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Rolo s, From Gramercy Tavern Alumni, Opens in Ridgewood, Queens

Rolo’s, 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 Rolo’s in Ridgewood, Queens.Credit.Calla Kessler for The New York Times Rolo’s Four former Gramercy Tavern alumni have collaborated, with two partners, to open this restaurant. “We 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,” 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

Philadelphians remain optimistic while bringing new year in during pandemic

I m ready to start a new year, new beginnings, said Kim Eby of Fairmount. Whether it was dining out or ice skating, there was a limit on what Philadelphians could do this New Year s Eve. At Penn s Landing, there were no fireworks, but rather the little things, like a Ferris wheel ride or sitting by a fire. It was playing all the carnival games the kids love that made things feel a little normal. Fork Restaurant on Market Street owner Ellen Yin says reservations and take-out orders were down earlier this week, but they picked up for New Year s Eve.

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