgeous beaches, friendly people, and great little Mexican restaurants.
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Mexico’s Garden of Art
A brewery based in Bridgewater Corners, Vermont is buying another brewer that is located in the Green Mountain State. According to the Boston Herald, the Long Trail Brewing Company will be purchasing the Middlebury-based Otter Creek Brewery possibly by the end of this month. The Herald goes on to mention that both the Bridgewater Corners brewery and the Middlebury brewery will remain in operation after the sale.
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Long Trail Brewing Co. Is Buying Otter Creek Brewing