Several readers noted that the plywood has come down on the northwest corner of First Avenue and East 12th Street...
The space will soon house a restaurant serving Northern Italian fare via Roberto Deiaco, who was the executive chef at Armani Ristorante in the Armani flagship store on Fifth Avenue, per The New York Times.
In a dining preview at the Times in December, Florence Fabricant wrote this:
Mr. Deiaco describes the restaurant as a combination of old and up-to-date, with recycled wood and a tin ceiling coexisting with a steel and glass facade. And though the place is casual, the menu does not shy away from luxury, with truffles and foie gras.
Seems as if this has been in the words for some time. CB3 approved the beer-wine license for the address in February 2012.
The space was last held by the Fuji Apple deli, which closed in April 2011.
And on it goes... corner markets replaced by high-end restaurants serving truffles and foie gras...
Updated 3-4
The restaurant will open Wednesday.
That site was a Italian pizza shop/store in the 1960s before it became a grocery store/fruit stand. What goes around comes back around, year after year, and so it goes ;)
ReplyDeletebut will they serve pizza?
ReplyDeleteThis spot was my go-to corner market for over 30 years, through various owners. I found out through a friend who lived in the area in the early 70's that this was actually one of the very first Korean-owned groceries, the first wave of such that replaced the Italian-owned groceries that had dominated the area until then.
ReplyDeleteyes, but there is still a bodega across the street, on the South East corner of 12st and 1st av and another one on 13 st and 1st ave, south west corner
ReplyDeleteIt also was the first Korean deli to refuse to replace my outdated SAMANTHA fruit drink I'd bought just 2 hours earlier because I had no receipt!
ReplyDeleteYou idiot...that s why I shop local where you don't need no receipt! (or shouldn't- they should recognize you as a 'trustable' customer)
I can't wait to eat at Olestra!
ReplyDeleteneither the shop on 13th and 1 or SE 12th and 1st is a 'Bodega"
ReplyDeletethe place on 13th is WAY overpriced and new. and the SE 12th corner one is a dump with outdated food.
Neither one sells much produce like this place did.
Another upscale restaurant in the 'hood.
ReplyDeleteWhat-ever.
Doucheteria.
ReplyDeleteFIRST of all, Fuji Apple Whatever Deli that was on that corner was HORRIBLE. F-off to all of you, 'lost is the EV forever commenters.' It had ZERO to offer for inventory, and for WHATever reason, it made the intersection smell like dead bodies when it was in business. Good riddens! Best Price Deli is far superior. Want to preserve the neighborhood? Support local shops by speaking with your wallet, not your keyboard--this actually keeps them in business.
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