EaterWire: Veritas Turns 10, Frankies Cafe, UCB Needs Your Help, and More

RED HOOK— According to the Brooklyn Paper the new Stumptown Coffee Roasters Plant set to open soon in Red Hook will have a Frankies Cafe, "serving a smiliar menu to the popular Court Street eatery. [BP]

EAST VILLAGE— As mentioned earlier, the Upright Citizens Brigade is trying to open up a new theater in the old Two Boots Pioneer Theater space. But they need your help. They are asking fans to sign an online petition or stop by and sign the hard copy so they can wrestle a liquor license approval from the tight grip of CB3. [EaterWire]

GRAMERCY— Veritas turns 10 this year! How they're celebrating: "Veritas is happy to announce that starting Tuesday, January 20th, and for the following 4 Tuesdays Chef Pugin will create a four course meal, paired with wines from the 1999 vintage selected by our Wine Director Tim Kopec. Each week the menu and wines will change." Menu with pairings: $195 [EaterWire]

MIDTOWN— A Michael's spot check from the Twitter: "Throwback lunch at Michael's. Back room literally closed. Never seen it so empty. Wow. # printmediafucked" [Twitter]

EAST VILLAGE— Surf City Squeeze on St. Marks Place now serves hot smoothies. Hot. Smoothies. [NYPress]

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