Reviewers Rate Jager Haus, Commerce, Little Tokyo

IN THE NEWS: Gambit Weekly’s Ian McNulty reviews Jager Haus German Bistro & Coffee Shop (833 Conti St). bestofneworleans.com … Tom Fitzmorris’s The New Orleans Menu daily reports that Café Adelaide’s new chef is Chris Lusk, an alumnus of Commander’s. … Fitzmorris also posts reviews of: Commerce Restaurant (CBD: 300 Camp), Little Tokyo (Mandeville: 590 […]

Openings Include Hundred Acres, Scarpetta, Cabrito

IN THE NEWS: New York magazine reviews Olana (72 Madison Ave., nr. 28th St.), Mia Dona (206 E. 58th St., nr. Third Ave), The New French (522 Hudson St., nr. 10th St.), Wildwood Barbeque (225 Park Ave. S., nr. 18th St.) and Benoit (60 W. 55th St., nr. Sixth Ave.). … Featured openings: Hundred Acres […]

The Little Owl Tops ‘Times’ Critic Bruni’s Casual Favorites

IN THE NEWS: The New York Times’s Frank Bruni gives one star to Commerce (50 Commerce St near Barrow St, Greenwich Village) and lists his casual favorites in local restaurants: The Little Owl (90 Bedford Street, New York, N.Y. between Grove and Barrow Streets); Resto (111 East 29th Street, New York); Al di Là (248 […]

Openings Include A Voce, Savarona, Barrio, Benoit, Elizabeth

IN THE NEWS: The New York Times’s Florence Fabricant reports: “A Voce, the restaurant that has been a showcase for Andrew Carmellini’s refined Italian food for the past two years, will be getting a twin. The second A Voce will take over the space on the third floor of the Time Warner Center that is […]

Cheyenne Diner Closes After 68 Years in Business

IN THE NEWS: The Daily News’s Owen Moritz reports the April 6 closing of 68-year-old Cheyenne Diner, a 24/7 neighborhood institution at Ninth Ave. and W. 33rd St. festooned with Native American artifacts. It recenlty lost its lease to a rival diner around the corner - the bigger, fancier Skylight Diner. … Danyelle Freeman gives […]

Openings Include Ago Ristorante, I Sodi, Le Cirque Lounge

IN THE NEWS: The New York Times’s Frank Bruni gives two stars to Mas (39 Downing St. near Bedford Street, 212-2545-1790) and revisits Centovini (25 West Houston Street, between Greene and Mercer Street; 212-219-2113), while Peter Meehan visits Nizza (630 Ninth Avenue near 45th Street, 212-956-1800) and Julia Moskin stops  by Sookk (2686 Broadway near […]

West Village’s Chocolate Bar Moving to East Seventh

IN THE NEWS: Andrea Strong’s TheStrongBuzz.com reviews Commerce (50 Commerce Street, near Barrow Street, 212-524-2301) and reports the scheduled April 30 closing of West Village’s Chocolate Bar, which will move in May to 127 East Seventh Street. … The New York Times’s Frank Bruni awards two stars to Bar Boulud (1900 Broadway near 64th Street, […]

‘Top Chef’ Winner Huynh to Spend March in Solo’s Kitchen

IN THE NEWS: The New York Times’s Florence Fabricant reports that Hung Huynh, last season’s ‘Top Chef’ winner, has signed a one month contract as executive chef of the kosher Mediterranean/Asian restaurant Solo (Sony building at 550 Madison Avenue near 55th Street), starting March 2… Fabricant also features family bakery Sugar Bun (156-22 Cross Bay […]