RESTAURANT NEWS & NOTES: CIBO E VINO, SUNBURNT CALF, SOL Y SOMBRA, TREATHOUSE, PINKBERRY
There's finally some action in the old Georgia's Cafe & Bakery space at 89th street and Broadway, which closed last year after a fire. A restaurant tentatively called Cibo e Vino is seek … Read the rest of this entry >>
FACED WITH POSSIBLE EVICTION, GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT FINDS NEW HOME
Good Enough to Eat, the beloved longtime restaurant on Amsterdam between 83rd and 84th, was close to being forced to leave the neighborhood as its lease is set to end shortly and it wasn’t getting another one. But the restaurant … Read the rest of this entry >>
PENANG REPLACED BY LEGEND CHINESE RESTAURANT
Penang, a Malaysian restaurant on 72nd street between Columbus and Broadway that has been on the Upper West Side for decades, just closed to make way for Legend Chinese restaurant. Penang’s demise was unexpected (I just got take-out from there … Read the rest of this entry >>
HERE ARE 10 FARM-SHARE CSA’S AVAILABLE TO UPPER WEST SIDERS
By Meredith Popolo Lettuce, and Turnips, and Beets, oh my! Join a CSA this summer and receive a weekly basket of all those and more. Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a method of food distribution that supports local farms. Members pay … Read the rest of this entry >>
RESTAURANT OPENINGS & CLOSINGS: MARIA BONITA, GOTHAM BURGER, EMERALD INN
The space at the corner of 102nd street and Broadway has been on an unlucky streak: First, Mama Mexico closed about a year ago, and now its replacement Maria Bonita has folded — it “never caught on,” said our tipster … Read the rest of this entry >>
FOOD CITY IS CLOSED
Despite a push by politicians to keep Food City on 94th street and Columbus Avenue open, the market has closed and one of the owners tells us there’s little chance that it will move or reopen. Food City is a … Read the rest of this entry >>
BIG NICK’S STILL IN LIMBO: ‘IT’S SOME KIND OF TORTURE’
Big Nick’s Burger & Pizza Joint has been in limbo for months, as its landlord has said he will hike the restaurant’s rent by about $20,000 a month, but hasn’t done so yet. The beloved 51-year-old restaurant is still hanging … Read the rest of this entry >>
SUPERMARKET CLOSING UPDATES: FOOD EMPORIUM AND FOOD CITY
Two local supermarkets are on the brink of closing, and some people are mad as hell. But is there anything that can be done about it? At Food Emporium on 68th and Broadway, the end is approaching quickly (May 4), … Read the rest of this entry >>
CITY SHUTTERS SIMIT & SMITH, PRIMO PIZZA
Two small eateries were closed this week by the … Read the rest of this entry >>
FOOD CITY DRAMA CONTINUES: CAN A PRIVATE PROPERTY BE ‘SAVED’?
Food City, the market on the corner of 94th street and Columbus Avenue that has been around for 44 years, is expected to close by the end of the month. But there's been a flurry of activity in recent days, with politicians staging a rally on Sunday and writing letters to try to keep it open. The … Read the rest of this entry >>
