Super-hot NYC hospitality group takes over shuttered legacy restaurant<\/p>\n
Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken expands big time thanks to Wonder<\/p>\n
The Blue Ribbon Restaurants brand<\/a> is on an expansion tear. First up: Its Wonder partnership with Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken<\/a> has allowed them to expand to 11 locations as of Wednesday, September 30, within the existing walls of each ghost kitchen. The new spots include neighborhoods like the Upper West Side, Park Slope, Downtown Brooklyn, Hoboken, Bay Ridge, Williamsburg, and Jackson Heights. In addition, while we here at Eater don\u2019t celebrate national food or drink holidays, the brand is offering its namesake sake flight trio at Blue Ribbon Sushi<\/a> (119 Sullivan Street, near Prince Street) for National Sake Day from Thursday, October 1 through Thursday, October 8. Could be fun to try. \u2014 Melissa McCart<\/p>\n April Bloomfield puts her stamp on a Lower East Side hotel<\/p>\n FeedMe reports<\/a> that April Bloomfield has been quietly revamping the food at Nine Orchard hotel\u2019s Swan Room restaurant. Last year, the chef joined<\/a> Texas-based McGuire Moorman Lambert (MML) Hospitality<\/a>, a group that oversees hotels and restaurants across Texas, Colorado, California, and, now, New York. Later last year, Eater reported<\/a> that MML was in the works of taking over the Lower East Side hotel\u2019s dining and drinking programs. Eater reached out for more information, but was told there are no updates. \u2014 NC<\/p>\n A Brooklyn wine shop is on the move<\/p>\n Gowanus wine shop Black Cat<\/a> is closing<\/a> at its current location at 252 Fourth Avenue, between President and Carroll streets, sometime in October, but don\u2019t worry: It\u2019s moving just a block away to 282 Fourth Avenue, between Caroll and First streets, later this season. \u2014 NC<\/p>\n Where to drink ALL the New York cider this weekend<\/p>\n CiderFeast<\/a> is back in Brooklyn, bringing together a bunch of New York-area cideries and orchards on Saturday, October 3, in Industry City. Founder Jimmy Carbone tells Eater that cider producer Ryan James Burk is debuting a new line of ciders under the name Occam Fine Cider<\/a>. Expect drinks from places like Indian Ladder Farms, Eden Ciders, and Fishkill Farms, with bites from Achilles Heat, Jimmy\u2019s No. 43, and others. Tickets are $45 for 1 p.m. entry, and two-person VIP tickets get early access and swag bags. It takes place until 4 p.m. at 635 Second Avenue, near 37th Street. \u2014 NC<\/p>\n Two-thirds of Boygenius have a fancy dinner out<\/p>\n During Phoebe Bridgers\u2019s concert run at Barclays Center last week, she and friend\/Boygenius bandmate Julien Baker stopped<\/a> by<\/a> fancy restaurant Eleven Madison Park<\/a>, presumably for its vegan tasting menu. \u2014 NC<\/p>\n