Read about Tetsu in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Hemant Bhagwani owns more than a dozen restaurants in Toronto that combine Indian recipes with global flavors. / 3 comments
Celebrated chef Masa Takayama's more casual robata and the downstairs addition of Masa's raw bar on Leonard will close on Feb. 7. / 4 comments
Plus: Gucci's Soho bookstore is now open; Pascaline Lepeltier of Racines named best sommelier in France; Masa Takayama ceramics for sale. / 5 comments
Faced with a tepid response to the expensive, meat-focused menu in the basement of Tetsu, chef Masa Takayama is pivoting back toward what he's famous for.
Plus: The homeless man helped by Tribecans; construction starts on Pier 40 pilings; two bodies found in the water nearby; recent thefts; a pan for Tetsu's sushi; restaurant owners propose a service surcharge. / 3 comments
Plus: Where to eat duck around here; Bar Works founder, accused of Ponzi scheme, appeared in court; actor Steve Schirripa's Sunday routine; free drama.
Plus: Manhole explosions rattled FiDi; Coco Pazzo reboot open in the former Milady's space; proposal to rename street for the U.S.'s first synagogue; Q&A with Manhattan Youth's Bob Townley; more area thefts.
Plus: The surcharges for wasabi and ginger at Tetsu; Pier 26 construction forecast; Wagyu sandwich restaurant to open in FiDi; the history of 60 Collister; New York City's official clock master; 140 Broadway plaza changes approved. / 7 comments
Plus: Westville added menu items for the first time since 2003; Gay Pride will be uptown this year; pie-in-the-sky renderings for the waterfront; Artists Space opening forecast.
Plus: Broadway redevelopment site put on the market; the story of the loft with a Keith Haring mural; more thefts and a police officer was assaulted with mace; Rammellzee art exhibit. / 6 comments
Plus: Laughing Man's Street Seats expansion was rejected again; Holland Tunnel to undergo five-year reconstruction with overnight closings; praise for Tetsu's olive oil cake; Trinity Church is also getting a new organ. / 10 comments
Plus: Tetsu is now serving lunch; CTL Electronics and the fight to save cathode ray tube televisions; Fourteenjay founder on opening a salon in the city; more thefts; big new FiDi pub; affordable housing (and the lack thereof). / 1 comment
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