126-year-old Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffe is back this week
Beloved East Village institution Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffe is back this week. In an announcement posted to the bakery’s Instagram page, the owners shared that the restaurant will reopen its doors for delivery, takeout, and curbside pickup starting Friday, May 1. “We are all in need of support right now,” the Instagram post reads. “Moms for Mother’s Day, our workers out on the frontline, family’s [sic] and friends celebrating birthdays and more. This is why we have decided to reopen our doors.”
The 127-year-old Italian bakery — responsible for one of the city’s best deep-dish cheesecakes — closed its doors for walk-in service exactly one month ago on March 28. The bakery has since teased a comeback with photos of pastries and in-house recipes on its Instagram page but had not shared plans for reopening until yesterday. Ahead of the May 1 opening, Veniero will be offering pre-ordering for its cheesecake, cannoli, sfogliatelle, and other pastries through its online store.
In other news:
— A former New York City hospitality worker has launched an exhibition series at the now-shuttered Silver Lining Diner in Southampton, New York. Paintings will be visible through the diner’s windows, with 50 percent of proceeds going to the restaurant, says artist Katherine McMahon.
— In a new plan to curb food waste, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is connecting New York food banks with dairy farmers who have been forced to throw out food as a result of lower demand due to coronavirus. Upstate companies Chobani and Cabot Cheese have also agreed to donate excess products to the state’s food banks as part of the program.
— Chef Hooni Kim, owner of Manhattan Korean restaurants Danji and Hanjan, will discuss a new book on a free webcast this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. His book, My Korea: Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipes, explores Korean home cooking from jjajangmyeon to homemade tofu with perilla soy sauce.
— Every Monday at 3 p.m., Yudai Kanayama, owner of East Village Japanese restaurant Izakaya, will be leading instructional Japanese language classes on the restaurant’s Instagram page. The informal lessons will focus on language used while preparing and eating food.
— Small catering business Woldy Kusina is accepting donations to provide health care workers and first responders with meals. Donations can be send to the company’s GoFundMe page, and a $20 donation will pay for the cost of food, labor, and delivery of one meal.
— The New York Food Truck Association has started a new initiative, called Front-Line Food Trucks, where food trucks park in front of medical facilities across the city and distribute free coffee, snacks, and meals to hospital staff.
— Food apparel brand Wear Your Dish is donating 100 percent of its profits from April and May sales to Relief Opportunities for All Restaurants in NYC. The company sells clothing with the names of food items on them, like Bagels and Lox or Lobster Roll.
— An unidentified man caused roughly $1,000 worth of damages at a Wendy’s in the Bronx after being denied service for not wearing a face mask indoors.
— Cuomo says that he may need to reconsider that May 15 re-opening date for some high-risk parts of the state.
— Love this:
The bodega down the street has photographed all their shelves and posted an enormous collage outside so you can browse without going in pic.twitter.com/1tPWEtWZxG
— Emily Guendelsberger (@emilygee) April 26, 2020