Yup. The Two Joshes (Josh Grinker and Josh Foster who own Stone Park Cafe) are opening a new place in the space that used to be Tempo and before that Cucina. That's old news. It was reported on OTBKB quite a while ago.
And what's it gonna be?
Alright. Alright. Let the Brooklyn Paper have a piece of the story.
According to those BP guys: It's a Chinese place. And they're not kidding. They actually spoke to the Two Joshes. Now that's reporting!
“It’s going to be a traditional Chinese restaurant, not a fancy
restaurant like some of the Manhattan places have tried,” one of the Josh's told the Brooklyn Paper. “We’ll cut out the stuff that Westerners just don’t go for … but the
food will be traditional in the techniques, the ingredients and the
recipes.”
In the Brooklyn Paper article, however, there was no mention of a third partner, or the fact that she's related to the "Cucina Family."
That was the scoop you heard right here at OTBKB not long ago. Sounds like the Joshes are going for a very different cuisine than their New American style-place on Third Street.
And I for one am excited. I think they're really good at what they do and I can't wait for the new place to open. I've already had one person ask me when they're opening.
She wants to do her daughter's bat mitzvah there.