Neighborhood Watch

Central European Fast Food to Become Ubiquitous; Bake-Off in Williamsburg

Bay Ridge: Robicelli’s celebrated its first anniversary on Friday. [Eat It]
East Harlem: Grant Achatz got into Rao’s and then tweeted, “hardest reso in the city?” [Twitter via Eater]
Fort Greene: The General Greene ice-cream cart was the star of P.S. 1’s Le Fooding, which featured Daniel Boulud and David Chang. [Local/NYT]
Midtown East: The first location of Kolache Mama, which specializes in Central European savory pastries, opens this week at 45 East 45th Street, near Madison. The owners hope to make it as a fast-food chain by opening eighteen locations during the next two years. [Feed/TONY]
Rockefeller Center: Sbarro, in the underground concourse, has closed.
Williamsburg: Twenty bakers will participate in a Fierce and Sweet Bake-Off on October 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the East River Bar. Entrance to eat is $20 and supports the volunteer organization New York Cares. [Fierce and Sweet]

Central European Fast Food to Become Ubiquitous; Bake-Off in Williamsburg