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  • Free Cooking Lesson in Union Square

    ByDon

    Join The New School’s Fabio Parasecoli for New York City’s first college pop-up class will at Union Square’s Greenmarket on Wednesday, April 20 at 11 a.m.

    A world-travelled food and culture expert, Fabio leads The New School’s Food Studies program, which examines the cultural, political, and economic significance of how and why we eat.

    With the Greenmarket as his classroom, Professor Parasecoli will conduct a unique cultural, historical, and environmental lesson in food – with the farmers as participating experts – as collective thoughts turn to spring produce, Easter dinners and Passover recipes.

    At the end of the pop-up class, he’ll offer up a Greenmarket recipe and answer questions. The class starts by the statue of Gandhi at the south-west corner of Union Square–look for The New School signs!

  • Liquor License Action in the Area

    ByDon

    As reported by Eater.com
    Corkbuzz was up first, Laura Maniec, formerly the beverage director at BR Guest and one of 18 female Master Sommeliers, seeks to open Corkbuzz at 13 East 13th Street and obviously needs a full liquor license for this restaurant… or is it obvious? Corkbuzz would primarily be a restaurant but would also seek to celebrate, explore and enjoy wine. The community was very mixed on this one. Although there was tons of support for the wine-centric restaurant coming to the neighborhood, some wondered why they were seeking a full license and not just wine and beer. The community members did not want another full license on this block, especially since this location had not been licensed before. One board member actually had the audacity to grill her on her experience, even though she clearly mentioned that she had been involved in nearly 10 restaurant openings and was made partner at BR Guest after a relatively brief time there. In the end, they voted to deny the application unless certain stipulations were met (including closing at 1AM on Thursday-Saturday, not using outside promoters), because they thought the applicant was unique and special.

    2) The man behind Caliente Cab Company is looking to pick up the old Buona Sera space at 94 University Place. They were hoping for a full liquor license for their restaurant, which would be a sort of Mexican and Asian-fusion. There would be a limited food counter and a limited bar and they’re working with a chef at Nobu on the menu development. They actually came having already reduced their hours, but they still received somewhat mixed reviews from the community. They were approved with a deny unless they agreed to certain stipulations. Oh, and don’t expect a happy hour here…they think it isn’t pro-community and attracts the college crowds.

  • An Important Zoning Change Could Make the Area More… Lively?

    ByDon

    Zoning changes around Union Square, specifically to OUR zone, C6, are designed to make it easier for a wider variiety of businesses to set up shop at the ground floor level and above. The details are here. For example,

    • Arcades

    • Axe-throwing

    • Billiards/pool halls

    • Bowling alleys

    • Escape rooms

    • Golf simulator driving range

    • Indoor go-karts

    • Indoor skateboard park

    • Interactive or virtual reality attractions

    • Laser tag

    • Miniature golf

    • Observation towers

    • Ping pong/table tennis

    • Play spaces/family fun centers

    • Wax figure exhibitions

    • Seasonally: haunted houses and similar fright attractions

    • Comedy shows

    • Concerts

    • Dancing

    • Open-mic night or poetry reading

    • 3-D printing

    • Brewery

    • Ceramic studio

    • Jewelry making

    • Wholesale and/or large-scale bakery

    • Woodworking

    • Other food and beverage producers, such as coffee roasters, ice cream makers, and shared commercial kitchen or food business incubator space

    • Other makers