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Sagaponack:
Old Stove Pub, the legendary steakhouse that has drawn crowds since the 60s, was most recently taken over by Joseph DiCristofaro. On Tuesday nights, talent manager Scott Feldman, who’s worked with countless well-known chefs, will be organizing a visiting chefs series called Pop Up Nation. Among the participating chefs who will each prepare a multi-course meal using local ingredients: Marc Murphy, Michael Symon, Alex Guarnaschelli, Jonathan Waxman, Josh Capon, Esther Choi, and Leah Cohen.
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East Hampton:
Il Buco has taken over the space that formerly housed Italian restaurant Sotto Sopra, along with the adjoining space next door. Il Buco Alimentari chef Justin Smillie will helm the new spot, called Il Buco al Mare, as well as a market and coffee bar called Il Buco Vida. He is planning to focus on seafood, as the name suggests, serving a range of dishes from fresh whole catches to tinned fish to blistered prawns with fresno c
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Phil Zelonky has been planning to open a pop-up nightclub in the Hamptons ever since his first club, Noir, debuted in Manhattan two years ago. There’s just one issue: finding a space.
As New York City residents head east in droves, retailers have followed. But more than a year into the pandemic, it has become increasingly difficult to find commercial real estate.
“It’s a mad dash,” Zelonky said. “Everyone wants to be out there and there’s just not enough spaces for people to operate.”
Between March 1 and Oct. 31 of last year, 21,362 New Yorkers filed requests to change their address to Suffolk County, according to Postal Service data obtained by the New York Post. Another 18,731 filed a Nassau County address.
COVID-19 has reached a real tipping point in the service industry.
As the Big Apple gets reacquainted with dining indoors, a debate is swirling around whether good pandemic manners includes splashing out on gratuity for your favorite waiter, barber, barista or driver all of whom struggled in 2020. You used to hear those stories of celebrities tipping huge amounts, etiquette expert Lizzie Post of the Emily Post Institute told The Post. In days pre-pandemic, that was reserved for high roller types. But now, many people have really been trying to tip more generously. Lizzie Post of the Emily Post Institute recommends bumping up your tip if you re fortunate enough to have the extra dough.
Two small business owners fighting to survive after a tough year of closers and restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic shared on Sunday how they have adapted to the current situation.