Firefighters Storm Bond St; Renos at Friend of a Farmer

GRAMERCY— Friend of a Farmer on Irving Place will be closed for at least a day while they redo their floors. [EaterWire]

MIDTOWN— Midtown Lunch spots protesters outside of Mapo Tofu, a Midtown restaurant that took over the space of the shuttered Wu Liang Ye. That restaurant was accused of labor violations but the owners say this new operation is not connected. The picketers aren't buying it. [ML]

NOHO— From the tipline about a fire at BondSt: "Smoke started coming into the lounge downstairs around 845...patrons were told to 'sit tight' and 'not leave' as firefighters blasted through one of the walls searching for the fire. We were not told to evacuate for another 20 or 30 mins. They continued to serve people in the upstairs dining room." Reps at the restaurant report that there was sidewalk debris that caught on fire, and the firefighters had to knock a hole in the wall to make sure the fire wasn't inside. [EaterWire]

EAST VILLAGE— Momo Ko now has a soup with an Amaro broth. Christine Muhlke has the recipe. [T]

WILLIAMSBURG— Swoon Kitchen Bar, a gem of a restaurant upstate in Hudson NY, is hosting a multi-course feast at Williamsburg gallery Liloveve as a preview to the new show Art About Love. It will take place on Feb. 10, tickets go for $120 a head, and more info can be found here. [EaterWire]