![]() The restaurant had kept a kitchen going even after the dining room went dark to support outdoor dining, takeout and delivery. Claudia Leo, the restaurant’s marketing manager, told the New York Post that Jing Fong would move to a 125-seat spot in late June, although she did not disclose the location. The dim sum destination and banquet venue closed its 800-seat dining room back in March, promising to find a new smaller location somewhere in the neighborhood. Jing Fong, once Chinatown’s largest restaurant, will completely vacate its space at 20 Elizabeth St. Customers can place orders for delivery or pickup from Olmsted in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn Kura in Industry City, and Café Kitsuné in the West Village.Customers lined up outside Jing Fong in February of 2021. Previously, the trays started at $50 apiece. Fancy berry purveyor Oshii is expanding its offerings and adding two different berry trays to its lineup: $15 for a 3-tray and $29 for a 6-tray. Restaurateur Fabiola Maldonado has opened a new Mexican restaurant Paloma’s BK in the former Guadalupe Inn space in Bushwick. Proceeds benefit Damon’s Kia Feeds the People nonprofit. Chef Kia Damon is popping up at 657 Washington Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday, from 2 to 4 p.m., with bowls of chicken and sausage gumbo with a side of rice for $12. The sandwiches will be available at the burger chain’s Astoria and Upper West Side locations through March 10, according to a company representative. Bareburger is adding two new “fish” sandwiches to its menu using a fish-free alternative from Good Catch. Beloved dumpling shop Mimi Cheng’s is opening a new Upper West Side location, at 309 Amsterdam Avenue, between West 74th and 75th streets, this Saturday. The scholarship program is accepting applications until March 21. The team at Coffee Project has put together a scholarship to offer six African-American coffee workers access to an intensive two-day virtual barista training program, in partnership with Chobani, to better support diversity in the coffee industry, according to a spokesperson. The Robb Report looks at how trailblazing chef Patrick Clark changed the landscape of modern American dining. Food delivery platform Chowbus has partnered with NYC-based Asian spice-kit and starters company Omsom to deliver culturally appropriate meal kits to make dishes like spicy bulgogi and Chinese shrimp mala salad, at home. Update, 1:00 p.m.: This story has been updated with comment from 318 Restaurant Workers Union president Nelson Mar. “The employer and the landlord should work together with the union to ensure that the restaurant continues to operate in its iconic role in the community as the largest Chinese restaurant in New York City,” the union’s statement reads. ![]() ![]() The union is organizing the rally to put pressure on Jing Fong and landlord Jonathan Chu to figure out a way to keep the Chinatown institution’s dining room open. ![]() Jing Fong is currently the only unionized restaurant in Chinatown. “Not only would our community lose an iconic banquet hall, but also unionized workers would lose their jobs, and their rights would be violated.” The union represents roughly 70 Jing Fong dining room workers, according to union president Nelson Mar, and the dining room closure will mean the loss of about 100 jobs overall. “We are devastated that the owner of Jing Fong is trying to close,” a union statement posted to Instagram reads. at 193 Centre Street, near Hester Street, to stand and protest the closing with Jing Fong workers and union members. Bowery Boogie reports that the 318 Restaurant Workers Union has issued a statement condemning Jing Fong’s decision to shut down its dining room, and is urging supporters to attend a rally on March 2 at 11 a.m. As customers were lining up to squeeze in one last meal indoors at the institution after the news broke, unionized Jing Fong workers were mobilizing to protest. Jing Fong workers mobilize to protest the restaurant’s dining room closingĭim sum legend Jing Fong rocked the industry when it announced that its longstanding Chinatown location would be shutting down its cavernous dining room next week. ![]()
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