news No Comments Cha-An’s Former Chef Is Opening a Dessert Bar Off of McCarren Park October 16, 2013 By Daniel Maurer Rendering of Patisserie Tomoko. Tomoko Kato, who helped open the Cha-An tea room in the East Village in 2003, is opening an eponymous dessert bar on the Williamsburg-Greenpoint border. More → Tags: cha-an, East Village, Greenpoint, patisserie tomoko, tomoko kato, Williamsburg