Duck! It’s a Bay Area Culinary Invasion!Clinton Hill: The old guy who sharpens knives out of a truck is still news to some residents. [Clinton Hill Blog]
Dumbo: Almondine Bakery is now serving crêpes and ice-cream sundaes. [Dumbo NYC]
East Village: A San Francisco chef has moved east and opened a café called Abraco on 7th Street at First Avenue with a pastry chef formerly of Babycakes. [Eater]
Morningside Heights: Night Cafe’s nightly rounds of trivia will be missed when the hangout closes in the next month. [NYT via Uptown Flavor]
Upper West Side: Bodrum, a Mediterranean restaurant that serves Turkish meze, has just opened on Amsterdam Avenue near 88th Street. [Grub Street]
West Village: Paris Commune gets no love from former diners, who want the place to give up already and close. [Eater]