Plus: The proprietor of Fish Republic restaurant, opening on Duane; is the Torishin yakitori restaurant still happening?; the storefront at 1 White; paintings of New York City. / 6 comments
Last year, the New York Times gave Torishin a three-star rave: "Just a few skewers are enough to expand your sense of what’s possible in the department of chicken."
Plus: Funky lighting at 56 Leonard; fancy Japanese barbershop in Soho; new bike pod in FiDi; "Little Shop of Horrors" screening and Q&A with director Frank Oz. / 2 comments
Founder Rachel Thebault on what led to the decision (it wasn't just the rent), what the rewards and challenges have been, what she'll miss the most, and what she'll do next. / 23 comments
It says retiring from Sushi Ichimura which seems accurate if it’s closing? — H / Sushi Ichimura will close in August
The alfajores at Artesano are a must if they have them when you're there. A truly fantastic cookie. — N / Seen & Heard: Breakfast at Artesano
I think it must have been 2002. My memory is that they were closed for a time after it was... — N / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
oops - "somehow you're apolitical" is what I meant — Ken / Hobby Lobby has installed signs on Greenwich
Lol somehow you're not apolitical, but you will go shop somewhere for the expressed purpose of making a statement that... — Ken / Hobby Lobby has installed signs on Greenwich
Thank you! But that's a different restaurant in a different neighborhood that is more commercial, more populated, and filled with... — mulciber / Previewing Teakwood Thai Chophouse in Hell’s Kitchen
I am happy to hear of Eduardo Erazos success on Long Island but I miss Sole De Capri. I was... — JS Miller / Seen & Heard: Seeking Sole di Capri on Long Island