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As reported earlier, Le French Diner is trying to raise funds in order to help return Zucco to France (“because I want to go back to my mom’s graveyard”).  If you are interested in donating to the cause, please consider the following.
Contributions can be given through donation boxes located at the French Diner, AOC, and [...]

This truck has a poignant message scrawled across its body. It reads: “It’s the moment you realize nobody has your back…that’s when you give up!

Spotted in the northbound intersection of Bowery and East Houston.

Last night was the funeral service for the beloved Zucco, the proprietor of Le French Diner who passed away last weekend of a heart attack.  One reader, Steven Gibaldi, attended and emailed us some of his thoughts.
[Zucco 12/22/07, Courtesy of Steven Gibaldi]
Once again, Angel Orensanz on Norfolk St. provided the space and context for another [...]

The after-hours work continues at 282-284 Bowery, new home of Pulino’s Bar and Pizzeria.  Indeed, a day after snagging a quick glimpse of the brick-and-tile interior, away comes the plywood. We passed the construction site last night and were met with an almost-unfettered view of the Bowery exterior.  This morning it’s nearly all clear.

Behind the bill-laden sidewalk shed of 282-284 Bowery, Pulino’s Bar and Pizzeria is racing toward the finish line.  The lights were on well into the evening hours.  Peering through one unobstructed window, there is finally some semblance of what’s in store.  And it’s all about tile, brick, and cast-iron doors.

It is with a heavy heart that we report the following news. A number of readers wrote in to inform us that Zucco, the beloved proprietor of his namesake Zucco: Le French Diner at 188 Orchard Street, passed away on Saturday afternoon. Cause of death was reportedly a heart attack. The restaurant [...]