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For restaurants, 2021 has brought some degree of hope. As workers and diners get vaccinated, restaurant dining rooms are beginning to more closely resemble pre-pandemic scenes. But the costs of 2020 linger. Many restaurants are struggling to hire staff. Months worth of deferred rent payments now due could push more to close for good; scores of restaurants already have. And then there’s Major Food Group, the powerhouse restaurant group that’s on an expansion tear.
Over the past four months, while restaurants all over the country have slowly attempted to regain their footing, MFG has opened four restaurants and announced plans for several more. The New York City-based group, founded by Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi, and Jeff Zalaznick, kicked off the year by opening a new location of Carbone, its Italian-American celebrity magnet, in Miami’s South Beach at the end of January. Just a few months later, in April, it opened ZZ’s Sushi Bar, a hybr
Nets opening ‘ritzy’ new restaurant for courtside ticket holders at Barclays
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In the premium space just off the court at Barclays Center, those in charge of the arena have tried a collection of suites “inspired by Jay-Z” called “the Vault,” and a nightclub, “Billboard Lounge” sponsored by the entertainment magazine. Neither worked that well.
So now, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, parent company for Joe Tsai’s Brooklyn properties, is going upscale with the “Crown Club,” what critics are saying will be the “ritziest” new restaurant in Brooklyn when it opens next season, But don’t expect to get a reservation if you’re sitting in the cheap seats. It’ll be reserved for the 250 or so courtside denizens who pay in the low four figures for their seats.
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Major Food Group is opening a courtside club at Barclays Center
Major Food Group is planning to open an ornate courtside club at Barclays Center in time for basketball season this fall. Created in partnership with BSE Global, the company that manages Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets, the lounge, called Crown Club, includes plans for a bar, restaurant, and private dining room. There’s also a pantry area, where premium ticket holders can reportedly stock up on snacks, like candy and popcorn.
To create the lounge, MFG and BSE tapped Ken Fulk, the heavy-hitting designer behind New York restaurants Noda, Sadelle’s, and Legacy Records, along with the Miami outpost of Carbone. Based on early photos of the restaurant, the lounge appears to be outfitted with custom light fixtures, velvet furniture, and more than a half-dozen chandeliers. The 7,700-square-foot space can reportedly seat up to 250 people at full capacity but is only available to fans with
The Carbone Team To Open An Even More Exclusive Restaurant
by Christie Grimm · April 21, 2021
Just when you thought it couldn t get any more exclusive than Carbone.
Major Food Group, the tasty team behind Carbone, Sadelle’s, Parm, Dirty French and more, has just announced their newest, perhaps most luxurious project to date. Starting this fall, Nets fans with courtside seats will be able to enjoy a private VIP culinary experience like no other at Crown Club.
The menu will feature a rotating list of beloved dishes from across the group’s restaurants - Spicy Rigatoni, anyone? - as well as specials created by guest chefs. And the decor? Well, this is so not your average sports bar. Expect a heavy dose of old New York glamour à la designer Ken Fulk.