{"id":36372,"date":"2025-11-11T20:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/36372\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T20:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:22:06","slug":"an-upstate-james-beard-nominee-is-headed-to-the-upper-east-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/36372\/","title":{"rendered":"An Upstate James Beard Nominee Is Headed to the Upper East Side"},"content":{"rendered":"

A buzzy Chinese restaurant that debuted in Westchester and expanded to Long Island is headed to Manhattan. Hartsdale\u2019s O Mandarin <\/a>\u2014 where chef Eric Gao, who was named a James Beard Award semifinalist for several years \u2014 will soon have an Upper East Side sibling called Cafe Mandarin<\/a> at 1239 First Avenue, at East 67th Street. Signage is up, and the space is hiring, according to the restaurant\u2019s website. Owner Peter Liu said<\/a> the 40 or so seat restaurant will feature dumplings, duck, Sichuan hot pots, and fried whole fish. The Manhattan opening brings the restaurantto a competitive stretch of the Upper East Side, where Chinese restaurants ranging from fast-casual to regional specialists continue to expand. Eater has reached out for more details.<\/p>\n

O Mandarin, which opened in 2017 in Hartsdale, has drawn attention from Esquire writer Jeff Gordinier<\/a>, who described repeat visits and highlighted dishes like dan dan noodles, thousand-layer tofu, and Sichuan peppercorn tofu skin. In Forbes, critic John Mariani <\/a>called the restaurant \u201cremarkably ambitious,\u201d noting whole fish with fermented black beans, cumin-dusted pork ribs, and handmade dumplings as standouts.<\/p>\n

A new flagship location for a coffee pioneer<\/p>\n

Devoci\u00f3n<\/a> has opened a new 2,500-square-foot flagship caf\u00e9 at 148 Grand Street in Williamsburg, relocating from its original 69 Grand Street location a block away after that lease ended. The Colombian coffee brand \u2014 known for flying beans from Bogot\u00e1 to New York \u2014now includes a public coffee lab inside the cafe, offering free brewing classes, tastings, and coffee flights as part of its new education-focused program. The original Williamsburg shop, which opened in 2014 and helped establish the company\u2019s U.S. footprint, has closed<\/p>\n

Rubirosa\u2019s expansion continues<\/p>\n

Rubirosa<\/a>, the Nolita Italian American staple since 2009 from Maria Pappalardo, is heading west. Known for its tie-dye pizza and fresh pasta, the restaurant is expanding following the always crowded Camp Rubirosa in East Hampton that opened over the summer. Mt. Rubirosa<\/a>, co-owned with Hamptons partner, Brian Bedol, and presented by Resy in Aspen, opens December 7 at the base of the Aspen Mountain gondola in the Residences at Little Nell. Expect a a heated outdoor piazza and fire tables; a full menu for lunch, apres ski, and dinner; private dining, and seasonal programming for Resy Amex members. The restaurant will operate through winter and summer seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A buzzy Chinese restaurant that debuted in Westchester and expanded to Long Island is headed to Manhattan. Hartsdale\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,2219,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-36372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-intel","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36372","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=36372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}