Tavalon opened Blu Café in the Upper West Side on Tuesday, April 3rd

Tavalon’s newest venture offers tea drinkers an open resource to New York City’s real estate landscape. The new tea bar, located next to a real estate office, will have various listings available for patrons to review while sipping on their favorite oolong brew.
Blu Café is located on 120 Riverside Blvd towards the corner of W 66th

Opening Update: Meatball Obsession is now officially open in the Greenwich Village

Recipes straight from Grandma, owner Daniel Mancini, serves up beef, sausage and
turkey meatballs.
Meatball Obsession is located on 510 Sixth Avenue at W 13th Street

German bakery, Landbrot Bakery, opened in the West Village on Sunday with a second location opening next week in the Lower East Side

Baked treats and beer sounds like a good pairing especially if you’re think of pretzels, breads, quiches and traditional German pizza called Flamkuchen. There will be a breakfast menu served for early patrons and a bar for late night guests.
Lanbrot Bakery (West Village) is located on 137 Seventh Avenue South towards Charles Street. Lanbrot Bakery (Lower East Side) is located on 185 Orchard Street towards Houston Street

Kaffe 1668 opens another shop in the same neighborhood as their first Tribeca location

More of the same menu of pastries, pour-over coffee and sandwiches.
The new Kaffe 1668 shop is located on 401 Greenwich Street at Beach Street

Mark Your Calendar: New Amsterdam Market reopens Sunday, April 29th with a kick-off event from 11am – 4pm

New Amsterdam Market’s Spring Season Kickoff and Bread Pavilion event will include a special cooking demo by Jim Lahey of Sullivan Street Bakery. More details on this event will be available soon on the website.
Visit the New Amsterdam Market’s website to learn more

A Coffee Lover’s Perfect Gift: Handpresso, the portable espresso machine

Although only 5% percent of New Yorkers claim to drink a straight shot of espresso, the Handpresso is a great idea for any coffee aficionado. The French manufactured device easily plugs into the cigarette lighter socket in your car with the help of a coffee pod.
Check out the viral video for this new product

Momofuku Milk Bar expands in Carroll Gardens

On Saturday, March 31st, a bigger and greater Milk Bar is on it’s way to the Carroll Gardens area with a few additions to the menu which includes a $2 kimchi slaw add-on to pork buns.
The new Milk Bar will open up on 360 Smith Street at the corner of 3rd Street

Food Trucks and hotels become a team

59% percent of diners say that they would support a food truck spin-off from their favorite restaurant– a 47% jump from the previous year. Now, hotels like The Ritz-Carlton (Washington, D.C.), The SLS Hotel (South Beach, Miami), and The Setai Hotel (South Beach, Miami), are planning
to add a little “street” as an alternative to the fine dining experience.
What are your thoughts of food trucks in hotels?

All Things Good, a multi-specialty market, will feature various food vendors in a 2,200 square foot space

Good things are definitely happening in Tribeca as this market will sell consumer favorites like Nunu Chocolates, Blue Bottle Coffee, Blue Marble Ice Cream, Dickson’s Farmstand Meats and more. All Things Good market is planned to open this June/July with a restaurant on the lower level to follow.
All Things Good is located on 102 Franklin Street between W. Broadway and Church Street

Specialty Food March 2012 Trends

Ketcup gets a gourmet upgrade, improvements to Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese labeling,
and wine in a can.
See more of this month’s trends