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Popular Eateries in the West Village and the Upper West Side of Manhattan have become the latest victims of New York's ultra-competitive restaurant scene. Restaurant owners say turning a profit is getting harder and harder.
Popular Eateries in the West Village and the Upper West Side of Manhattan have become the latest victims of New York's ultra-competitive restaurant scene. Restaurant owners say turning a profit is getting harder and harder.
Cook-off in Harlem
A kind of a prelude to the Harlem EatUp! Festival unfolded in Harlem Tuesday. You could feel the excitement as this grows into a bigger one in May. Tuesday's event was a cooking competition among Harlem food scene newcomers Belle Harlem, Harlem Pizza Co. and Tsion Caf?. The winner will get to take over sponsor Citi's space in the market area to serve its food.
A kind of a prelude to the Harlem EatUp! Festival unfolded in Harlem Tuesday. You could feel the excitement as this grows into a bigger one in May. Tuesday's event was a cooking competition among Harlem food scene newcomers Belle Harlem, Harlem Pizza Co. and Tsion Caf?. The winner will get to take over sponsor Citi's space in the market area to serve its food.
Neir's Tavern: Step inside history
Back around the time Andrew Jackson was taking office as the seventh president of the United States, a little bar was opening in Queens. Today, Neir's Tavern is still slinging suds and even making a few movie cameos.
Back around the time Andrew Jackson was taking office as the seventh president of the United States, a little bar was opening in Queens. Today, Neir's Tavern is still slinging suds and even making a few movie cameos.
NYC restaurant fee?
The restaurant business is a tough one, especially in New York City, where everything from rent to labor costs more, and owners struggle to maintain talent in the kitchen. Some city restaurateurs are pushing for the right to charge diners an administrative fee to better compensate cooks and other back-of-the-house staff. Right now those fees are prohibited by the Department of Consumer Affairs.
The restaurant business is a tough one, especially in New York City, where everything from rent to labor costs more, and owners struggle to maintain talent in the kitchen. Some city restaurateurs are pushing for the right to charge diners an administrative fee to better compensate cooks and other back-of-the-house staff. Right now those fees are prohibited by the Department of Consumer Affairs.