A new bistro is opening in New York City with an entirely vegan menu that will serve up your favorite comfort classics like plant-based steak, scallop cacio e Pepe, cheeseburger sliders, cauliflower wings, calamari , and more. This Friday, January 15th, you can enjoy all of these delicious, inventive meals at the restaurant Willow
, located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
The creators of Beyond Sushi present Willow, vegan and kosher dining
Husband and wife Tali and Guy Vaknin, who are also at the helm of New York s popular fast-casual restaurants Beyond Sushi, are excited to open the new American bistro Willow, which focuses on elevated flavors and upscale presentations.
Roloâs, From Gramercy Tavern Alumni, Opens in Ridgewood, Queens
A pop-up with ties to High Street on Hudson, a vegan bistro from the Beyond Sushi team and more restaurant news.
From left, Rafiq Salim, Howard Kalachnikoff, Kelly Mencin and Paul Wetzel, the chefs at Roloâs in Ridgewood, Queens.Credit.Calla Kessler for The New York Times
Roloâs
Four former Gramercy Tavern alumni have collaborated, with two partners, to open this restaurant. âWe all got fine dining out of our systems and wanted to do something modest and simple, like the restaurants we want to go to, like Frankies Spuntino,â said Howard Kalachnikoff, a former chef de cuisine at Gramercy Tavern. His partners are Rafiq Salim and Paul Wetzel, previously sous-chefs at Gramercy, and Ben Howell, who was a bar manager there and is overseeing front of the house. The pastry chef is Kelly Mencin, who is not a partner but was also at Gramercy Tavern. It took these colleagues more than five years to c
Beyond Sushi: $1.5 Million Shark Tank Deal Fell Through
Beyond Sushi is a vegan restaurant chain serving plant-based sushi. The entrepreneur behind the business, Chef
Guy Vaknin, pitched Beyond Sushi on Season 10 of
Shark Tank. He went into the Tank seeking an investment to expand his New York City business to the West Coast. He asked for $1.5 million in exchange for 25 percent equity of his West Coast operations and five percent of his East Coast operations. Lori Greiner and guest Shark, NFL executive Matt Higgins: $1.5 million for 30% of West and 15% of East. Alas, after the show, Guy declined to accept the investment.