The first US restaurant from noted Canadian chef, sommelier and entrepreneur Hemant Bhagwani opened in February 2023 on Leonard. / 3 comments
Hemant Bhagwani owns more than a dozen restaurants in Toronto that combine Indian recipes with global flavors. This is his first restaurant in the US. / 3 comments
Hemant Bhagwani owns more than a dozen restaurants in Toronto that combine Indian recipes with global flavors. / 3 comments
After five and a half years, chef Masa Takayama's robata-inspired restaurant will finally fire up the grill for the public. The menu includes fried chicken, peppercorn spare ribs, skewered meat, nigiri sushi, and stews.
Plus: Another alfresco film series; mini-movies to sell real estate; vestigial sign for Temple Street; the Mudd Club Rummage Sale; writers discuss "Writing About Love." / 1 comment
Plus: Beach volleyball tournament this week; cornhole in FiDi; progress at the Flea's new theater; protected parking at New York Dolls; Broadway condominium halfway to its final height.
Plus: Cake maker Sylvia Weinstock is selling her Tribeca building; old Ragu sign; top restaurants' baked sale for Planned Parenthood; Soho trattoria Savore to become Altesi; New Yorker magazine cover; Bâtard's new pastry chef; subway gropings; another poke joint. / 30 comments
Plus: More peeks inside the restaurant-in-progress Tetsu; local teen is organizing a clothing drive for kids in need; activity at Reade Street restaurant space.
Plus: Question about 56 Leonard's silver blob; the recent wedding frenzy; another glimpse inside Tetsu restaurant (along with an opening forecast); new residential entrance on Hubert. / 5 comments
Plus: A peek inside Tetsu restaurant on Leonard; Anthropologie signage; new street markings outside the Balloon Saloon; bus question; ghost sign appearing on Broadway. / 10 comments
Plus: Bluemercury ditched its Trump magazine cover; another peek inside Augustine; checking in on Épicerie Boulud and Joe Coffee at the World Trade Center mall; details on the ice cream truck closure; Tetsu restaurant; Duane Street parking. / 2 comments
Plus: Tetsu restaurant on Leonard is still alive; spiffy new aisle at Kings Pharmacy; a Tribeca Grill in Orlando. / 1 comment
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