Owner Idan Elkon has tagged Uino to run the kitchen since 2021, focusing on Edomae-style sushi. Eater has reached out for more information.
Chez Ma Tante’s forthcoming sibling has a name
The new construction spot in Soho opening under Brooklyn bistro Chez Ma Tante’s chef Jake Leiber will be called Nadia’s, a spokesperson confirmed. It’s named after his mother, who was a maitre’d for 20 years before becoming an interior designer. The New York Post reported that Leiber signed a 4,437-square-foot ground-floor lease at 555 Greenwich Street. Its land comes with a backstory: The 6.5-million-square-foot Hudson Square Portfolio is made up of 13 buildings, including 555 Greenwich, and sits on land originally bestowed to New York City’s Trinity Church in 1705 by Queen Anne of Great Britain. The restaurant is on track to open later this season.
Is this the year grocery stores will be able to sell wine in NYC?
State Sen. Liz Krueger, a Manhattan Democrat, told Gothamist she is “hopeful” that this is the year the state passes a bill legalizing the sale of wine in grocery stores. It’s an issue that surfaces every year, with groups like the Business Council of New York State wanting the change, but liquor store owners lobbying against it.