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Distinguished Indian Canadian chef is coming to Leonard
I am still catching up to CB1’s flurry of liquor licenses — and I’ve been wanting to learn more about this one, the former Tetsu space at 78 Leonard, but there was a tech glitch and the meeting didn’t...
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In the News: Tetsu Reviews
••• Roe Corporation, which had hoped to build a 45-story building at 267 Broadway has put the parcel on the market. The lede says that the plans have been approved by the city, but further down, the...
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In the News: Tetsu’s Basement Dinners Start at $380
••• Tetsu‘s basement dining room, called Basement, opens Thursday. It’s “an intimate enclave for special kaiseki dinners served Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, at $350 per person plus tax, tip...
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In the News: Amada Closing Date
••• “The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved, with some caveats, a series of design modifications to the plaza” at 140 Broadway. Those caveats include “the removal of those lighting elements on...
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In the News: Tetsu’s Expensive Sub-Restaurant Gets Panned
••• “Two loud blasts—which turned out to be manhole explosions—rattled [FiDi] on Thursday, sending residents into a panic.” —New York Post ••• Grub Street/New York magazine critic Adam Platt was...
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In the News: Pedestrian Hit by Falling Scaffolding
••• “A pedestrian was struck by a falling piece of scaffolding […] around 2:15 p.m. Friday on Barclay Street near Greenwich Street. The pedestrian was rushed to Bellevue.” —CBS New York ••• Little Park...
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In the News: The City’s Best Wine Stores
••• Grub Street says Chambers Street Wines is the best wine shop in the city. Also on the list: Le Dû’s Wines (#5), Frankly Wines (#15), Vintry Fine Wines (#21), and Vin des Amis (#23). I hadn’t...
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Tetsu’s Basement Will Become a Raw Bar
Faced with a tepid response to the expensive, meat-focused menu in the basement, chef Masa Takayama is pivoting back toward what he’s famous for. Take it away, Eater: “The space previously called...
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In the News: Brookfield Place Lobby Redo Includes a New Restaurant
••• Brookfield Place news: “A radical redesign [is] planned for the lobby and exterior of 200 Liberty Street […] A sizeable portion of the lobby’s public space would be closed off for a 4,000- to...
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Tetsu will close on Friday
Tetsu, the modern Japanese robatayaki, or barbecue, and raw bar of celebrated chef Masayoshi Takayama that opened on Leonard in 2017 will close this Friday, Feb. 7, along with its sister restaurant,...
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