167 Avenue A Phone : 212-388-9673 Status : Opening within the hour . Restaurateur Jason Hennings’ latest venture, an East Village version of his Mexican restaurant Diablo Royale , is readying to open in the next hour or two (see the wood staining in action to the right).
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OPENING ALERT: Diablo Royale Este Opens Just in Time for Cinco De Mayo Partying
Hey y’all! I hope you’re having a great Wednesday – yay, it’s almost the weekend and that means the hubby will be coming home! For a few days anyway. We’re getting down to the wire and still have a few things to wrap up. Like…the rest of the packing that keeps staring at me as I sit and watch re-runs of The Real Housewives of NY and NJ…dang you Bravo with your tempting tempting TV shows that suck me in and before I realize it, 3 entire hours have passed me by
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Oats and Veggies
A tipster sends word and a walk-by confirms that Lucy Browne’s , the “wholesome American eatery” that replaced the ill-fated Steak Frites on Varick St.
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The Shutter: Hudson Square’s Lucy Browne’s Closes After Less Than a Year
Delta and US Airways will appeal a decision made by the Department of Transportation concerning slot trades in the Washington D.C. and New York City markets. The deal, recently proposing that Delta and US Airways would expand and swap routes in either city, was rejected by the DOT.
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Airlines appeal Dept. of Transportation decision
Congratulations, you’ve just won a cholesterol problem! This week in publicity stunts: Old Homestead Steakhouse which opened in the Meatpacking District back in 1868, is offering its 10 millionth customer free steak every week for him/her and a guest for life . It’s somewhat arbitrary given they have to guestimate the number, but the owners say they’ve “spent months” running the numbers (uh huh) to figure out the big 10 mil is coming in two weeks
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Publicity Stunts: Old Homestead Customer to Win Lifetime of Steak
Public Fare , Danny Meyer’s seasonal sandwich shop at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, has reopened for the spring/summer 2010 season. The outdoor cafe will be open Wednesdays through Sundays, from 8 AM – 5 PM. [EaterWire]
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Signs of Spring: Public Fare, Danny Meyer’s seasonal sandwich…
[ Horine ] Frederisk Lesort’s new AvroKo designed Tribeca restaurant Plein Sud officially opened in its full capacity yesterday. But the spot, serving chef Ed Cotton’s take on classic South of France cuisine, has been quietly open for well over a week, giving plenty of bloggers, tipsters, and Foursquare users the chance to check in and file a response
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Good News/Bad News: The Early Word on Frederick Lesort’s Newest, Plein Sud
The Knutsford Times recently published an article penned by our Marketing Director: Fulfil Your Need For Speed… In the first of our new “Out of Town” features, Paula Bardell-Hedley is keen to tell Knutsford Times readers of the sensational Pageant of Power at Cholmondeley Castle.
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Knutsford Times – Fulfil Your Need For Speed…
PIA-Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-340 ER AP-BID (msn 33780) LHR (Antony J. Best) (new livery) , originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery .
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PIA-Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-340 ER AP-BID (msn 33780) LHR (Antony J. Best) (new livery)
[ Krieger ] For the second time in Racked history, the shopping blog is featuring a celeb chef in its daily Street Scenes feature. Click over to vote on Johnny Iuzzini’s outfit and to find out just when he bought that chain wallet
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Street Scenes: Hugo Boss Wearing Johnny Iuzzini Makes his Racked Debut
Yesterday, a Villager complained on Curbed about the owner of historic townhouse 16 Minetta Lane, alleging that he, a nightlife impresario, was planning a sex club for the late designer Robert Isabel’s former mansion. The owner Fadi Karnaby went before Community Board 2 last month for a liquor license appeal but withdrew after witnessing the neighborhood outrage
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Things That Could Have Been: Owner Puts Townhouse Back on Market After CB2 Rejection
All day Saturday, the four star Danny Meyer restaurant, the jewel in his crown, hosted a genteel, upscale, lovely soiree with an excess of pastels, seersucker, and feathered hats (left). Three days later, in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, it looked like a scene from the Jersey Shore (check out those two bros in an arm lock and see the video here ).
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Awards Season: Funny Juxtopositions: The Two Faces of Eleven Madison Park
Taking inspiration from KFC’s Double Down, the Schnitzel & Things truck created the Schnitzel Down , a sandwich that uses a chicken schnitzel instead of a bun. And no fatigue yet, for yesterday they were sold out by noon . [Midtown Lunch via Eater National ]
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The Schnitzel Down: Taking inspiration from KFC’s Double Down,…
It’s Cinco de Mayo again, which means Mexican restaurants and bars—and some not so Mexican ones—are serving up discounted flautas and burritos, plenty of margaritas, and the occasional free tequila shot. So grab a bowl of Mexican meatballs courtesy of The Meatball Shop, run your fingers through the special sand floor at Cabrito, and, if you’re able to start your partying early, Papacitos’ fiesta starts at noon.
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Eater Maps: Here is Your Cinco de Mayo 2010 Itinerary
Breathe easy East Village coffee lovers! The Mud Truck has made a triumphant return to Astor Place. The bright orange fixture had been MIA for three weeks after it was slapped with a DOH sticker, and its return means sweet caffeine relief for the neighborhood’s residents, NYU students and workers. Our tipster reports, “I don’t even drink coffee but I know plenty of others do – especially in my office.
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Triumphant Returns: Mud Truck Makes Triumphant Return To Astor Place
[ Krieger , 2/11/09] Over the past year, stories have surfaced again and again regarding the trouble at Gino , the 65 year-old Upper East Side Italian joint with the oh so famous zebra wall paper. Last February, the owner complained of terrible business. Then it was almost killed by the union .
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The Shutter: UES Old Timer Gino Now Closing at the End of May
About Institute Yagyavalkya Institute of Technology (YIT), an institute that is managed and run by Yagyavalkya Educational Society, came into existence in the year 2003. This institute is affiliated to Rajasthan University and Rajasthan Technical University
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Yagyavalkya Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan
[ Krieger ] Today, Sam Sifton files on the seven week-old Keith McNally pizza place Pulino’s, giving its transplant chef Nate Appleman an enthusiastic one star .
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Week in Reviews: One Star For Nate Appleman at Keith McNally’s Pulino’s
There were two places I wanted to visit when I visited Lombok ; the traditional weavers of Sukarara and the pottery at Banyumulek . Fortunately I was able to experience both of these places in the short time I had in Lombok. Banyumulek is one of the three major pottery villages on the island.
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The Pottery of Banyumulek: Lombok
MIDTOWN —When the Plaza Food Hall , headed up by celeb chef Todd English , opens later this month, it will include a branch of Curly Cakes , English’s joint project with his daughter Isabelle: “The cupcakes are basic: red velvet, lemon with pomegranate vanilla frosting, and toasted coconut.” [GS] WEST VILLAGE — A new tenant is finally hoping to take the long abandoned Day-O diner space at 103 Greenwich Ave., but Community Board 2 might not let him. They’ve turned down his proposal to alter the facade
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EaterWire: Concerns About Day-O Diner, Todd English Cupcakes