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EaterWire: Kyotofu Expanding, Telepan Settles Suit, Highbar's Industry Party, and More!
HELL'S KITCHEN— TONY's The Feed blog has the confirmation on the rumors that dessert restaurant Kyotofu is expanding: "The Hell’s Kitchen outfit has been so well received on the West Side that owners Nicole Bermensolo and Michael Berl are looking to open not one, but two new locations (ambitiously) by next fall, according to Bermensolo. 'We’re thinking one will be a full-service dessert bar, and the other will be a smaller shop for takeout and gifts," she says...'We’d like to have the smaller one in Soho or Nolita, and the dessert bar in Chelsea.'" [The Feed]
UPPER WEST SIDE— Cutty reports on the legal woes of Bill Telepan: "Just about a year to the date that a lawsuit accusing Telepan of illegally pooling tips was filed, the restaurant has settled with four employees for an undisclosed sum. Another complainant, Shawn Lee, refused to settle and will pursue his case. Bill Telepan tells us he’s 'just happy to move forward.'" [Cutlets]
HELL'S KITCHEN—Steve Lewis interviews Greg Brier about his new rooftop bar Highbar, and Brier reveals some interesting plans: "It’s a very high-end design, very modern. It’s got a lot of hard surfaces that are very modern, mixed with a lot of organic greenery. There will be beds in there...There’s a big media wall where you can show movies...and on Mondays we’re going to do reduced rates for people in the industry. So, promoters, owners, bartenders, servers, on the night people usually have off they can gather and have a place to hang out on a rooftop." [Good Night Mr. Lewis]
Bouley Clarifies Brush Stroke setup, BK Uncorked, next.>>
The Week in Eater: Ago Days Away, Bar Milano a Few Weeks Out, Pies 'n' Thighs Reveal, Bouley gets his Liquor
It's time for the Week in Eater, where we review some of the week's most newsworthy stories via a convenient and attractive photo gallery.
This week's top stories: Ago Opening Tuesday, Pies 'n' Thigs New Layout, A New Look at Bar Milano, Who Goes There? Fedora, Eater Inside: Duane Park, Mega Plywood Report, and Bouley Gets his Liquor for Brush Stroke.
The Un-Drying of NYC: Bouley's Brush Stroke Victorious!
In a striking turn of events, Bouley got the green light from the full CB1 board for his three floor Japanese venture, Brush Stroke. The full board voted against their subcommittee's suggestion to reject his license, giving him the go-ahead to apply to the State Liquor Authority with community support. Perhaps his PR stunt yesterday worked. This is a huge victory for Bouley but keep in mind he still has a battle ahead of him at the SLA because of the Padavan Law, or the 500 foot rule, which Brush Stroke would be violating. But let's get to the full, juicy report on the show that was last night's meeting from our community board correspondent:
"The full board voted no on the opposition to granting the license. The numbers were not announced, but it was a landslide. Two resolutions were attached requiring that illegal parking, traffic, and sidewalk cleanliness issues are addressed.Wondering how he got all their emails and a comment on the 'blogs', next.>>About 10 'character witnesses' spoke during the public session in favor of Bouley (which one board member later pointed out were all recipients of food or donations from Bouley). He wasn't there (as you know) but had the letter he sent to the board members read. Also, a 31 page packet of 'Letters of Support' and his 'Charitable Contributions' was distributed, including letters from Drew and Tracy Nieporent, Ron Silver (president of Bubby's Pie Co, Inc), Susan and Steven Johnson (owners of Blue Bench), Michael Dorf (founder of the Knitting Factory), and Libby Turner (former Assistant Director of the Red Cross Disaster Relief Operation for 9/11 New York City)...
The Drying of NYC: Bouley Lobbying the Community Board
For those who haven't been following the Bouley/Brush Stroke/CB1 saga, a quick recap: Bouley is trying to open a three floor Japanese restaurant in Tribeca. At two CB1 committee meetings, the board members voted against his request for a liquor license, citing various allegations of bad neighborliness (insurance fraud, carbon monoxide violations, double parked idling black cars). Well, Bouley's application hits the full board tonight. In preparation for the meeting, Bouley decided to employ a little preemptive PR by sending an email to all 50 CB1 members addressing two allegations and describing the new project. Though it seems innocent enough to us, the community board member who forwarded it along would say otherwise:
"It was voted down 6-4 in committee but Bouley will probably get the vote he needs tonight due to a MASSIVE PR, letter writing and lobbying campaign. Nothing gets a vote like free high end food right? One of the board members frantically dialing for Bouley...is opening a new community center on April 10th with catering donated by none other than David Bouley! If the board votes allow the liquor license then Bouley will still have a huge fight on his hands at the 500 ft SLA hearing from local residents."Yowza. Emotions are running high with this fight. Bouley's email, described as "arrogant PR" by the above member, is reproduced in full ahead. Let's take a look at what all the fuss is about: The Full Bouley Appeal, next.>>
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