In the News: Super Linda

By Michael Falco for the New York Times

••• Super Linda opens Monday, according to a New York Times profile of restaurateur Matt Abramcyk. A few thoughts about the piece: 1) I was quoted in it, so obviously that’s fun. Had I known there was an opening party last week that I wasn’t invited to, I might’ve been less nice. 2) That’s a lot of horses in the photo. 3) if Abramcyk can’t stand kitchen glare, he might want to sit against the southern wall in the back room of Tiny’s (and I say that with affection for the place). 4) The chef at Super Linda is John Martinez, who’s also in charge at Tiny’s. UPDATE: The pastry chef, who I only know as @verysmallanna on Twitter, will be at Super Linda as well! UPDATE #2: She tells me that Super Linda isn’t opening Monday after all.

••• Tribeca Tavern makes the top 10 of Porcelain Press, a blog about the bathrooms of New York: “You descend a staircase with a green railing, and suddenly you discover that you’re in the 14th Street / Union Square subway station, complete with dirty white tile walls. Ha. The women’s room was a mess—in addition to not having toilet paper, there were wet paper towels on the sink (but no dry ones to substitute for TP), and the black-and-white tilework was uneven and not arranged in any discernable pattern. But the subway station gimmick, combined with a vintage photo of Muhammad Ali in a boxing ring, won me over.” PP (pun intended!) should really check out Smith & Mills.

••• “Manhattan Sailing Club’s Floating Headquarters Becomes a Nightlife Destination for BPC Cognoscenti.” —Broadsheet

••• Great Lakes Advocate profiles modeling agent Stephen Lee, who lives in Tribeca.

 

2 Comments

  1. Porcelain Press is an awsome blog for those of us who are picky about where we go if you know what I mean. Matt is an amazing person and wish him lots of luck!!!!!!!

  2. Porcelain Press, I have to admit it, I’ve noted a few catchy WCs here and there in restaurants and the like. This site is awesome, very, very cool, funny, and surprisingly causes you to take notice at the not so often talked about elements of dining out.

    Nice.