Seen & Heard: Terroir Lunch
...and brunch, too. Plus: B East; Design Night on Duane Street; TAMA final sale; Euphoria Spa specials; 471 Washington progress; Trattoria Cinque; deals at Real Pilates and Wall Street Burger Shoppe; coal chutes; Rondo returns; more. / 1 comment
In the News: Justin Timberlake
...is moving to Soho. Plus: LMDC windfall for downtown (and WFC arts center); Danny Meyer restaurants; trays; Lady Gaga looks at Vestry; Hallmark war protestors; Michelin ratings; 279 Broadway; more. / 2 comments
Looking Forward: Asphalt Green BPC
Someday, when the construction is finished, it'll look like this.... / 2 comments
Newsletter: Oct. 7
More shopdogs and shopcats • Birdbath Bakery • Jehangir Mehta's Mehtaphor • Franklin Café Buon Gusto • Tribeca Health & Fitness • Tribeca Girls • New health food store • WFC revamp • And more
Seen & Heard: Loft Peeping
Plus: Deals at three shops, a restaurant, and a spa; James Franco (over)extended; "Giant Noise Toy"; the Sheraton Tribeca.
Now Open: Birdbath Bakery
You'll find the usual array of Birdbath baked goods—tarts, scones, muffins, those infernal cookies—as well as prepared foods.
In the News: Pelea Mexicana
Plus: Marc Forgione gets the big review; Seamen's Church Institute selling its Seaport building; details on renting at Beekman Tower; FiDi in Jell-O; chic new nail salon; New York Harbor School; filmmaker Lena Dunham.
New Kid on the Block: Mehtaphor
The Duane Street Hotel has a new restaurant opening today: Mehtaphor, named after chef Jehangir Mehta, whom you may know from his East Village restaurant Graffiti or his stints on "Iron Chef America" and "The Next Iron Chef." / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: Tribeca Girls
...has left the building. Plus: More fitness coming to the 'hood?; Real Pilates gets tech-y; tango trivia winners; ferry poetry; documentary series ends; spa deals.
First Impression: Franklin Café Buon Gusto
Much of what made Franklin Café Tavola Calda charming is still there (and what made it awkward is gone). / 3 comments
In the News: WFC Revamp
Plus: Frank Gehry on Beekman Tower; Brendan Fraser; Century 21 selling fake bags?; a disappointing façade reveal; Marc Forgione on his TV show; Andrew Carmellini's new restaurant; a penthouse triplex; IPN appeal.
More Shopdogs and Shopcats
The Employees of the Month would like their treats now, thank you very much. / 2 comments
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Zucker's is still my go to bagel source! — Robert Ripps / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Shinola had a cafe in the front when it opened, but then the cafe part closed, like, 10 years ago.... — PGCNYC / Seen & Heard: Drip coffee at Shinola
Similar background, the same thought. Saddens me a bit. I haven't tried the Utopia Bagels shop on 34th, which may... — Mulciber / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
The best non-bagel shop bagel is Starbucks. I remember Florence when I worked down the block from 51st Street. Loved... — Sherri Rosen / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
I grew up in a neighborhood with basement bagel, bakeries, long, narrow, bagel, ovens, bagelmeister’s, who really knew their craft.... — A. / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
In our house the cart bagels are what we call "cake bagels", barely 1 step up from Lender's frozen bagels.... — Nicole Vianna / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street