Popping Up on Madison Avenue, Jaeger-LeCoultre ~ The Reverso 1931 Cafe’

 

 

 

The Riverso 1931 Cafe’. Image via Jaeger-LeCoultre

Highlighting its most popular watch, Jaeger-LeCoultre  opened The Reverso 1931 Cafe‘, just a block away from its boutique at 701 Madison Avenue.

The pop-up cafe’ will open at various locations around the world, beginning here in NYC at 729 Madison Avenue on November 2nd, in a space that will include an exhibition of historical and new products.

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New Homemade Pasta & Pastry Shop opens on Lenox Ave in Harlem ~ Pastitalia!

 

 

 

Pastatalia Harlem, 264 Lenox Avenue

The wait is over……the much anticipated Pastitalia Harlem opened to the public on Tuesday, July 5th. Located at 264 Lenox Avenue between 123rd/124th Streets, Pastitalia will serve a variety of coffees, pastry, salad and homemade pastas to go, with limited seating under an umbrella on the front patio.

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It’s an Art Gallery ~ No No, It’s a Restaurant ~ Just Behind the Basquiat Portrait #1 ~ Shhhh….it’s a secret

 

 

 

Frevo (smoked butter). Image © Mark Grgurich

It’s actually both. While surfing quickly through Twitter, we came to a halt at an image of a woman opening a door inside an art gallery on 8th Street in Greenwich Village – the door being a large photograph of Basquiat! Huh….

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Spend This Saturday Night with EatUp! New York ~ August 28th at 7:00pm

 

 

 

Bevy Smith, Antonino and Bilena Settepani outside Settepani Ristorante & Bakery, 196 Lenox Avenue along Restaurant Row in Harlem

Quick….Quick ~ write this down ~ EatUp! New York, a new one-hour special with hosts Chef Marcus Samuelsson and Bevy Smith will take you on a special culinary tour this Saturday night, August 28, 2021 at 7:00pm on ABC Channel 7.

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Oh No, Not Eisenberg’s! Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop in the Flatiron District

 

 

 

Eisenbergs Sandwich Shop, 175 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District

Update September, 2022 ~ Under a new management with the new name S&P (court street grocers) or @Sandplunch, we hear from @vanishingny that the new owners have pretty much kept the integrity of the original Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop, and expect to open mid September.

We haven’t been in a while  ~ a long while. But then, we haven’t been anywhere in quite a long while because of COVID-19. So it was today, with a heavy heart, that we read that the beloved Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop, which opened in the heart of Ladies Mile in 1929, closed its doors (2021).

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The Curtain Reopens at Ellen’s Stardust Diner NYC

 

 

 

Ellen’s Stardust Diner

Oh, how we love when friends come to visit. It’s our chance to act like a tourist and see the sites through fresh eyes. At the top of our list ~ Ellen’s Stardust Diner, where the show never stops ~ until COVID. Closed due to COVID-19, this popular institution owed over $600,000 in back rent, and if not paid by August 7th, the stardust was to fall & the curtain was to close for good.

Now, with back rent paid, the curtain lifts and Ellen’s Stardust Diner reopened its doors for business on November 16, 2021!

“We are excited to open our doors again and welcome back New Yorkers and tourists to Times Square,” said Scott Barbarino, Artistic Director at Ellen’s Stardust Diner.  “Stardust has been a New York City institution for more than 30 years and our hope is that everyone will still be able to enjoy a bit of Broadway with our singing wait staff in this interim before nearby theatres will be able to reopen as well.”

Come along inside during our visits over the years.

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The Baylander on West Harlem Pier is Harlem’s Floating Eatery

 

 

 

USS Baylander

What does an aircraft carrier do when it retires? The Baylander IX-514 on the West 125th Street Harlem Pier, opened its hatch in a new life as a restaurant on the West Harlem Pier at 125th Street.

The Baylander will reopen for its 4th Season on April 27, 2023.

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Chef Russell Jackson’s ‘Reverence’ Opens in the Historic Strivers Row District of Harlem

 

 

 

Chef Russell Jackson. Photo courtesy Reverence

California Chef Russell Jackson has opened a fine dining restaurant, Reverence Harlem, in the historic Strivers Row District, close to where he has been living, on 138th Street ~ and Reservations are now Live!

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The New Settepani Bakery ~ Restaurant ~ Bar is Open

 

 

 

Settepani, 196 Lenox Avenue, Harlem

The much anticipated renovation of Settepani Harlem is complete, with a soft opening that packed the tables. The new concept has all the bells and whistles from their signature breads and gorgeous deserts to salads, pizza and panini’s ~ along with a full bar.

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Homage to the Uptown Speakeasies ~ Sugar Monk prepares to Open in Harlem

 

 

 

Image courtesy Sugar Monk Harlem

The artists Ektoras Binikos and Simon Jutras have merged their diverse artistic styles to create a sophisticated new mixology cocktail bar, located on Frederick Douglass Boulevard’s Restaurant Row in Harlem ~ a homage to the Uptown Speakeasies and salons of Harlem’s historic past ~ Sugar Monk.

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Gourmet Bistro Amuse Bouche in the Historic La Marqueta Market, East Harlem

 

 

 

Image courtesy Amuse Bouche Bistro

Update ~ Amuse Bouche Bistro reopened September 17, 2020 with an expanded menu, farm stand, and to-go fridge. Wednesday through Sunday.

The much anticipated opening of the gourmet bistro, Amuse Bouche in La Marqueta is finally here! The expansion of the popular caterer will be open from Thursday through Sunday, with a wide selection of tempting treats, fresh baked goods, sumptuous prepared meals, and finely brewed coffees and teas.

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Archer & Goat Opens on Lenox Ave in Harlem

 

 

Archer & Goat Harlem

Lenox Avenue unveils an addition to its already fabulous Restaurant Row. Archer & Goat, located next to Il Caffe Latte and Nilu Gift Shop, between 119th and 120th Streets.

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Al Diaz/SAMO @ Same Old Gallery ~57 Great Jones Street ~ Once Owned by Warhol & Studio of Basquiat

 

 

 

57 Great Jones Street, home/studio of Jean-Michel Basquiat and current exhibition of Al Diaz/SAMO

57 Great Jones, once owned by Andy Warhol, was the home and studio of Jean-Michel Basquiat. This month, the ground-floor space has been converted to a temporary gallery, inspired by the late artist ~ with an opening exhibition by Basquiat’s friend Al Diaz, also known as #SAMO, in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Basquiat’s passing.

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West African Restaurant ‘Teranga’ now open at The Africa Center ~ Harlem

 

 

 

The Africa Center, 1280 Fifth Avenue at 110th Street

We were delighted to read about the opening of Chef Pierre Thiam’s Senegalese restaurant, Teranga, at The Africa Center..  Not because of a lack of African restaurants in Harlem, but because it’s a sure signal that movement is afoot, with the Museum opening set for February 9, 2019. Check out their menu here. along with the December, 2020 news of Teranga opening in Downtown Brooklyn at Dekalb Market Hall!

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