BREAKING Exclusive: Daniel Boulud Planning DBGB for the Bowery
Monday, July 9, 2007
For the second time in two years, Daniel Boulud will attempt to win the favor of Community Board 3 and open a casual restaurant on the Bowery. Eater has confirmed that Boulud will take the restaurant space at 299 Bowery, aka Avalon Chrystie Place II (above), at East 1st Street, if he can get a liquor license. This time around he's not taking any chances with the SLA, however, and has just sent an appeal to the neighborhood for support. Here is the note we received moments ago, which was distributed to residents of the building, aka 11 East 1st Street:
Dear Residents,
I am pleased to announce that in our continuing pursuit to find businesses that will enhance our community, we are in the process of welcoming a wonderful new restaurant owned and operated by the renowned Chef Daniel Boulud. Scheduled to open in April 2008 under the name DBGB, this casual yet elegant eatery will be located at 299 Bowery (1 st and Houston) and will be designed for adults who appreciate great food and wines in a comfortable setting with a downtown vibe.
If it is to be, the geniusly named DBGB will be located two blocks south of the former CBGB digs and three blocks south of the space where Boulud applied for a liquor license just one year ago. As noted on the official CB posting (inset above; hat tip to Eater Flickr pool contributor Kathryn on the detective work), the initial booze hearing will take place on Monday July 16th at 6:30 PM. Let us be the first to state, for the record: We support the license, provided the VIP reservations line finds its way to our inbox before said meeting is called to order. · CB2 Denies Boulud License on Bowery [~E~]
Isn't this the guy who, for months, had an enormous 30 ft. rat and picketing outside his restaurant for systemic racist practices against women and Hispanics within his employ? Is this an empire we really wish to fertilize? VOTE NO, people!! Stabilize all the haters above 14th street.
OK, going downstairs for my dinner dates aint bad; Direct billing to my rental bill would help.
Not slamming Avalon Chrystie I, but anyone notice the every present mountain of body-bag style trashbags to the left of the Lobby entrance on Chrystie St. AND loading dock of Whole Foods pile with a inside dumpster???.....it does not give the same vibe as cool brushed steel atrium of Avalon Bowerry!!
Daniel Boulud was pouring champagne in the lobby of Avalon Bowery last night. Having DBGB (Daniel Bolud Good Burger....photos/plans of interior of this space look amazing.....similar to Balthazar) forever settles the merits of Avalon. Name me another building that has a Daniel in the ground floor! Oh yeah its $50+ Million co-op.
Boloud s a class act and this will be a home-run.
ps, The huge Tuscan eatery at the bottom of the Bowery hotel just opened and tis gorgeaou as well....welcome to Bowery as the high-line food venue!
Give Boulud a space on the Bowery and watch the Foie Gras attacks on innocent pedistrians rise. Any of you who've been smacked in the head by a wedge of the duck liver will attest that it is not a crime one soon forgets.
thats an amazing tribute to a musical landmark, a 30$ handburger served in a building that looks like ocean front property built in long beach in the 70's, perhaps we should dot our skylines with gigantic terds that require enourmous entrance fees just so we can alienate what down town culture once was...home run? run back home to the upper east.
what systematic racist practices would those be??? i worked for db, hmmmmmmmm, yeah sponsoring people for visas, latin captians, and managment, yea pretty racist man, glorified gossip colums kinda tend to leave those kinda things out, oh yeah i also currently work w some of the guys that were involved with said dispute,,,,, so save you arm chair rhetoric for those that dont know better
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