The toasted sandwich shop is really taking on New York City by storm with their cultured atmosphere, live music, and tasty menu which now features a new Mediterranean sandwich option that coincides with the rise of the Mediterranean-inspired food trend.
The newest location is on 150 E.52nd Street between 3rd and Lexington Avenue
Potbelly Sandwich Shop opens their 10th NYC location in Midtown East
June 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Starbucks Acquires San Francisco Based La Boulange Bakery
June 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Starbucks jumps into the bread baking business with the acquisition of La Boulange Bakery. La Boulage Bakery, a San Francisco Company with 19 locations will now be able to serve many more consumers… Perhaps 17,000 locations.
Per Starbucks Press Release: “This acquisition and Pascal’s visionary leadership will bring the artistry of the French bakery to the marketplace in a similar way that Starbucks brought the romance of the Italian espresso bar to many North American coffee consumers for the first time. La Boulange bakery and Pascal are known for skillfully crafting authentic French pastries and breads from scratch using high-quality, fresh ingredients. With this acquisition, Starbucks plans to introduce many of Pascal’s secret and storied recipes into its U.S. company-operated stores under the La Boulange® brand, while also accelerating the expansion of the company’s retail footprint over time in key U.S. cities to further build a differentiated brand and customer experience unique to the premium retail bakery café category.”
Francois Payard Bakery opened the third NYC location in Midtown West
June 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Macaron giveaways became the highlight of the grand opening of the newest Francois Payard which will feature much of the same french pastries that we love– almond croissants, Le Gateau Roulé, fruit tarts and much more!
Francois Payard Bakery is located at 1775 Broadway between 57th and 58th Street
New Urban Space Meatpacking Market projected to open in July seeks vendors
June 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
Urban Space, which is behind Madison Square Eats, Dekalb Market, and much more, plans to start up another outdoor market next month under the High Line. The market will stay from July to August. Tom Colicchio is included in the line-up of vendors and is also seeking a license to serve beer and wine.
Interested vendors should apply here
The owners of the recently closed Vandaag opens Woodland in Park Slope
June 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Although there was much disappoint in the food scene around the closing of Vandaag in the East Village, the owners recently opened Woodland serving lunch, brunch and dinner. The dinner menu includes Riesling Braised Rabbit, Whole Grilled Fish, Vension Tartare and much more.
Woodland is located at 242 Flatbush Avenue at St. Marks Avenue
The Brooklyn Kitchen presents “All About Mushrooms” on Tuesday, June 12th at 6:30pm
June 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The class which is dedicated to learning more about these delicious organisms will be spearheaded by Eugenia Rose, a food writer and renowned mushroom expert, to teach you how to collect, preserve, and prepare them.
Tickets are on sell now
Newly Launched Restaurant / Retail Job Posting Site: EatDrinkJobs
June 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
EatDrinkJobs is a restaurant / bar job site for qualified, recommended employees. Job seekers create profiles with recommendations from peers, instructors, managers, and owners. The goal of EatDrinkJobs is to bring the food service industry job hunt into 2012 by creating an intuitive and easy job search experience.
What makes them different is that they require every job seeker on their site to have at least one recommendation from a past employer or colleague. That means you can rest easy knowing your future employee will come prepared to meet high standards of service and you don’t have to call around checking references.
Take a look at this new job site geared towards the restaurant owner
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