Bedford-Stuyvesant: A vacant storefront on the corner of Myrtle and Spencer will become a much-needed supermarket — a kosher one, at that. [Bed-Stuy Blog]
Lower East Side: Moldy Fig, a wine and jazz bar, is rumored to be the next inhabitant of 178 Stanton Street. [Bowery Boogie]
Midtown West: Gelato chain Grom will be adding another location on Broadway. [Midtown Lunch]
Murray Hill: Kyochon reopened today following last week’s employee retraining closure. [Midtown Lunch]
West Village: Lupa will host a five-course farm-to-table lunch March 25 and April 1. Tickets ($105) include entry to a screening of modern-food-production documentary Fresh. More special events, like a $75 multicourse Easter dinner on April 4, are on the calendar through the end of this month into April. [Lupa]

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Filed Under: neighborhood watch, brooklyn kitchen labs, grom, kyochon, lower east side, lupa, mason dixon, midtown west, moldy fig, murray hill, the brooklyn brewery, the brooklyn star, the meat hook, west village, williamsburg

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Brooklyn Heights: Crumbs Bake Shop’s first Brooklyn location will be opening on Montague. [Fork in the Road/VV, Brooklyn Heights Blog]

Bronx: Linda’s Place is taking suggestions for a new name. Whoever pens the winning submission will get $100 in drinks. [NYT]

Chinatown: Chinese fast-food joint Kung Fu Bing has closed. [Bowery Boogie]

Flatiron District: Rosa Mexicano’s eighth annual Mexican Passover week commences March 25. Themed dishes like banana-leaf-wrapped beef brisket will be on the menu at all locations through April 5, and chefs Joe Quintana and David Suarez will instruct on how to prepare select items at a free demo at the 18th Street offshoot on March 27. [Fork in the Road/VV]

Greenpoint: Mediterranean Shawarma will open its backyard soon, creating even more space to enjoy newly offered hookah flavors. [New York Shitty]

Meatpacking District: On March 27, Shop W Style will invade the neighborhood to celebrate the magazine’s inaugural shopping issue. Enjoy drink deals at Brass Monkey and signature Revel cocktails at Catherine Malandrino, as well as complimentary STK, Corsino, and Lucy’s Whey tastings at Diane von Furstenberg, Ports 1961, and ADAM. Find more in-store events here. [Grub Street]

Midtown East: Two Boots has added a spicy meat pizza to the menu to commemorate its ten-year anniversary. [Midtown Lunch]

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Filed Under: neighborhood watch, adam, brass monkey, bronx, brooklyn heights, catherine malandrino, chinatown, corsino, crumbs, david suarez, diane von furstenberg, djamal zoughbi, flatiron district, fort greene, greenpoint, joe quintana, kif, kung fu bing, linda’s place, lower east side, meatpacking district, mediterranean shawarma, midtown east, pizza a casa, ports 1961, rosa mexicano, stk, two boots

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Bushwick: The Latin-oriented Bodega Wine Bar has soft opened in preparation for its official March 30 debut. [Bushwick BK]

East Village: Esperanto is now offering lunch every Friday from 12 to 4 p.m., with service expanding to Wednesday through Friday in April and Monday through Friday in May. [Grub Street]

Hell’s Kitchen: Bombay Eats, once notorious for its saag paneer pizza, has closed. [Midtown Lunch]

Lower East Side: Long Island City’s Pain D’Avignon, famed Eleven Madison Park and Momofuku Ssäm Bar vendor, has come to the Essex Street Market. The wholesale bakery’s first retail site will offer fresh breads like cranberry-pecan rolls and rye with caraway seed Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. [Grub Street]

Joel Barkley and Ron Castellano will host An Evening of Tango at Broadway East at 8 p.m. On the bill are live tango musicians and dancers, plus lessons with Strictly Traditional Argentine Tango’s Sergio Segura. Partake or observe while enjoying an open bar and passed hors d’oeuvres until 10 p.m., with a cash-only bar and in-house music to follow. [Grub Street]

Midtown West: A construction snafu, not a food-safety violation, is the reason behind 2 Bros. Pizza’s temporary DOH shutdown. [Midtown Lunch]

Williamsburg: Two new “bagel and deli” spots are coming to the corner of Lorimer and Metropolitan. [Brownstoner]

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Filed Under: neighborhood watch, 2 bros. pizza, bombay eats, broadway east, bushwick, east village, eleven madison park, esperanto brazilian and south american bistro, essex street market, hell’s kitchen, lower east side, mary ann’s, midtown west, momofuku ssäm bar, pain d’avignon, painkiller, the bodega wine bar, williamsburg

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Chelsea: Customers’ financial woes are partly to blame in Tom Colicchio’s decision to ditch the Colicchio & Sons prix fixe menu. [Fork in the Road/VV]
East Village: Vietnamese joint Le Da Nang will replace SEA at 75 Second Avenue. [EV Grieve]
Once rumored to become jazz café Rokara, the former Cosmos Parcels space will soon house a P.J. Hanley’s pizza shop, possibly complete with backyard garden. [Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York]
Financial District: Despite undergoing renovations early last year, the Blarney Stone has been court ordered to close for good. [EV Grieve/Eater]

Midtown East: The three-day, five-mile “Luck of the Irish” St. Patrick’s Pub Crawl (the world’s largest, according to the Guiness Book of World Records) commences tonight with the Leprechaun Happy Hour Crawl. Registration opens at 5 p.m. at T.G. Whitney’s. [EV Grieve]
Meatpacking District: March is Milkshake Month at Bill’s Bar & Burger. Get into the St. Paddy’s spirit with the $6.95 Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake, on the menu through the 17th. Add a $4 shot of Maker’s Mark (or your favorite liquor) to make your celebration really authentic. [Grub Street]
Park Slope: Noisy Hotel Le Bleu rooftop lounge Vue will be taken over by a “classy” (and hopefully quieter) Italian restaurant. [The Brooklyn Paper]
Upper West Side: After serving as a consulting chef, Patricia Williams is now working full-time at Smoke jazz club; her new menu debuted this week.

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Cobble Hill: Brick-oven pizzeria Casa Tua has moved into La Pizzetta’s old Atlantic Avenue home. [Brownstoner]

Dumbo: Choice Market is now open until 11 p.m., with an expanded menu and more drink options. [Dumbo NYC]

East Village: A freshly renovated Bua will reopen on March 12. [EV Grieve]

More signs point to a new 7th Street Porchetta location. [EV Grieve]

Park Slope: Moutarde (of Julie & Julia fame) is temporarily closed for renovations. [Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn]

A bagel café will replace former neighborhood favorite Park Slope Farm. [Brownstoner]

Upper East Side: Kick off your St. Paddy’s Day celebration this Friday with a $35 historic beer class and tasting at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden. [TONY]

West Village: Bar Henry is now serving brunch, including oysters, caviar, and eggs mole. [Grub Street]

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Filed Under: neighborhood watch, bua, cesare casella, choice market, degustibus cooking school, dumbo, east village, mount vernon hotel museum & garden, moutarde, park slope, park slope farm, porchetta, salumeria rosi, upper east side

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