Jim Mamary

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January 22 Opening Report

The weekend is almost here. Where, oh where will you be eating? Here's the good news about what's actually opening in this economy:Nolita Thai hangout Lovely Day (106 Elizabeth Street) is re-opening after recovering from some fire damage it suffered in October.[Paper]We may have to forgive the pun-t ... More >>

Fork in the Road Eats 'Cue at Whiskey Sunday

The sub headline on my story this week is "A new barbecue spot in the land of rotis," and that pretty much sums it up. Prospect-Lefferts Gardens is a paradise of West Indian and Caribbean food, and that's where prolific Brooklyn restaurateur Jim Mamary has recently opened a non-traditional but tast ... More >>

All Is Not Well in Jim Mamary's Brooklyn Fiefdom

hawthornestreet.com​Jim Mamary may have built the Smith Street dining scene with his bare, manly hands, but now it looks like his foundation's beginning to crack. The Real Deal is reporting that three of Mamary's restaurants -- Since 1963, Bueno, and Fly Fish -- closed last week, and others ma ... More >>

Is Pomme de Terre Closed?

Will tapas this way come?​Last December, Jim Mamary disclosed his expansion plans Pomme de Terre, his two-year-old restaurant in Ditmas Park. Mamary mentioned he was thinking of "tweaking the concept" of the French bistro, and now it looks like he may be on his way to doing so. Ditmas Park Blo ... More >>

Alan Harding Planning to Park a Food Truck at Hot Bird

Alan Harding/Alan Harding CookKustard, pumpkins, and birds, oh my.​There may be another food truck on the Brooklyn horizon, thanks to Alan Harding. Harding, who with Jim Mamary more or less birthed Smith Street's restaurant row, has written an amusing entry on his website touching upon subject ... More >>