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Eater
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Eater
Former Red Hook Tavern Chef Previews Cambodian Restaurant With Summer Pop-Ups
is a born-and-raised New Yorker who is an editor for Eater's Northeast region and Eater New York, was the former Eater Austin editor for 10 years, and often writes about food and pop culture. Hōp, a forthcoming Cambodian restaurant run by two former Red Hook Tavern staffers, hosts its first pop-up series this summer. The preview menu will include grilled beef skewers, fried noodles, and rum-based drinks. The pop-ups are taking place at Hometown Bar-B-Que's event space in Industry City, Billy's Place, at 87 35th Street, near 3rd Avenue. It runs throughout August on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, starting on August 1 through August 24, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on those days. Reservations can be made online. Hop's co-owners are Bun Cheam (who was previously Red Hook Tavern's executive chef) and Cait Callahan (the restaurant's former general manager and wine director). The married couple is partnering with Red Hook Tavern owner Billy Durney for their new restaurant, which will operate under the Four Glover group (also includes Hometown Bar-B-Que, hence the pop-up location, and Sag Harbor Tavern). Hōp is one of the Khmer phrases for 'to eat' (pronounced 'hope'); it'll open in Red Hook at 58 Van Brunt Street, near Sackett Street, in late 2025. MM by Morimoto. MediaScher/MM by Morimoto wil Chef Morimoto comes to New Jersey with new Japanese restaurant Globally famous Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto is unveiling his newest restaurant across the Hudson River this month. MM by Morimoto will open in Montclair, New Jersey, at 193 Glenridge Avenue on Thursday, July 31. The menu will feature the chef's signature Japanese cuisine with Western approaches; think sushi, steaks, tuna pizza, and more, along with a full bar with sake. The 12,799-square-foot space fits 200-plus diners with an omakase bar and dining room. Takeout sushi boxes will be available later. Reservations can be booked online now. This is the notable chef's return to a full-on Japanese restaurant in some time. It's part of Morimoto's partnership with the Montclair Hospitality Group. And a second location of MM BY Morimoto is slated to open in New York City later this year, too. Brooklyn bakery opens new takeout window Brooklyn bakery Poppy's expanded with a third location this month, as reported by Eater contributor Andrea Strong on her Substack the Strong Buzz. The new Poppy's Outpost is a takeout window operating out of the bakery's commissary kitchen in Carroll Gardens at 191 Columbia Street, near Degraw Street, which opened on Tuesday, July 23. Owner Jamie Erickson tells the newsletter that the team will test out baked goods, as well as offer other pastries and coffee for daytime services. Expect items like egg danishes, chai spice buns, cherry galettes, and much more.
Eater
09-07-2025
- Business
- Eater
Two of Brooklyn's Toughest Tables Are Growing
is an editor and reporter for the Northeast region at Eater, focusing primarily on New York City, where she was born and raised. She covers restaurants, bars, pop-ups, and the people powering them. Two of the toughest places to get tables in Brooklyn, Sailor and Red Hook Tavern, are expanding their footprints. Last week, Sailor announced it would be taking over the adjacent storefront on Dekalb Avenue, in Fort Greene, a former slice shop, for an expansion. The space is slim, probably only fit for a small bar with a few seats, a takeout area, or an extended private dining room. The news comes following the announcement that its star chef, April Bloomfield, who has run the restaurant alongside restaurateur Gabriel Stulman since its opening in 2023, would be making the unusual leap of heading up a hospitality group in Austin. Bloomfield, who will retain involvement in Sailor, has since installed Skylar Mosca as executive chef. Mosca recently participated in a culinary series that gives back-of-house folks a platform and resources to plan their dream pop-up restaurant. Sailor was the first Brooklyn restaurant a part of Stulman's Happy Cooking Hospitality group, which has long made a name for itself in Manhattan with spots like Joseph Leonard, an oyster bar, and Fairfax, a brunch staple, both in the West Village. The demand for more seats at Sailor was instant. Meanwhile, over in Red Hook, Billy Durney confirms to Eater that he, too, is extending his acclaimed Red Hook Tavern, taking over what was Red Hook Coffee Shop, which sold vintage furniture and coffee. The new space provides more seats for the restaurant, but it also allows Durney to expand hours and add a cafe. Durney says a name for the cafe has not yet been established, but what is certain is that Red Hook Tavern will not have to temporarily close whatsoever during the redesign process. Durney is on quite a run. After announcing earlier this year that he had taken on investment from Kent Hospitality Group, the major restaurant team, formerly run by the late Jamal James Kent, he has two new restaurants in the works. There's a forthcoming restaurant at 9 West 57th Street, a massive multi-faceted undertaking in the heart of Midtown. Likewise, Durney is backing a Cambodian restaurant called Hōp — on the surface, a left turn for an operator more known for barbecue and burgers. But the restaurant comes from Bun Cheam, Red Hook Tavern's former executive chef, and his wife, Cait Callahan, the restaurant's general manager and wine director. It will extend his Red Hook influence once again, located at 358 Van Brunt Street. 'We are funding the restaurant, but we are staying way out of it; I'm guiding them if something goes off course, but this is their restaurant, down to how it's run and designed,' Durney told Eater earlier this year. 'Bun is one of the best chefs I've ever worked with — and it's so extraordinary to see this couple live out their dreams; there is no chef I'm more proud to call family and a friend.' In 2024, Durney opened Sag Harbor Tavern, bringing his dry-aged burgers to the Hamptons. That's in addition to his two locations of Hometown-Bar-B-Que in Brooklyn he has long maintained in Red Hook and Industry City, respectively.
