Birria-Landia, a leader of New York’s birria boom, is set to debut another location in Queens, this time in Flushing’s glitzy Tangram Mall. The stand will open this summer in a food court already home to spots like Thai restaurant, Zaab Zaab, and Joju, for banh mi. Birria-Landia opened as a food truck in Jackson Heights in 2019, before expanding all over the five boroughs, with offshoots in Williamsburg, the Lower East Side, and Fordham in the Bronx. The taco favorite has made an appearance in the New York Times “100 Best Restaurants in New York City” for the past two years.
A Korean cookbook party
Koreaworld, a new cookbook from Clarkson Potter, written by Matt Rodbard and chef Deuki Hong, is celebrating with a launching party at Seoul Salon. The hip bar from the Hand Hospitality crew is hosting a release party, on Wednesday, April 24. The $40 ticket gets a signed copy of the book, snacks, beer, and soju, and a peek inside the who’s who of New York’s modern Korean dining landscape.
Cafe China and Birds of a Feather alum to open a restaurant
Ren is opening later this summer, a modern Sichuan restaurant, with a seasonal menu and a focus on sustainability (the name means “harvest”). Owner Jayne He worked at restaurants like Cafe China and Birds of a Feather, before transitioning to the fashion industry, and is now, returning to hospitality. Ren will be located at 623 Grand Street, at Leonard Street, in Williamsburg, and is targeting opening by September.
A decades-old Chinese takeout shutters
Upper East Site reports that Charley Mom, a Chinese takeout in Yorkville, shuttered earlier this month, following a 35-year run in the area. The restaurant was most recently located at 1580 York Avenue, near East 83rd Street; it first opened at 1491 First Avenue, near East 78th back in 1988, the publication stated. It’s unclear if the restaurant bears any relation to Charlie Mom, another Chinese restaurant, that closed in the West Village in 2015, following a rent hike, after also first debuting in the 1980s.
