Provence Chef Pink-Slipped; Pichet Ong to Open Cupcake ShopChef Lynn McNeely has been handed a pink slip after mixed reviews at the new Provence; no word on who the next chef might be. [Eater]
Related: Provence Redux [NYM]
Pichet Ong is opening a cupcake store next to P*ONG. “Vanilla, chocolate, yuzu and cinnamon will be my staples,” he says. “I want to add a little salt & spice to my take on them.” [Restaurant Girl]
A tale of two bakeries under Health Department scrutiny: one, Magnolia, plays nice; the other, Delices de Paris in Park Slope, kicks back. Guess which one ends up closing. [NYO]
Neighborhood Watch
Callecito Soon to Join Mercadito and Cafecito in the East VillageBrooklyn Heights: Magnetic Field hosts its Jeopardy-inspired booze game tonight. Remember to answer in the form of a slurred question. [Brooklyn Record]
East Village: Callecito, from the owners of Mercadito, will open across the street on Avenue B. (And a block from Cafecito, in case you weren’t confused enough.) [NYS]
Fort Greene: Three pounds of yams, $1. Did we mention they’re jumbo yams? They are. [Gothamist]
Harlem: Emperor’s Roe Champagne-and-caviar bar has closed, and a great pun is soon to be lost to time. [Harlem Fur]
Meatpacking District: The Keith McNally–backed Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation will rally tonight to protest the Gansevoort billboards. [Blog Chelsea]
Midtown East: You can now get comfort food in addition to the typical steakhouse fare at Blair Perrone. Assuming you weren’t already comfortable with steak. [NYT]
Park Slope: Brooklyn Pita coming to Seventh Avenue; Delices de Paris bakery reopens after adding mouse-excreta backlash to its list of married-owner woes. [Gowanus Lounge]
Soho: Your prayers answered: Savoy will be doing a special Seder menu. [VV]