November 2011
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S'MAC at 1st and 1st On Track After All
In June, Veselka owner Tom Birchard announced that Little Veselka, his coffee/pastry kiosk located in a small park at 1st and 1st, would make way for a branch of East Village mac and cheese shop S’MAC. Owner Sarita Ekya said the new branch would open by “Early Fall.” Then, as it tends to happen with these things, there was radio silence on the matter for nearly six months. Now,...
October 2011
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Marketing Intern Gets Creative, Pairs CD With Wine
This just showed up on my desk. It’s a box of Dreaming Tree wine and a Dave Matthew Band CD. More specifically, it’s the debut vino effort from Dave Matthews and winemaker Steve Reeder. You see, “The Dreaming Tree” is a song (the press materials describe it as a hit) off the band’s 1998 album “Before These Crowded Streets.” Strangely, this...
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Worst PR Release of the Day: Millesime
When it seems fit, I’ll post the most embarrassing passage from a particularly terrible PR release. Today’s debut entry comes from the fine folks at Millesime. Take it away, PR person!
“As part of the restaurant’s new music series which runs in the Salon Wednesdays thru Sundays weekly and features a different act nightly, Millesime has introduced Burlesque Brunch, consisting...
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“Everybody in my kitchen loves working with me. They say it’s hard and that...”
– Laurent Gras still has no restaurant but wants you to know he’s awesome (via Eater).
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H.O.V.A. + Torrisi
Proven restaurateur and sometimes rap game quitter Jay-Z showed up with Beyonce at last night’s party at Parm to celebrate the launch of Crown sommelier Jordan Salcito’s Bellus wine label. But, of course, the man isn’t an investor in that other Torrisi project that definitely isn’t happening.
Stay Tuned...