When Dumont closed in January following the suicide of owner Colin Devlin, his widow Kristina Greene said she was merely completing some upgrades and would…
Ilan Hall On Gorbals BK, Season 2 of Knife Fight, and Wrangling Action Bronson
Today we spoke by phone with Ilan Hall, who will soon open an East Coast outpost of his LA restaurant, The Gorbals inside the new…
Handsome Dan’s Has Quietly, Colorfully Opened an East Village Candy Shop
Imagine our surprise today when we saw a gleaming new outpost of Williamsburg candy shop Handsome Dan’s occupying the storefront that 30-year-old A-1 Music vacated…
Is This Wes Anderson Tribute the Best Sandwich Board of All-Time?
Spotted at Luke’s Lobster today: “The Grand Budapescatarian Hotel,” featuring Stingray Fiennes and a veritable plateau de fruits de mer of co-stars. Sure, Marc Spitz…
East Village Loses a Sichuan Spot, Gains a Ramen Restaurant
While downtown denizens continue to await the opening of Ivan Ramen on Clinton Street (“Oh so soon,” Ivan Orkin tweeted on Friday, “Waiting for mr…
You’ll Be Sipping Homemade Vermouth at This New Pintxos Bar By Month’s End
A new Basque restaurant is set to bring house-made vermouth and cider on tap to the former L’asso EV space by the end of the…
Max, Onetime East Village Fixture, Has Finally Reopened in Williamsburg
You’ve probably never heard of Basilicata. “It’s the sort of place nobody knows about outside of Italy,” says Luigi Iasilli, the owner of Max. “But the people…
Begin Again Is the Gazillionth Movie to Slum It at 7B
Here’s the newly released trailer for Begin Again, about an ex-record exec (Mark Ruffalo) who takes up with a singer-songwriter (Keira Knightley) who’s just been…
Rockaway Is Getting a Slew of Street Art… and Maybe a New Roberta’s Project
As of this post, there are 30 days, 18 hours, 34 minutes and 19 seconds until the reopening of Rockaway Taco, per the countdown clock.…
As Williamsburg Gets Touristy, Pat Kiernan Finds ‘Real People’ at The Meatball Shop
You’ve probably seen Pat Kiernan on NY1 delivering the early-morning news in his sincere yet slightly dry style. If you haven’t, then it’s very possible you’ve seen…