Read about Frenchette in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Plus flags fly half mast at the Oculus; OK Uniform dresses for spring; more on the electric dandelions at the Seaport. / 6 comments
The bakery, which officially opened mid-October, has added Saturday hours and pizzas to the menu, along with a couple dozen other staples and treats. / 6 comments
Plus three neighborhood chefs get rising star awards; Spectrum has a new store on Chambers; a reminder about restaurant gift cards.
The artist, publisher and gallerist on the most romantic spots in Tribeca, ways to expand your art collection during the pandemic, and making her neighbors smile.
The owners of Frenchette have resurrected the Arcade Bakery space, filling it with the wafting scent of hope. Oh, and croissants. / 8 comments
The chefs from Frenchette, who served Roger Gural's baguettes at their acclaimed restaurant around the corner on West Broadway, have revved up the ovens in the arcade. / 7 comments
The James Beard award winner is serving curbside and reservations are sold out through till August 22 on its reservation app. / 7 comments
But Frenchette, Maxwell's and Houseman have closed -- temporarily -- and are appealing to fans to help support their staffs during the crisis. / 4 comments
Plus Frenchette goes west for the Oscars; Millennium High School goes green; Marc Forgione goes north to take over a 20-year-old Italian favorite.
Plus another boutique hotel tops out, this time in Fidi; a belated note on the reviews of the Jay-Z biography; Michelle Obama at Frenchette.
Plus a local firefighter settles with the city over harassment case; old school Fred Perry opens a Soho flagship; Frenchette wins big with natural wines. / 3 comments
Plus a monumental sculpture for Chinatown is not well received; 74 Trinity Place tops out; a tribute to Cathy Drew on her retirement; Frenchette takes on the Upper East Side.
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