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Acclaimed restaurant closes after 5 months, it was “too ‘ambitious’ for Bushwick”

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Well that was quick. Izakaya restaurant Teo has closed after just opening last December. Operated by the Momofuku alum Joaquin Baca, the restaurant was popular with critics, so it’s closing is a huge surprise. From the Teo website: It is with much regret that Teo will be closing it’s doors. Thank you to the welcoming […]

Sunday in Brooklyn team is opening a Japanese cafe in Greenpoint

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They are teaming up with a former chef from the popular restaurant Okonomi to open a new spot at the A/D/O co-working space in Greenpoint called Rule of Thirds. You may recall that Norman recently closed at the same address. In addition to Japanese izakaya, they’ll serve a version of the malted pancakes from Sunday in […]

Two new hotel restaurants: Seven Seeds in Wburg and MADRE in Greenpoint

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MADRE opened last week at the Franklin Guesthouse hotel in Greenpoint. It’s replaces BarGlory — a small plates joint we loved, operated by by an outside team — with an internally run operation: The cozy new-American restaurant, located at 214 Franklin St., will feature a wide ranging seasonal menu that may change from week to week, […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal round up

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Off the next two weeks to track vox for something new (metal!) and wedding duty (not metal!), so sip this one slow.  WHAT TO HEAR: Leading the way this week is Portent (Gilead Media), the cauterizing new full-length from middle west black metal collective False. Comprised of four hypercoaster epics, Portent is Six Flags for […]