By Suzette, a Creperie, Opens in Tribeca

June 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment

By Suzette is a new creperie that actually originated in France and opened recently in Tribeca. The owners, Andy Rodrigues and Guillaume Blanchard met five years ago, while at school in France. The location is small, with a cooking area and a standing counter in the window. By Suzette is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

The crepe recipe comes from Brittany, and there are two types: savory and sweet. Savory ones are made with gluten-free buckwheat flour from Brittany, and you can order from a menu of suggested combinations or build-your-own. Sweet crepes might be filled with Bonne Maman preserves, Creme de Salidou caramel sauce from Brittany, Nutella, chocolate. Delivery will also be offered starting in a week or two. Once the creperie is up and running smoothly, Rodrigues and Blanchard are planning to open additional locations.

Location: 78 Chambers St

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Saraghina Bakery is Set to Open in Bed-Stuy

June 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Edoardo Mantelli, from Saraghina pizzeria, is set to open a bakery next door in the coming week. All products including ciabatta, focaccia, bastone, micca and pane di campagna will be made with organic flours and natural leaveners. The shop will also sell fresh pastas, sandwiches, pastries, and coffee to go.

Saraghina Bakery                                                                                                                                                                                                             433 Halsey St., near. Lewis Ave.                                                                                                                                                                           Bedford-Stuyvesant                                                                                                                                                                                                       718-574-5500

 

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Sweetgreen in New Tribeca Location

June 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment

The second New York outpost of the hotspot Sweetgreen opened Thursday, May 15. The menu is virtually the same as the Nomad location with seasonal and locally sourced salads, rice bowls, and juices. The new space has a small amount of indoor and outdoor seating.

A third Sweetgreen is set to open in Williamsburg this fall.

Location: 413 Greenwich St.                                                                                                                                                                                             Phone: 646-922-8572                                                                                                                                                                                                         Hours:  10:30am – 10pm

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NYC Hospitality Alliance Seminar: Protect Credit Card Information

May 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment

NYC Hospitality Alliance is hosting a seminar on protecting payment and credit card information against data thieves and responding to suspected data compromise incidents.

Topics include:

  • What every hospitality merchant must do to minimize the risk of a data breach and to comply with payment card industry security standards;
  • Actions merchants must take if a compromise is suspected, both to protect customers’ information and minimize the merchant’s financial and reputational risk;
  • Coming changes in payment card acceptance practices and technology about which hospitality industry members need to be aware.

When: Monday, May 19th, 2014 | 10-11:30am

Where: NYIT | 16 West 61st Street | 11th Floor

Cost: $20 Member | $40 Non-member

Find more information and register here.

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9th Annual Fast Casual Executive Summit in Denver

May 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment

The 9th Annual Fast Casual Executive Summit will be held in Denver, Co from October 12-15 at the Four Seasons Hotel. Lon Southerland, senior director, global food and beverage for Marriott International, will be the keynote speakers. The event is designed to bring together the movers and shakers of the of the fast casual industry.

See the agenda and more information here.

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Luke’s Lobster to Open Permanent Midtown Location

April 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Luke’s Lobster is set to open an additional brick-and-mortar location at 685 Third Avenue, one block away from Grand Central Terminal. The company has been operating a food truck in midtown since 2011 but this will be the first permanent location in  the area. The location will serve beer and wine ans will provide guests patio seating during the warm weather months. Eventually, the location will provide delivery options to the neighborhood seven days a week. The team is looking to open a Park Slope outpost in the near future.

 

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Domino’s Launches New Application

April 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Domino’s, pizza chain, is launching a brand new iPad application that features a 3D “realistic pizza builder.”

The application gives  customers an opportunity to see a “more realistic view” of their end product as the customize with various sauces and toppings. In addition, the iPad app will also feature a tracker that monitors the progress of your order in real time. Similar to other Domino apps, users will have access to Domino’s national menu, coupons, and a store locator.

The new app is way of supporting and growing Domino’s strong percentage of digital orders. According to Tech Crunch, digital orders account for about 40 percent of all the company’s sales in the U.S.

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Steven Starr’s El Vez Opening in Battery Park

April 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Stephen Starr, the well-known Philadelphia restaurateur is opening his second El Vez location in Battery Park City tonight. This is the third restaurant Starr has brought to New York City from Philly after Buddakan and Morimoto in 2006. The menu at this El Vez is somewhat less extensive than the one in Philly but plenty of nachos, quesadillas, ceviches, and tacos. The space includes a massive bar and walls lined with round banquettes. There’s a photo booth and a large outdoor patio with a take-out burrito bar opening in the next few weeks.

 

 

 

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New Air Quality Rules Target Restaurants and Food Trucks

April 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Mayor Bill de Blasio has backed a set of antipollution laws that would have a significant impact on a number of New York City’s restaurants, commercial kitchens and food trucks. The stated goal of the laws is to target “pollution sources that currently have little or no emission control requirements.” The regulations would require businesses to install emission filters on ovens and char-broilers, ban new wood-burning fireplaces and encourage refrigerated trucks to switch to battery power from diesel fuel. The proposals would food businesses of all kinds including but not limited to mom-and-pop pizzerias, food vendor trucks, high-volume char-broilers and vehicles that deliver or serve refrigerated food or beverages.

The New York City Hospitality Alliance and the New York State Restaurant Association have yet to make a public comment.

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South Brooklyn Pizza Leaving Popular East Village Corner

April 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment

South Brooklyn Pizza’s sole Manhattan location (there are four additional locations in Brooklyn) on E. 7th St and 1st is closing at the end of this week and moving to an undisclosed new space. Shortly after the opening, South Brooklyn Pizza expanded into the space next door, formerly occupied by Ruben’s Empanadas.  In addition, next-door neighbor Kim’s Video and Music is also closing in the months ahead leaving a substantial space open on the popular East Village corner.

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