in the wake of Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s election<\/a> \u2013 is launching The Eighth in partnership with interior designers Julien Legeard and Valmira Gashi of Legeard Studio. Romero is The Eighth\u2019s marketing and brand advisory partner.<\/p>\nRomero already owns 21 Sushi by Bou outposts, and the latest is coming to the East Village soon.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt looks as if you are walking into a thrift shop, but it\u2019s just a front in order to enter the eatery,\u201d Romero says, adding that the 500-square-foot space features a \u201csecret\u201d karaoke room and a\u00a0 secret \u201cWayne\u2019s World\u201d-themed room for private dining.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEach Sushi by Bou has a different theme, like a [Quentin] Tarantino film,\u201d Romero said, adding that themes at other locations include 90s hip-hop, disco, the Roaring 20s and Tokyo Alley.<\/p>\n
Interior designers Julien Legeard and Valmira Gashi of Legeard Studio. Matt Harrington<\/p>\n
Romero already owns 21 Sushi by Bou outposts, and the latest is coming to the East Village soon. Richard Oliveira<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first one that\u2019s themed for rock-and-roll. I only wear rock-and-roll t-shirts,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
About a dozen more Sushi by Bou outposts are opening around the country this year, Romero said.<\/p>\n
We hear\u2026 that Mark Barak \u2014 founder of the La Pecora Bianca Group, which has six popular La Pecora Bianca locations in Manhattan, along with Mama Mezze \u2014 is opening a splashy Italian restaurant. Giuletta is set to open Monday at the MetLife Building on Park Avenue.<\/p>\n
It is inspired by the Mediterranean cuisine of the Riviera and the Amalfi Coast, as well as its New York City architectural surroundings. The 11,000-square-foot space comes with 275 seats; there\u2019s an additional 6,000 square feet of outdoor space with 100 seats.<\/p>\n
Giuletta is set to open Monday at the MetLife Building on Park Avenue.<\/p>\n
Giulietta says it will be open for everything from \u201cmorning espresso and fresh pastries to crudi, house-made pastas and Neapolitan-style pizzas,\u201d all led by culinary director Ed Scarpone.\u00a0In April, the Giardino at Giulietta will open as\u00a0a standalone, seasonal outdoor aperitivo bar and garden for more than 150 people. Think frozen drinks, pizzas, small bites and cocktails on tap. It will then become a heated \u201cchalet-style\u201d spot in winter.<\/p>\n
Willet\u2019s\u00a0Corner at 420 Amsterdam Ave. is now open for lunch. Patrick Dolande<\/p>\n
We hear\u2026 that\u00a0Willet\u2019s\u00a0Corner at 420 Amsterdam Ave. is now open for lunch. The eatery \u2014 from Ken and Jill Halberg, of the now-shuttered Harding\u2019s in Flatiron \u2014 is helmed by executive chef Joel Zaragoza, formerly of Harding\u2019s. The Mediterranean-style menu highlights include\u00a0fig toast topped with whipped ricotta; roasted Za\u2019atar cauliflower, seared Ahi tuna and French Dip sandwiches, as well as pastas and salads like the Umami, with shredded cabbage, toasted cashews and pickled sweet peppers in a hoisin vinaigrette and the Harvest, with farro, sliced green apple, cheddar, walnuts and an apple cider vinaigrette.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nightlife veteran Richie Romero is opening three new eateries as he continues to put the \u201cdark energy\u201d world…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125661,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[288,289,9,24,12238,56,63,65,64,821,292],"class_list":{"0":"post-125660","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-food-drink","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-nightclubs","13":"tag-ny","14":"tag-nyc","15":"tag-nyc-headlines","16":"tag-nyc-news","17":"tag-restaurants","18":"tag-side-dish"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}