As you may recall,
Tribeca burlesque club Duane Park merged with the Bowery Poetry Club to create Bowery Poetry at 308 Bowery... the Duane Park part of the club opened this past weekend...
Bowery Poetry Club founder Bob Holman will operate Bowery Poetry Saturday afternoons, Sunday and Monday. Per DNAinfo,
that is expected to start on March 18.
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On East Third Street at Avenue B,
Heart N' Soul opened Friday at the site of the former
Mama's Food Shop...
These photos are by
@ThePeterHa ...
The menu features the "Coastal Southern cuisine" of chef Dave Conn, who spend a good part of his life in the South.
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Last Wednesday,
East 12th Osteria, which serves Northern Italian fare via Roberto Deiaco, former executive chef at Armani Ristorante in the Armani flagship store on Fifth Avenue, opened its doors on East 12th Street and First Avenue...
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Finally... Back in January, Candela Candela abruptly closed at 92 Second Ave, ...
at the time, a resident of the building heard that Mermaid Inn would be expanding into this space.
That was NOT the case... In any event, the Candela owners have unveiled a new concept ... a vegetarian restaurant called Local 92 ...
And it's now open...
Per the menu: "The words LOw and CALories merge together in traditional middle-eastern dishes..."
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Anyone try any of these places? Any early reports to share in the comments?