tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post5695460737535841371..comments2024-03-28T12:11:12.965-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Contrada has not been open latelyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-30823288323427197112015-07-15T14:43:12.800-04:002015-07-15T14:43:12.800-04:00Cotrada was too expensive! I'm not at all surp...Cotrada was too expensive! I'm not at all surprised it was never full and didn't make it. I don't deny that the neighborhood is changing but a $20 burger was their cheapest entree!m2ndSthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077952038234385900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-67369274939799793412015-07-15T11:34:25.094-04:002015-07-15T11:34:25.094-04:00That was the old Frutti di Mare space. They alway...That was the old Frutti di Mare space. They always had very reasonably-priced, unpretentious food.IzFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-45523176913796906182015-07-15T11:12:09.904-04:002015-07-15T11:12:09.904-04:00I tried with Calliope, and Contrada, it was an ok ...I tried with Calliope, and Contrada, it was an ok spot. A nice spot for a civilized glass of wine and a small bite, I found it a bit on the spendy side and the service was spotty, but usually good. It just seemed like a place that was always struggling with its own identity. Anyway, too bad, it was a serene space, and I worry the next space will not be.. Hey19noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-35467302766977257062015-07-15T10:12:25.529-04:002015-07-15T10:12:25.529-04:00I liked what Contrada seemed to be doing, regardin...I liked what Contrada seemed to be doing, regarding art & lit, but hardly anyone was ever in there. For all your planned events, you still need to be a welcoming place for glass of wine and a bit to eat when there are no authors lurking about. Their menu didn't offer much. <br /><br />I was there all the time when it was Bellcourt, a truly decent neighborhood joint. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72660306534195716422015-07-15T08:45:35.341-04:002015-07-15T08:45:35.341-04:00Spoke to the owner of Back 40, who was doing a cle...Spoke to the owner of Back 40, who was doing a clean out sale the other day, and said that the demographics have shifted since Sandy. Which was the main reason he was closing. Like the flight from Manhattan after 9-11, a lot of LES folks who would have patronized these places even with the rent increases had fled or sold out after Sandy. <br /><br />We'll see if all this new construction sinks or swims (an appropriate analogy).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com