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Food Carts To Set Up Shop In Front Of Tavern On The Green

Filed under: Dining

Food carts are coming to one of New York City's most famous dining establishments. The Tavern on the Green in Central Park was shut down on New Year's Eve and the interior decor was sold off last Januaray. But the restaurant will be a food destination again when four food carts start selling upscale fare at the Tavern's outdoor terrace on October 15. Ladles of Love will serve soups and stews with a whole grain roll. Pera Mediterranean Brasserie will feature Turkish tacos. At Rickshaw Dumplings you can fill up on dumplings stuffed with pork and Chinese chive or chicken and Thai basil. For dessert head on over to the Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream truck to enjoy high-end ice creams and pastries. The four vendors were selected from a pool of 15 applicants.

The carts will be located in the area that originally housed Tavern on the Green's Crystal Room. The restaurant was originally expected to reopen this year but the new manager, New York restaurateur Dean Poll, could not agree to terms with Local 6, the labor union representing Tavern's 400 former employees and so his contract with the parks department was terminated. At this point it's unclear whether or not the parks department plans to open up a new request for proposal for the site and start the whole process again. Until then however, the new food carts will turn Tavern on the Green back into a dining destination for this willing to dine alfresco.

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Vintage Airline Food Carts

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Filed under: Decor, Dining, Wings

It's not on too many products that you find "authentic small dents and scratches" listed as a selling point and a good thing, but the case of these Vintage Airline Food Carts is one of the few exceptions. Available in several fun exterior finishes, the interiors all feature a retractable serving tray and 14 racks to hold drawers and shelves (which you can buy separately). The doors close with standard latches and each has a magnetic catch to help it stay open while you're using the cart, plus of course all the carts come equipped with the handy pedal-locking wheel brakes flight attendants rely on so dearly. $1450

Via Acquire

Gallery: Vintage Airline Food Carts