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A Crown Shy Alum Is Opening a Restaurant in Brooklyn

A Crown Shy Alum Is Opening a Restaurant in Brooklyn

Cali Faulkner — former line cook at Crown Shy, Oxalis, and Eleven Madison Park; and sous chef at Verjus in Paris — is opening a restaurant of her own on September 6. Third Falcon is on the way to Fort Greene this fall at 360 Myrtle Avenue, at Adelphi Street.

Viet-Mexican bar food in Williamsburg

This spring, Eric Tran, the owner of the Vietnamese restaurant Falansai, added Me Tay Co, a stand inside Bushwick’s Hart Bar, with a menu pulling from Tran’s Vietnamese and Mexican heritage. Now, Tran is expanding again — Me Tay Co will be the permanent food program at Williamsburg’s Thief bar. At Thief, Tran’s menu is served Tuesday through Sunday, starting at 6 p.m.

Cosme is hosting a 10th-anniversary dinner

On September 5, Cosme will open its doors for a $160 five-course tasting menu to celebrate its decade in Manhattan. Cosme classics like its corn meringue will be available a la carte. Reservations are open online.

A pandan party returns

On Saturday, August 31, Kinhfolk Coffee, Moon Man, and other collaborators will head to Zaab Zaab’s Williamsburg location from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. A menu will highlight all things pandan: Used inside a coconut latte, milkshake, tiramisu, sticky rice, and dumplings. Zaab Burger will also offer a pandan onion burger. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Key facts
  • Who: Fort Greene · Me Tay Co · Cali Faulkner · Crown Shy
  • Money: $160

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