TabeTomo owners have new venture planned for St. Mark's Place

The owners of TabeTomo at 131 Avenue A have plans for a new restaurant at 120 St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue. 

CB3 granted administrative approval for a beer-wine license for the space, a yet-to-be-named venture that will offer sushi and other Japanese cuisine. According to the questionnaire on file at the CB3 website, the restaurant will be open daily from 5 p.m. to midnight ... offering an "immersive dinner menu." 

As we understand, TabeTomo, which opened in December 2018 and is billed as NYC's first tsukemen-focused restaurant, will remain in operation. (They also run TomoTomo on West 52nd Street.) 

No. 120 previously housed the retail outlet for Squish Marshmallows. Owner Katherine Sprung's lease was up here after five years, and she now focuses on custom and catering orders.

Thanks to Steven for the photo!

With lease up, Squish Marshmallows will look for a new home

Squish Marshmallows closed yesterday at 120 St. Mark's Place...

Owner Katherine Sprung announced the closure via Instagram back on March 10, explaining that the lease was up at the space here between First Avenue and Second Avenue. However, she plans to reopen in a new storefront.

Meanwhile, the online portion of the business will temporarily halt on Wednesday. Here's more from her Instagram post:

Our online shop will stop taking orders on March 24, and all orders placed in time will still ship out, including Easter orders .... any updates on ... opening back up, location, etc, will be announced once that information is available!

I appreciate your patience and understanding while we take a little time off and away, and look forward to serving you again soon!

Squish, which sells a variety of treats made with marshmallows, opened here in late November 2016. 

Squish reopens on St. Mark's Place after summer hiatus

[Photo by Steven]

The storefront operation for Squish Marshmallows is back open to the public today at 120 St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue after a summer hiatus.

In recent months, the Squish online operation was up and running as was their catering operation. In an Instagram post the other day, Squish management thanked patrons for their patience while they did some "necessary behind-the-scenes work."

Squish opened here in late November 2016.

Squish Marshmallows only taking appointments for the summer

[Photo by Steven]

In case you had plans to pop into Squish Marshmallows in the weeks ahead, the sweets shop at 120 St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue is only open by appointment this summer ... as well as via online ordering or delivery.

Here's the word from Squish via Instagram ...

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⚡️ANNOUNCEMENT⚡️this Summer, we'll be working on some exciting things, behind the scenes! so, our shop will be appointment only*, but still shipping nationwide, offering local delivery with our delivery partners, catering, and hosting events, pop-ups, and parties at our shop! want to host a marshmallow decorating class? give us a shout! in the meantime, let us know what you guys want to see more of! videos? BTS with marshmallow making? comment below👇 (*appointments for order pickups and event consultations)

A post shared by squish marshmallows® (@squishmarsh) on Jun 10, 2019 at 12:12pm PDT

Squish opened here in late November 2016.

Openings: Squish Marshmallows on St. Mark's Place

Squish had its (heh) soft opening last week at 120 St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue.

Owner Katherine Sprung has created a following selling her marshmallow-based creations online (and at Abigail's Bake Shop in Brooklyn). You can read more about the business at the Squish website. This is her first retail outlet, where she sells a variety of marshmallows as well as coffee, tea and hot chocolate.

A photo posted by squish marshmallows® (@squishmarsh) on Nov 25, 2016 at 1:27pm PST

Previously on EV Grieve:
Squish Marshmallows signage arrives at 120 St. Mark's Place

Squish Marshmallows signage arrives at 120 St. Mark's Place

[Photo by Steven]

A worker today unveiled the signage at 120 St. Mark's Place, where Squish Marshmallows is opening in the long-empty storefront between Avenue A and First Avenue.

This is the first retail outlet for Katherine Sprung, the creator behind Squish Marshmallows. (They are available online and at Abigail's Bake Shop in Brooklyn.)

Per the Squish website:

The goal of Squish Marshmallows is to make a quality, delicious product, using natural ingredients in the marshmallow base, that makes people happy and changes the way they view the humble marshmallow. Whether you choose to enjoy the marshmallows by themselves, or use them to make the most decadent and whimsical s’mores, the idea is to simply eat them and be happy.

pretty in pink 🎀 reminder that a portion of sales during October will be donated to breast cancer research! also, we're HIRING! (site link in bio-info-jobs)

A photo posted by squish marshmallows® (@squishmarsh) on Oct 25, 2016 at 2:20pm PDT

The previous tenant, Addiction Ink, left in 2014.

And as you may recall, 120 St. Mark's Place was once the artists collective known as The Cave. (Among other people, it was the home of the Mosaic Man.) Developer Ben Shaoul took over the property in 2006, where he earned his "sledgehammer" nickname from Curbed.