Students Interview Taste of Tribeca Restauranteurs

Students from PS 150 and PS 234 came to interview restauranteurs and kickoff a meeting for the 16th Annual Taste of Tribeca. The annual event attracts restaurant-lovers from all over the city and proceeds benefit music and art programs at PS 150 and PS 234.

Click to read more about the meeting on The Tribeca Trib.

Valentines Day Sweets for Your Sweet

Valentine's Day is just around the corner- waiting there. What are you going to do for your Valentine this year? Roses? A Hallmark card that sings? Another teddy bear? Sigh.

Tribeca Treats has customized gift baskets, allowing you to tailor your gift to your sweetie's sweet tooth. Cookies, brownies, chocolates... there are so many options! Best of all, if you order by noon on Thursday you will be guaranteed Valentine's delivery. How sweet is that?
You know your sweets are in good hands with Tribeca Treats. After all, they won the popular vote for best gingerbread house among entries from 8 other NYC bakeries in a contest at Le Parker Meridien which raised over $12,000 for City Harvest. This is their entry, "Christmas in Palm Springs".

After looking at all of those sweets, wouldn't a cookie taste good right about now?

By the Ounce Wine Bar at Bouley Bakery

By day it is a comfortable space to enjoy breakfasts and lunches purchased at Bouley Bakery and by night (6 PM- midnight to be precise) it is a wine bar! How's that for multi-tasking?

Back in November, Florence Fabricant told us about By the Ounce, a wine bar where both food and wine are priced, you guessed it, by the ounce. The wine list boasts 250 selections hand-picked by André Compeyre that are available by the ounce, half-glass, glass and full bottle.

By the Ounce at Bouley Bakery, 120 West Broadway (Duane Street),TriBeCa, open 6 p.m. to midnight, except Sundays.

NYC Restaurant Week Truck

Capsouto Freres- a Taste of Tribeca participant and supporter for 16 years- is providing soup for the Restaurant Week Truck. The Truck serves up delicious soups from some of NYC's finest restaurants for just $6 (Tom Cat Bakery bread added no charge). $1 from every purchase goes to The Haiti Relief Fund at the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City.

On Thursday, 2/4 you can find The Restaurant Week Truck on Greenwich Street (between Warren and Murray) between 11 AM and 2 PM. Enjoy some Roasted Butternut Squash Soup from Capsouto Freres. You'll feel warm and fuzzy in more ways than one!

Locanda Verde Joins Taste of Tribeca?

Here's a wish for 2010 - let's hope that Locanda Verde participates in Taste of Tribeca 2010! If you need any reasons to wish such a thing- click here!

A Great Loss for TriBeCa Community

Late yesterday, The New York Times' Florence Fabricant reported on the passing of Albert Capsouto:

Albert Capsouto, the youngest of three brothers who in 1980 started Capsouto Frères, one of the first of the more high-end restaurants in TriBeCa, died today from a brain tumor that was discovered two months ago. He would have been 54 next Tuesday.

Capsouto Freres will be closed today. To read the rest of the NYT blog entry, click here.

M1-5 Chef to Debut on Chopped!

Recently, we learned that M1- 5 will have a Food Network celebrity in their midst! Here is the note they sent us:

Be sure to tune in to the Food Network on Jan 19th at 10 PM, as our Chef, John Sierp makes his debut on the Food Network Show Chopped. Or if you don't feel like watching alone, come to M1-5, where we will be hosting a show watching party with appetizers and drink specials.

Tonight's the big night. Show up for half-price drinks and appetizer specials starting at 8:00 PM. Stay for the show!