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Openings Roundup: Co., D.B.A. Brooklyn, City Winery
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John Del Signore
Published Jan 3, 2009
Modified Jan 3, 2009
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Co.: Jim Lahey of Sullivan Street Bakery fame at last strides confidently into the pizza arena this weekend, and has been instantly hailed a colossus. The triumph has been long anticipated; his sleek new Chelsea pizzeria with the Google-defying name was at one point supposed to debut back in December 2007. It languished at the bottom of the memory hole until November '08, when the folks at Slice unveiled a tantalizing photo essay on the pies, the oven, and the dining room. Last night it finally opened for real, and if you need any further convincing after viewing their pizza porn, then you hate pizza. Slice's Adam Kuban declares the pies "amazing" and deems Lahey "a bread genius, and as the crust is the hardest part of pizza to perfect, we're already in good hands." 230 Ninth Avenue, (212) 243-1105
D.B.A.: This is the second location of the popular East Village (and New Orleans) craft beer lodestar, whose name (legend has it) stands for Drink Beer Always. According to an email from the owner procured by Grub Street, this Williamsburg outpost is currently pouring "16 beers on tap, three Hand Pulled, Real Ale Lines, many whiskeys single malt, bourbon, rye, etc." Soon they'll be pairing the beverages with artisanal cheeses, charcuterie, and sandwiches. The Feedbag bellied up last week and reports: "Decor-wise, just imagine the East Village location transferred as is to Williamsburg except with a roomier interior and a smaller outdoor garden (to open in the spring)." 113 N. 7th Street, Williamsburg, (718) 218-6006
City Winery: From the owners of the Knitting Factory comes New York's only fully functioning winery/music venue. You'll recall that we previewed the place back in November when it opened for a sneak preview; on New Year's Eve—the very same night the Knitting Factory closed its TriBeCa doors for good—it officially debuted with a concert by Joan Osborne. (The Times sent a reporter out that night to contrast the scenes at the shabby Knitting Factory finale and the big bourgie Winery opening.) Anyway, if you've got the funds, you can buy part or all of a barrel of wine (which City Winery will keep for you in their climate-controlled basement) and even participate in the making of the vino. They also sell wine by the glass and bottle, along with Murray's cheese and a fuller menu to come. 143 Varick Street, (212) 608-0555
Photo courtesy Adam Kuban/Slice.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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