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Isabella’s Oven

  1. Non-Openings
    Jesse Hartman’s Grand Park Is a BustHe won’t be bringing a glass-enclosed patio to the Lower East Side after all.
  2. Openings
    Freemans Will Bring ‘Classic American Diner’ to BoweryPlus, Jesse Hartman of Two Boots gets CB3’s initial approval.
  3. Community Boards
    Today in NIMBYism: Cooper Square Hotel, Grand Park, and Westville“Attention Cooper Square Hotel douchebags … ”
  4. Community Boards
    Business As Usual: Former and Current Mo Pitkins Inhabitants Meet Wrath of theA recap of last night’s Community Board 3 licensing-committee meeting.
  5. Beef
    An Inside Look at the Destruction of Isabella’s OvenWe told you the eviction got ugly, and now we have the photos to prove it.
  6. Beef
    Isabella’s Oven Eviction Gets Ugly — Sledgehammer UglyIn case you missed it, a heated back-and-forth erupted in the comments section of our post about the ugly and unfortunate closing of Isabella’s Oven.
  7. Beef
    Isabella’s Oven Owner Accuses Board Members of Anti-Italian Sentiment“They told me to sign over the whole store and [that] they’d forget about what I owed if I gave them the pizza recipe.”
  8. Closings
    Isabella’s Is Down, But Not OutThe hidden gem of a pizza joint has shuttered, but will be back in the spring.
  9. The Other Critics
    Monkey Bar Gets Hit; Three Stars for Café BouludPaul Adams liked some things about Monkey Bar, but it’s never a good sign if you hire a famous Chinese chef (Patricia Yeo) and the review includes the words “My neighborhood Chinese takeout does better dumplings.” [NYS] Café Boulud, in an important rereview, gets three stars — enough to add momentum to Daniel Boulud’s empire building. [NYT] Insieme looks dull, observes Lauren Collins in The New Yorker, but “profligate flavor and spirited service” show themselves once the food starts coming. [NYer]