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A Restaurant Is Born: The Paperwork is In!

NYC Nom Nom — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:00:49 +0000

It has been an unbelievably long road to open The Keys. (For a full recap of the story so far, you can start from the first post of “A Restaurant is Born”) The original open date was aimed for Summer 2012, and here we are at the end of the year, without a place to [...]

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A Restaurant is Born: Movin’ Again!

NYC Nom Nom — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:00:41 +0000

So… what is happening with The Keys? (If you have no idea what that even means, I am currently documenting the opening of The Keys Restaurant in NYC by Chef Bill Seleno. Please see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, and Part 4 to learn more about the concept and menu.) Everything was humming along back in June. A few [...]

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A Restaurant is Born: Development Update

NYC Nom Nom — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:00:13 +0000

I am currently documenting the opening of The Keys restaurant in NYC by Chef Bill Seleno. Please see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, and Part 4 to learn more about the concept and menu. Part of my following the opening of The Keys is to learn more about the logistical side of things so [...]

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A Restaurant is Born: “True Food”

NYC Nom Nom — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:38:59 +0000

If you haven’t caught up on the first parts of this story, I am chronicling the opening of the restaurant, The Keys, by Chef Bill Seleno. You can start at this introduction post, then read about the concept and the menu. In the last few weeks, Chef Bill took an adventure out to California to [...]

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A Restaurant is Born: Menu Sneak Peak

NYC Nom Nom — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:03 +0000

As Chef Bill and I sat at a table chatting about his concept and menu, I couldn’t help but look down with a hint of sadness at the tater tots we ordered. I love tater tots, but they just seemed to get more and more boring as Bill described his menu. Each dish sounded more [...]

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A Restaurant is Born: Conception

NYC Nom Nom — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:00:12 +0000

How does a restaurant come to be? I am fascinated by this topic. I’ve read enough of Anthony Bourdain’s musings to realize that it is ridiculously difficult to open (and keep open) a new restaurant. Any romantic fantasies I had of opening my own little place were quickly squashed when I realized the hours, dedication, [...]

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A Restaurant is Born: A New Adventure!

NYC Nom Nom — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:26:23 +0000

The day I heard that Chef Bill was leaving Albert Hall Tavern was a sad day for me. Not only did I love his inspired cooking (and the fact that it was right around the corner), but his energy and passion for food created such a great dynamic in the restaurant. It was a big [...]

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