RIP Guilherme Barreto

[Image via Facebook]

Guilherme Barreto, a chef and consultant who worked in several East Village and Lower East Side kitchens, was killed in a motorcycle accident Friday in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 37.

Barreto, a native of Goiania Goias, Brazil, worked for a variety of restaurants, including Pardon My French on Avenue B.

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s a tapas hole-in-the-wall joint or a three-star Michelin restaurant, I just cook my heart out,” he told The Wall Street Journal in a 2015 feature on the opening of Pardon My French.

He also appeared on The Food Network's "Cutthroat Kitchen."

A friend has set up a crowdfunding campaign for Barreto's two daughters, Aivie and Barbara. You can find that information here. There's a service Thursday morning in Boca Raton, Fla.

His family left a message on his Facebook page. It reads, in part:

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved brother, father, uncle, and everyone's best friend.

Thank you Guilherme for all of the knowledge, wisdom, memories, and love that you shared with us throughout the years. You shared so many and wonderful experiences with us that we will never forget our time with you. A simple laugh or joke always made the day better. Your kind and crazy charisma made you the special person that you were.

The Irish Times Pub and Eatery NYC has plans for 10th Street and Avenue C

The operators of a restaurant called the Irish Times Pub and Eatery NYC have designs on the former East Village Tavern space on 10th Street and Avenue C.

According to materials posted to the CB3 website (PDF here) ahead of this week's SLA committee meeting, the proposed hours are 7 a.m. to 4 a.m. daily, with a 10 a.m. opening on Sunday. (The questionnaire doesn't specify when the place would serve alcohol — presumably 8 a.m. when it is officially legal.)



The configuration shows 10 tables with 55 seats and a bar with 15 seats. (And six TV sets.)

Since 2008, the owners have operated Irish Times Pub and Eatery in South Miami.

Here's a write-up of that establishment via the Miami New Times:

For decades, University of Miami students have been trying to dupe the bouncers at this Celtic-themed tavern within walking distance of campus. Yet no matter how closely they resemble their older cousin's expired driver's license photo, the bouncer, propped on his stool outside the double doors, inevitably refuses to let them in. Poor underage drinkers. They're missing out on a beacon for Dade's partygoers looking to keep the night from ending at a 5 a.m. liquor license establishment. But it's not just the postmidnight crowd that has kept the Irish Times clicking on a busy South Miami corner. A hearty menu with everything from sliders to mac 'n' cheese and more traditional fare like bangers 'n' mash, fish 'n' chips and shepherd's pie ensures an all-hours crowd. The double doors in front are left open rain or shine, and the friendly staff is welcoming whether you order a pint of Guinness before noon or are stopping by on your commute home for a game of pool.

East Village Tavern opened in 2008 and closed this past November. In announcing the closure on Facebook, bar staff blamed a disagreement with landlord Steve Croman. However, a Croman rep told The Real Deal that the bar had "been unable to consistently pay its rent in the last 12 months."

The April SLA committee meeting is tomorrow (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m. Location: The Thelma Burdick Community Room, 10 Stanton St. at the Bowery.

Joe and Pat’s mark their arrival on 1st Avenue

As you may know, Joe & Pat's, the 57-year-old pizzeria on Staten Island, is opening an outpost in the East Village.

The Joe and Pat's signage has just arrived at the former Lanza's space on First Avenue between 10th Street and 11th Street... as these photos via Steven show...





Casey Pappalardo, one of the pizzeria's owners, told the Staten Island Advance in January that they'd be open within six months, but he didn't sound so convincing. "That's if all goes well — there's always some setbacks."

But the sign is a good sign anyway.

Grub Street recently named Joe and Pat's Staten Island's best pizza:

Joe & Pat’s is the king of Staten Island pizza. Its pies are the ultimate version of one of the borough’s dominant styles: thin-crust, vodka-sauced bar pie. Open since 1960, it doesn’t look like much, but the pizza is magnificent. The dough is pounded so it doesn’t get airy, resulting in a crust that’s disappearingly thin and extra crunchy. The vodka sauce is sweet and smooth; pepperoni, curled up in crisp cups, makes the perfect foil.

Lanza's closed for good back in July 2016 after the state seized the restaurant. But! Lanza's has come back to life as a to-go spot on 23rd Street.

Former men's boutique space yields to a threading and waxing salon on 9th Street

[Photo from March]

For rent signs had been hanging above the about-to-close home of Cadet, the men's designer shop, on Ninth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue...

Now the coming soon signage is up announcing the next tenant — a threading and waxing salon...



H/T Steven!

Dueling inflatable Union rats land TV role

Those lovable, huggable inflatable Union rats had a moment of TV glory this morning ... as crews for the Hulu series "Difficult People" were filming on Second Avenue at Sixth Street...

