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Plant-based celebrity chef Matthew Kenney continues to add to his Second Avenue empire.
To recap, he has Plant Food + Wine (the former Arata) on the southwest corner of Fourth Street.
Kenney is also involved with 00 + Co. and Bar Verde right next door on Second Avenue.
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And most recently, the now-former Kona Coffee and Company, which just opened in November 2017 a few storefronts away at No. 57, is now under the Kenney umbrella...
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Back in March, Kenney teamed up with Pure Green to launch PlantMade, a cafe on Second Avenue between Ninth Street and 10th Street. He is apparently no longer part of that Green team...
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Meanwhile, Kenney plans to take over the former Cucina Di Pesce space at 87 E. Fourth St. near Second Avenue for a venue (rumored to be called Medium) in early 2019. He's on this month's CB3-SLA agenda for a new liquor license for the address. (The questionnaire has not been posted online yet.)
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That seafood-focused Italian restaurant closed in September after 32 years in service.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Matthew Kenney bringing yet another plant-based restaurant to 2nd Avenue