Daily business news in the Great State of New York!
NEW YORK — Michelin-starred Chef Daniel Boulud plans to open a casual French restaurant named LE GRATIN in Downtown Manhattan at the Beekman Hotel. The new restaurant will officially open its doors to the public during the first week of May 2022. Housed in the former Augustine space, on the ground floor of the Beekman […]
NEW YORK — Katsuya, a hip Japanese restaurant chain from sbe’s Disruptive Restaurant Group (DRG) and Master Sushi Chef Katsuya Uechi, opens its first location in New York City Friday in Manhattan West. Katsuya joins Casa Dani—the Southern Spanish restaurant from Michelin-starred Chef Dani Garcia— as the second and final elevated dining restaurant within the newly opened culinary […]
Doordash, the nation’s largest delivery service, said it would acquire NY-based Bbot, which operates a food ordering platform for restaurants. Terms of the deal weren’t released. Bbot was founded in 2017 and raised $15 million in Series A funding led by venture capital firm CRV in July 2021. The company has raised over $22 million […]
NEW YORK — Antoya Modern Korean Barbecue has opened in Manhattan’s Koreatown neighborhood and was formerly known as SamWon Garden. The new restaurant aims to create an innovative Korean BBQ experience with authentic Korean Barbecue food while adding on its menu new dishes such as the Gangnam Style Sausage (photo above), made with Omaha Prime […]
NEW YORK — Blank Street, a Brooklyn-based specialty coffee company with 14 micro-format locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, has announced a $25 million Series A investment led by General Catalyst and Tiger Global, along with additional strategic investors including Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa (Founders, Warby Parker), Jeff Raider (Founder, Warby Parker and Harry’s), Joey […]
JERICHO, NY — Wings of New York, the virtual restaurant concept created by Nathan’s Famous, has opened its first physical restaurant, located inside Yankee Stadium, home of the NY Yankees baseball team. The Wings of New York location will offer a limited version of the menu, including Harlem style Chicken and Waffles, as well as […]
NEW YORK — American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have chosen 25 historic and culturally significant restaurants in the U.S. owned by underrepresented groups that will receive funding through the “Backing Historic Small Restaurants” Grant Program. Each restaurant will receive $40,000 in grants funded by American Express and administered by the National […]
NEW YORK – Empire State Realty Trust announced that Pera Mediterranean Brasserie, a restaurant operated by BK Restaurant Partners, has renewed its lease at One Grand Central Place. Pera specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and was first opened in 2008 in NY. Pera derives its name from an elegant neighborhood in Istanbul that has served as […]
NYC Restaurant Week starts this week and will run thru January 31 with a record 570-plus restaurants across all five boroughs participating. With the pandemic shutting indoor dining in the city, restaurants are only offering their meals to go or for delivery. NYC & Company is the producer of NYC Restaurant Week, now in its […]
Panera announced the rollout of two new varieties of Flatbread Pizza — Pepperoni and Four Cheese, and new Flatbread Family Feast value meals as the chain continues to offer items perfect for delivery and off-premise dining. The new Pepperoni Flatbread features Panera’s signature crisp crust topped with fresh mozzarella, traditional pepperoni and market tomato bell […]
Chipotle Mexican Grill, with over 2,700 locations nationwide, announced its first national hiring event of the year called ‘Coast To Coast Career Day’ on Thursday, January 14th. The chain has a goal of employing 15,000 new team members for its restaurants across the U.S. Chipotle said it promoted 11,000 workers last year and plans to […]
Pizza Hut, one of the nation’s largest pizza chains, is launching a Triple Treat box for the holidays. Featuring three boxes stacked in one festive wrapped box, the Triple Treat includes two one-topping pizzas, five breadsticks and 10 Cinnabon mini-rolls for $20.99. “The Triple Treat Box is the gift that keeps on giving this holiday […]
Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening its first digital-only restaurant called the Chipotle Digital Kitchen right in NY state. Located just outside of the gates to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in Highland Falls, NY, the restaurant will open this Saturday for pick-up and delivery only. Chipotle has seen a surge in digital orders […]
Donut chain Krispy Kreme will open its long-awaited Times Square Flagship store next Tuesday, Sept. 15. The shop was originally scheduled to open in May but was pushed back due to the coronavirus. Located at 1601 Broadway (at West 48th St.) in Manhattan (photo above), the store will make the chain’s hot and fresh Original […]
Starbucks, the nation’s leading coffee chain, is now selling the Impossible Breakfast Sandwich as part of its new summer menu alongside new cold coffee beverages. The Impossible Breakfast Sandwich features Impossible Sausage Made from Plants, which is combined with a cage-free fried egg and aged cheddar cheese and served on an artisanal ciabatta bread. The […]