One looked like the real deal...



... the other did not...





No word on what they did to craft services.

Bottom three photos by Derek Berg...

Report: Alan Cumming to help revamp Eastern Bloc on 6th Street

Actor Alan Cumming, an East Village resident, is reportedly partnering with the owners of Eastern Bloc to reboot the bar on Sixth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B early this fall.

According to Page Six, Eastern Bloc — described on their Facebook page as "the best gay bar in the world" — will close in August ahead of renovations for what is being called Club Cumming.

Per his spokesperson:

“Alan wants it to be a home for everyone of all ages, all genders, all sexualities, who all enjoy letting go and making some mischief. No judgments, no attitude, no rules, except kindness, acceptance and fun.”

And you can already sign up for updates via an email list...

Coming Fall 2017! Club Cumming is coming to NYC. Join our email list for info on opening and shows! @danielnardicio https://t.co/HoXZAM0ZsR pic.twitter.com/yuEjtDhIHg

— ClubCumming (@ClubCumming) April 3, 2017

Community meeting set for tomorrow night to discuss recent burglaries

Despite reports to the contrary (via the Post), the multi-block association meeting to discuss the recent spate of break-ins is on for tomorrow night at 6:30... here's the flyer with the details...



The meeting is at PS 15, 336 E. Fourth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D.

Previously on EV Grieve:
The Post reports on the 'East Village crime wave'

A report of 7 burglaries in the past month in these 6 East Village buildings

Owners of Mable's Smokehouse in Williamsburg looking to bring Tex-Mex to 2nd Avenue

[Photo of 67 2nd Ave. from last summer by Vinny & O]

Jeff Lutonsky and Meghan Love, the husband-and-wife team who own Mable's Smokehouse in Williamsburg, are vying to open a restaurant at 67 Second Ave.

The two have applied for a new liquor license for the space, which has a working name of Mable's Hacienda and Tex Mex, according to the public documents (PDF) posted on the CB3 website ahead of this week's SLA committee meeting.

The proposed hours are 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily. The configuration shows 16 tables, good for 46 seats, and one, eight-seat bar.

The address is currently home to La Contrada, which hasn't seemed to catch on since opening last July. The CB3 questionnaire describe this as a sale of assets. This southwest corner of Second Avenue and Fourth Street was also formerly home to Contrada, Calliope and Belcourt.

Mable's opened in 2011. Here's Eater on the restaurant's first anniversary:

Mable's is the massive, totally unpretentious barbecue joint next to the Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg. The restaurant serves a number of house-smoked meats and down-home sides at a very reasonable price — you can get a huge plate of Oklahoma City-style barbecue with all the fixins for about $15.

If all this goes through for Mable's, then perhaps they'll be some BBQ wars on Second Avenue — Mighty Quinn's Barbecue is just two blocks to the north.

The April SLA committee meeting is Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Location: The Thelma Burdick Community Room, 10 Stanton St. at the Bowery.

Sister Midnight debuts on Avenue A

Sister Midnight is now open at 110 Avenue A near Seventh Street...



The owners (Johnny T and Jesse Malin) revamped their Black Market space, which closed on March 12 after a nearly seven-year run serving burgers and oysters.



Here's a look at the menu posted outside...



Sister Midnight is the first track, co-written by David Bowie, on The Idiot, Iggy Pop's debut solo record from 1977.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Calling Sister Midnight on Avenue A

EV Grieve Etc.

A few items to note from recent weeks...



Blue 9 Burger closed down on Third Avenue between 12th Street and 13th Street back in February after 14 years... the for rent sign only recently arrived. The rent is negotiable, per the listing, which notes "No Cheesesteaks, No Coffee, No Pizza."

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Rustico closed at the beginning of March on First Avenue between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street. The banner via broker CBRE has been up for a few weeks now, though there isn't any sign of the listing online.

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The space that housed Guayoyo, the family-owned Venezuelan restaurant, has sat empty on the corner of First Avenue and Fourth Street for two-plus years now.

The space was cleaned up early last week... and the Icon Realty sign has been removed... perhaps a sign of a new tenant...


[Photo by Vinny & O]

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A lamp for Clay Pot has arrived outside 58 St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue. The restaurant will be serving "traditional Hong Kong style open-flame cooked clay pot rice" when it opens later this spring.

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[Photo by Steven]

East Side Ink moved one storefront to the south at the end of December here on Avenue B between Seventh Street and Sixth Street.

Per the listing, "all uses considered." No word on the rent.

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The custom frame shop that opened in March 2016 at 36 Third Ave. has closed here between Ninth Street and 10th Street... the sidewalk bridge that has been up the whole time likely didn't help business...