By Sam Pratt 5/16 4:25pm

Manhattan on the Hudson

Pelaccio's bartender Kat Dunn. (Photo: Laetitia Hussain)

Zak Pelaccio Cutting the Fat, Glazing Turnips Instead

Zak Pelaccio’s newest venture differs from most mod-country, locavore eateries these days in one crucial way — it actually is in the country.

In the small upstate city of Hudson, a two-hour ride from Manhattan, the Falstaffian Fatty Crab/’Cue king has converted a former blacksmith shop into a louche temple of locavorism. Named to evoke both the bill of fare and a nearby country lane, and aiming to reap the bounty of the Columbia County landscape, Fish & Game officially opens this week. Read More

By Guelda Voien 10/20/11 2:04pm

lease beat

In a Reversal, Brooklyn Cheese Shop Expands In Manhattan

It’s the decade of Brooklyn, and while The New York Times may have only recently discovered the borough—according to Brian Williams, at least—it has lately become the leading exporter of artisanal eateries to Manhattan.

Zak Pelaccio’s Williamsburg hotspot Fatty ‘Cue opened its West Village outpost last month, and, now, Bedford Cheese Shop—probably Brooklyn’s most noted cheese monger—has signed a 15-year lease at 67 Irving Place. Read More