While it has yet to be confirmed, numerous sources are speculating about a retail location opening for the chocolate company on Water Street– 213 Water Street to be exact. The shop will have a retail and exhibit on-site.
Rick and Michael Mast, owners of Mast Brothers, are also working on a cookbook
Heard on The Street: Mast Brothers coming to South Street Seaport?
July 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Restaurant job growth surpasses national job growth rates
July 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The National Restaurant Association reports that in one year (June 2011 – June 2012), the restaurant industry is outpacing the national job growth rate of 1.3 percent with a rate 2.7 percent. This is huge in national economic recovery efforts. Since 2010, the restaurant industry has added more than 575,000 jobs and maintains 10% of the total U.S. workforce.
20 percent of restaurant operators are planning to increase staffing for the second half of 2012
The Meatball Factory is now closed
July 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Although it was short-lived, The Meatball Factory did strike up a lot of buzz for their grand opening in October 2011 for having Top Chef contestant Dave Martin on board and being a competitor to the well-known Meatball Shop empire.
The closing will open doors for a new seafood restaurant coming very soon
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