EPHARISTO, epharisto, epharisto, Vernon Grille in Hunters Point will open on October 11 according to its owner. A look [Read more…] about VERNON GRILLE TO OPEN OCTOBER 11
VERNON GRILLE TO OPEN OCTOBER 11
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FALL RESTAURANT UPDATES IN LONG ISLAND CITY
Upon reading in The Court Square Blog that yet another artisanal pizza restaurant named Luzzo’s will be opening in Court Square not too far away from the newly opened Levante’s – whose owners were at one time in partnership with those of Luzzo’s, I pondered ‘What non-pizza restaurants are on the horizon locally?’ [Read more…] about FALL RESTAURANT UPDATES IN LONG ISLAND CITY
MU RAMEN OWNER TO TAKE ALOBAR & RENAME RAVENSWOOD TAVERN
The Smooklers are expanding their culinary empire by taking over the former Alobar space and renaming it Ravenswood Tavern according to Eater. The menu will have more in common with the prior occupant than Mu Ramen, with chef Joshua Smookler creating [Read more…] about MU RAMEN OWNER TO TAKE ALOBAR & RENAME RAVENSWOOD TAVERN
ODE TO WATER’S EDGE AND WHAT LIES AHEAD?
SO, The New York Times released a hatchet job on Mayor de Blasio and his supposed tinkering on behalf of the Water’s Edge restaurant. While I’m not overly interested in the he said/she said of it all, I did enjoy the follow-up article that delved into greater detail about the restaurant’s history, dating back to 1980. Equally intriguing from a historical culinary standpoint was the link to the NYT restaurant review by Bryan Miller in 1992, which like all the paper’s restaurant reviews back then were categorized under ‘Arts.’
As most readers already know, what does interest me in regards to the Water’s Edge, is the future of it. Today’s NYT ode to the Water’s Edge reiterates in equally vague terms as I did last month that the “agency [EDC] will soon select the developer.” Hopefully there will be no meddling from above and the one they select will be based on the objective criteria that best suits Long Island City.
//RESTAURANT news is aplenty, or maybe not as seen in the stories below. Pulling one nugget, [Read more…] about ODE TO WATER’S EDGE AND WHAT LIES AHEAD?
‘JACKSON PARK’S 1800 RENTALS AVAILABLE THIS FALL – YOWZA!
WELCOME to Stream-of-Consciousness Friday. The Wall Street Journal revealed that Tishman Speyer’s 3-tower project at the top of Jackson Avenue will be called ‘Jackson Park’ and begin leasing this fall, with initial occupancy before year-end. Will the amenities galore including an outdoor pool and 1.6 acre private park be enough to fill the 1,800 units on glut-laden J.Ave? ->40 years ago this week was a big NYC blackout that I’m guessing fewer than 1/4 of our readers were around for, but those that were are probably familiar with the music of Talking Heads, whose members spent the down time [Read more…] about ‘JACKSON PARK’S 1800 RENTALS AVAILABLE THIS FALL – YOWZA!