Last year, Wahlburgers announced to New Yorkers that they are expecting to open at least seven new locations. However, New York City has only seen one Wahlburgers in Coney Island. The second location has, now, been released to be more central to Manhattan. It will be near Times Square, at 725 8th Avenue, near 45th St. The new Wahlburgers will be five stories, and 8,300 square feet of restaurant, bar and merchandise.
Wahlburgers along with Shake Shack has redefined the fast food culture with their burgers and fries. Wahlburgers hope they can create as much of a success they have seen in other cities, in New York. Especially, with the Times Square Shake Shack location in close proximity to Wahlburgers’ projected new location, a “face-off” between the burger shops will be enticing.
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Sadelle’s, one of the most anticipated restaurants to open this fall, has finally opened. Sadelle’s is named to be a leading competitor in this year’s trend of bagels. The bagel bakery boasts pastries, babka, bagels and bistro from baker Melissa Weller and the Major Food Group. Already, many are anticipating the bagels and lox. Moreover, as the Jewish holidays are in season, Sadelle’s opening fits perfectly into this fall’s trend.
Giles Russell and Henry Roberts, owners of Two Hands, is planning to expand their coffee shop to Tribeca, but as a full-service restaurant. Two Hands, located between Little Italy and Chinatown, boasts a unique design and sense of community. Russell and Roberts built Two Hands as a beachy, bright atmosphere with a laid-back lifestyle advocating people to hang out and have a coffee without feeling any pressure. They are hoping to carry this laid-back atmosphere over to their full-service restaurant. “This will hopefully be the same, with just a few more people, and some more food and cocktails” Russell says.
Finally after a long anticipated wait, New Yorkers are getting their own Chick-fil-A. Famous for their crispy fried chicken burgers, Chick-fil-A is said to open at 37th and 6th Ave. The chain was said to open in NYC last year, but has officially released their date for October 3rd this year. While there is already a Chick-fil-A at NYU’s dining hall, it is exclusively accessible to university affiliates.
The Butcher’s Daughter, on Kenmare Street, has been a trendy place for locals to grab healthy brunch and to spot celebrities since their opening in 2012. The Butcher’s Daughter’s success is due to their appeal towards the shift in the food industry to raw-kale, with their array of healthy menu and juices like their avocado toast, and egg sandwiches made with cashew cheese. Heather Tierney, the owner of The Butcher’s Daughter, is planning to expand the store to Los Angeles, California. She is also planning to open in the West Village on 581 Hudson Street.
disparaging comments about Mexican immigrants in his recent campaign post for the upcoming Presidential elections, José Andrés has backed out of a contract with Trump Hotels in Washington D.C. José Andrés says Trump’s stance makes it “impossible” for him to move forward with the restaurant on Trump property because more than half the team is Hispanic, and the chef himself is a Spanish immigrant. Donald Trump Jr. claims that José Andrés will still be held responsible for their 10-year leased contract and other fees for terminating their contract including possibilities of opening The Bazaar in another property within Washington D.C. However, José Andrés was surely able to find alternative measures to open a new restaurant, and instead of D.C his EL Bulli-style spherical olives and his Spanish restaurant The Bazaar has been rumored to be opening a SLS property in NYC. It is no surprise that José Andrés will be partnering with Hotel chain SLS as they have been longtime partners from the opening of his first location of The Bazaar at one of SLS’s properties in Beverly Hills. José Andrés is also serving as the hotel chain’s culinary director. While the rumor of José Andrés opening a restaurant in NYC still remains, some speculate that José Andrés is only advising in the development of the new Hotel SLS restaurant in NYC and has no intentions of opening in NYC. Nonetheless, many speculators are excited to see which new location José Andrés will enter.
The beloved belgium fries shop Pomme Frites is getting ready to reopen in its new location on MacDougal St. Pomme Frites was a victim of the 2nd Avenue fire this past March. While this fry shop was a legendary fries shop in the St. Marks area, fry lovers are anticipating the shop’s return. In attempts to quickly reopen the shop, the owners Omer Shorshi and Suzanne Levinson are asking for donations to help buy fryers, fridges and appliances needed to make their famous fries and sauces. While the original location was insured, the equipment is dated from 1996 when the store first opened that claims won’t be enough to cover new appliance costs and legal claims are a slow process.
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