New Talde Opens In Jersey City

February 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Last night American Chef Dale Talde opened the second location of his restaurant Talde. The first outpost is very successful in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and has now been brought over to the other side of the Hudson in Jersey City, NJ at 8 Erie Street. Talde is is a casual Asian-American restaurant and bar famous for creative dim sum dishes such as the bacon pad Thai and dumplings galore, including flavors such as pretzel, pork and chive. The new location will be introducing a few new dishes and dim sum options including the McBao, a bun with a boneless char sou ribs and pickles.

The design of the new space is slightly more modern that its counterpart in Park Slope with exposed brick walls, booths that each have heavy wooden tables and concrete floors. The decor consists of pieces like porcelain dolls, Buddha head art and an attention grabbing installation of large lanterns hanging over the bar. To check out pictures of the new space or to download a copy of the menu at the new Jersey City location of Talde, click here. 

 

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New Microsoft/PayPal Mobile POS Options

February 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Microsoft 8.1 and PayPal have partnered up to enable PayPal Here to run on any Microsoft 8.1 product. Microsoft will now be able to sell Surface as an all-in-one mobile POS system to food enterprises. A new device powered by Microsoft 8.1 has also been debuted: the Panasonic’s Toughpad FZ-R1. The Toughpad device is unique in the sense that it’s design makes it sturdy enough to endure tough use in a restaurant setting and will have a significantly longer life than other consumer table models.

With this new Microsoft-PayPal partnership, merchants will be able to accept card payments with PayPal Here on any device that runs the Windows 8.1 operating system. PayPal used to be only compatible with iOS and Android devices, but now has released an SDK to enable software developers to create ancillary services such as inventory management and customer engagement programs such as loyalty that can be paired with PayPal Here on Windows. This could potentially open the doors for similar providers such as Amazon Local Register, Intuit GoPayment or Square, whose up until now have not been compatible with Windows devices.

Brad Brodigan, vice president of retail at PayPal states in Mobile Payments Today, “To me, the most important piece [of the mobile point-of-sale market] is to provide solutions that are flexible enough to meet the needs of all types of merchants, and that’s why this partnership with Microsoft is so important for us, not only are we providing the PayPal application on the Windows network, but we’re also providing the PayPal Here SDK to the developer network to create customized services.”

To read more about the new partnership between PayPal and Microsoft and the effects the all-in-one solution will have on enhancing customer engagement, click here

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NYC Port Authority To Open Specialty Food Shops

February 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment

In order to improve traffic flow in New York City’s bus terminal, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey decided to choose Cushman & Wakefield Inc. and JRT Realty Group INC to help the station undergo a $90 million makeover which will lease and market the 150,000 square foot retail space as well as a 13,000 square foot space on ninth avenue near the terminal. This renovation will not only improve traffic flow but will also make the terminal that much more accessible to commuters.

The existing tenants will need to update their spaces to match the new and modern feel. Steven Soutendijk, Cushman & Wakefield’s executive director has said the existing tenants will be investing in remodeling their locations with higher standards to match the new specialty food shops and vendors that will enter the space. The new retail food options will not only attract commuters, but may also bring in a lunch or dinner crowd from nearby residences and offices. To read more about Port Authority bus terminal’s future food retail makeover, click here

 

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Danny Meyer To Open Standalone Bar in Chelsea

February 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Danny Meyer’s latest project is a standalone bar that will open later this month at 640 W 28th street and 11th Avenue in West Chelsea. Mark Maynard-Parisi, senior managing partner of Blue Smoke will open the bar, ‘Porchlight’ with Danny Meyer as an offshoot of his barbecue restaurant. This will be a new type of undertaking for both partners as it is not connected to another restaurant or hotel project and will truly be a standalone bar.

The new concept is Southern in nature,  serving Southern-style cocktails, regional microbrews, and a ‘whisky and Coke’ that will be made with housemade cola-syrup and Fernet. Whilst there will not be a full dinner menu, Chef John-Paul Bourgeois from Blue Smoke will be serving a few Southern style dishes in a bar-food style. To read more about the opening of the new Southern bar concept by Danny Meyer and Mark Maynard-Parisi of Blue Smoke, click here

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New Rotisserie Concept On Lafayette

February 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The owners of Maman bakery, now known across the city for their incredible chocolate chip cookie and veggie-centric lunch options, are opening a brand new project on February 9th called ‘Papa Poule.” Papa Poule will be serving rotisserie chickens and sides for delivery or takeout only. The location is conveniently one block west from the bakery Maman. The address is 189 Lafayette Street, between Broome and Grand.

The chickens will be stuffed and marinated prior to cooking and guests will have a selection of chef Arnal’s sauces including grébiche, béarnaise, barbecue, honey mustard, jerk, chimichurri, and aïoli. The sauces will be available in full, half, and quarter sizes, starting at $12.50 for a quarter of a chicken (which comes with two sides and one sauce). Daily changing selection of sides, specials, and desserts will also occur. A few of these selections include chicken potpie, potato gratin, sage-and-onion stuffing, Israeli couscous, and profiteroles.

The space is small with no seating, however the decor is still very appealing. The traditional French-farmhouse look found at Maman’s is also clearly visible here, including an exposed kitchen enclosed with vintage chicken wire and customized lamps made from chicken-wire buckets. The rotisserie itself will be displayed in the store front window, which will be sure to entice the people passing by. To view pictures of the space and to read more, click here

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Upland Starts Serving Lunch Today

February 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The new ‘Cal-Ital’ restaurant Upland is serving lunch today! Justin Smillie from Il Buco Alimentari, who opened Upland with Stephen Starr will be unveiling the new lunch menu today including ‘nduja pizza and cheeseburgers. The more involved dishes such as the short ribs will remain on the dinner menu and on the dinner menu only, however, a few dinner favorites have mad their way to the lunch menu such as the estrella chicken liver pasta and the ‘nudge straciatella pizza.

The lunch menu prices are slightly lower than the dinner menu, which will hopefully make the restaurant more accessible and able to bring in a good lunch crowd from the area. Upland is situated at 345 Park Ave S. To check out Upland’s full lunch menu, click here.

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