Hot on the heels of the BHB Ten, the Brooklyn Paper has named its 90 to Watch in ’09. Coming in at number 2 is Brooklyn Heights’ own Dan “Busted Chef” Kaufman: Brooklyn Paper: 90 to Watch…: 2. Dan Kaufman: The co-owner of the Busy Chef restaurants, who was arrested last year on charges of […]
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50 Henry Will Continue as Wine Bar from Owners of Henry’s End and Cranberry’s
BHB has confirmation that the space at 50 Henry Street will be a joint venture from the owners of Henry’s End (44 Henry Street) and Cranberry’s (48 Henry Street). The space will continue as a wine bar, and will also serve breakfast and lunch according to Mark Lahm at Henry’s End. The new place will […]
Action at Busy Chef
As BHB Community member “Yo” pointed out yesterday, there’s something going on at the site formerly known as Busy Chef at 60 Henry Street. There also seems to be activity at the old Wine Bar space at 50 Henry Street. BHB regular nabeguy commented yesterday, “I also saw the activity in the Wine Bar space. […]
Chef of the Flies
“CS” sends in this photo, commenting: I was just walking past Busy Chef on Court Street and there were dozens of flies on the inside of the windows. Seems like they might have closed up in a rush. Wouldn’t be surprised if they left food behind and there were thousands of flies in there… The […]
Former Busy Chef Employee: Alex
If you’re looking to hire a barista, look no further than former Busy Chef employee Alex. Any interested employers should contact BHB (webmaster AT brooklynheightsblog.com) and we’ll put you in contact with him. Here’s his resume:
Busted Chef’s Apartment Ransacked
The Brooklyn Paper reports that “Busted Chef” Dan Kaufman’s Pierrepont Street apartment – which the paper writes he rents from Busy Chef owner Alan Young – had its locks changed and was ransacked this week. The paper’s calls to Young for comment went unanswered: Brooklyn Paper: Busted Chef…: For the record, Brill said his client […]
Attention Former Busy Chef, Oven, Blue Pig and Wine Bar Employees
Being unemployed totally sucks. Since my early career was spent in the wonderful world of radio, I may know just a little too much about being “on the beach”. So when I got word here at BHB about the 50 folks who lost their jobs due to the “Busted Chef” scandal, I just couldn’t sit […]
NY Times on the Busted Chef
Today the NY Times writes about the Busted Chef drama: New York Times: Charges and Closed Shops Rattle..: Yet while the new establishments drew sizable crowds and seemed to have a promising future, there were disturbing rumblings about Mr. Kaufman. More than a year ago, commenters on the Brooklyn Heights Blog accused him of financial […]
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