Looks like LES poster boy Danny Bowien is a little closer to reopening Mission Chinese Food in the former Rosette space on East Broadway — according to a tipster, this throwback awning went up in recent days. Cod-fried nice! We’ve inquired about the opening date and will let you know what we hear.
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Danny Bowien Is Literally a Lower East Side Poster Boy
Everyone’s in a twitter about Matthew McConaughey’s Lincoln ad, but dude — check out Danny Bowien looking sharper than an al pastor knife in a new ad campaign for menswear etailer Frank & Oak. We spotted this on Orchard Street, just a stone’s throw from the increasingly awesome Mission Cantina (three words: “bone marrow fajitas”). The ad’s tagline is “for the journey ahead.” And speaking of the journey ahead: here, courtesy of Bowien’s twitter, is a glimpse inside the soon-to-reopen Mission Chinese.
Mission Chinese Has Found a New Home
Nearly a year after Mission Chinese Food shuttered at the height of its popularity, owner Danny Bowien has announced a comeback.
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Gabbing About Grub: 23 Food Events That’ll Feed Yr Brain
If you like talking about food as much as you like shoving it in your face, prepare to clear your calendar. The next weeks and months will bring a veritable cornucopia of gabbing about grub, from a discussion about restaurant preservation to a three-day symposium curated by Mission Chinese’s Danny Bowien that’ll culminate in a massive multi-chef barbecue on the East River. Here’s what’s on the pass.
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