The new owner of the iconic West Village southern eatery known as The Pink Teacup has now confirmed that a Harlem spinoff restaurant will be located at 200 Lenox Avenue. Last night's Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association meeting had The Pink Teacup's own Lawrence Page (at center photo) on hand who in turn announced that the space at the corner of 120th Street that prematurely had the caviar bar several years back is indeed the location of his new restaurant called The Pink Heifer. This block of the Mount Morris Park Historic District will have by years end Settepani, Settepani Brick Oven, Il Caffe Latte and The Pink Heifer all across the street from one another so thing are coming along in 2011 for this restaurant corridor (Native is just on the next block south). Read more about The Pink Teacup at the restaurant site:
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Excellent. Great spot. Best of luck to them.
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled!
ReplyDeletePS...and don't forget Native!
I wish someone would ask management at Native to either take down or replace the icicle lighting on their awning. It’s sorta half on and half off and sends a ‘we put up Christmas lights but are too lazy to take them down’ kinda vibe.
ReplyDeleteGreat news!
ReplyDeleteThis more than makes up for not getting Onebar or The Den in the area.
Though I still hope The Den reopens somewhere at some point.
Seems like a good fit for Harlem and lower Lenox, I wish them the best. Eventually I hope to see restaurants on every block from the 120’s up to 125th with alfresco dining, colorful umbrellas and the backdrop of Lenox Avenue’s fabulous architecture, it will be quite the destination. Much credit should go to Settepani for their vision in pioneering lower Lenox.
ReplyDeleteGREAT NEWS! Hope they are a good neighbor.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant news. So will this be a soul food orientated place? Great to see Lenox and FDB getting a lot of activity, but would love to see something happen on ACP!
ReplyDeleteLenox Ave from 116th to 129th is looking pretty good!
ReplyDeleteMr. Page mentioned "Burgers" at last night's meeting. Also, open kitchen downstairs and sofas & wifi upstairs. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI wish someone would open a Momofuku style restaurant in Harlem, and stop competing with the already super delicious Soul food places we have!! We need some other cuisine badly, or something ike cocoron. ...I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lawrence. Wonderful news, and I guess I'll get used to the name eventually.
ReplyDeleteHe mentioned that he is working with http://www.heifer.org/ and will donate some of his proceeds to the organization...hence the name "Pink Heifer"
ReplyDeletePer Wiki, Heifer may refer to: A young cow before she has had her first calf. Red Heifer, in Judaism is a heifer that is sacrificed and whose ashes are used for the ritual purification.
ReplyDeleteWe have a Red Rooster and now a Pink Heifer?
I was at the meeting last night and Lawrence Page definitely said it will be burgers with a lounge upstairs. He also mentioned it will feature a few of the Pink Tea Cup staples like mac-n-cheese and chicken-n-waffles, the stuff people go downtown for, so the Pink Heifer is not a soul food restaurant to compete with others in Harlem. Sounds amazing, great concept someone is finally giving back, can't wait to get a real burger and enjoy Harlem.
ReplyDeleteGreat news indeed! I have patronized The Pink Tea Cup since the '80s and have enjoyed a few meals at the new location on lower 7th Ave. I am glad that soul food will be part of the menu. Harlem, like other neighborhoods can accommodate more than a handful of restaurants with some of the same items...think Chinatown, Little Italy, Little India, Brazil Row, etc.
ReplyDeleteGood point, Guest @3:55PM. While I, too, sometimes long for more diversity in Harlem's restaurant offerings, I am not mad at the idea of its being known as New York's Soul food mecca.
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