N.Y. Diet: Food Writer JJ Goode | Lani Kai Space Is on the Market

Friday 25 May 2012 by IrwanKch

FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012

Daily New York Food News from NYMag.com & MenuPages.com

Happy Memorial Day!
We’re Heading Out to Fire Up the Grill We're skipping out early.
Community Boards
CB2 Nixes Morini Expansion Plans Michael White's team just cannot convince neighbors that they need more Morini in their lives.
Openings
What to Eat at Calliope, the East Village Spot From a Couple of Prune and Waverly Inn Alums First-rate headcheese and radishes on Second Avenue.
Tiki Sunsets
Tiki Trouble: Lani Kai Space Is on the Market Julie Reiner's tiki bar is said to be for sale.
Celebrity Settings
Cee Lo Green Dines at Super Linda; A-Rod Parties at Whiskey Park Plus: No happy ending for Vergara and ex-beau at the Loews Regency.
Get Well Soon
‘21’ Club Manager Recovering After Hit and Run The '21' Club's new general manager was struck by a car and injured, but is now recovering.
Out
Anne Burrell Is Gay, ‘Doesn’t Feel She Was Outed’ The Food Network host makes it official.
Suspicious Sounds
Did T.G.I. Friday’s Lift an LCD Soundsystem Song for a New Ad? The ad's soundtrack sure does sound a lot like "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House."
The Grub Street Diet
Food Writer JJ Goode Drinks Iced Coffee Year-round, Likes Wine That Tastes Like Action Figures "I know nothing about wine except that I love red wine that smells like manure and white wine that smells plastic-y, like a freshly opened Ninja Turtle action figure."
Leftovers
Free Falafel at Mamoun’s; Big Gay Ice Cream Shakes It Up Plus: military drinks free at Rusty Knot, and more of today's leftovers.
Empire Building
Importer D. Coluccio & Sons Opening Second Shop, Adding Prepared Food The importer of fine Italian food is opening a small retail shop in the heart of Bay Ridge.
Openings
See Photos of Organic Avenue’s Giant New Pop-up Store in Midtown It opened today.
Change of Plans
No Hester Nights Tonight For obvious, weather-related reasons, it's been postponed till next week.
Relaunches
Restaurant Girl Gets a Makeover Danyelle Freeman's site relaunches.
Coming Soon
Ukrainian Chain Restaurant Taras Bulba Coming to West Broadway Trends you never saw coming: Restaurants named for Russian literature.