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Breaking Ridgewood news: we're hearing that an Italian place is set to take the place of @velmarestaurant, which suddenly closed its doors last last December. Goodbye Velma, Hello "Monti’s Tavern."

Read the full scoop from Aaron Tomey at the 🔗 in bio.

"Velma closed down because ownership no longer wanted to operate and financially support it," the chef Paulina Loyo-Grigoris told us about the decision to shut down her pasta and pizza concept, which as been on Seneca Avenue since 2023.

Over in Bushwick, Loyo-Grigoris runs @gordoscantina , where she and her business partner JR Savage have had more success.

The spot on Seneca Avenue, right by the M station, will soon turn into what a bartender next door at @the_seneca tells us will also be an Italian concept. The cosmic pasta scales will soon be rebalanced.

Craig Montalbano, listed as the principal on a June liquor license filing that confirms he's going to call the new place "Monti’s Tavern," is a real estate developer who also owns the Seneca and also previously developed the Scarlet, an eight-story apartment building off the DeKalb L.

An opening date couldn’t be confirmed, but we've heard that Monti’s Tavern would begin service “by the end of the summer.”

#ridgewood #openings

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Supporting small businesses this weekend like @shopstayforever @varietycoffee @fishbackrw @honeymooncoffeeshop @velmatavern @bakeriqueens ! Made my fave salmon bowls with the salmon I snagged from Eric. Revisited Kill Bill. The animation is my fave part, Oren and Gogo Yubari needed their own film or comics. Saw some great bands with friends @unknownsenderisagroup @thewilfulboys Dusted off the sewing machine and fixed some things. Looking forward to projects ahead. And even squeezed some time in for a drawing. And of course my weekly parental unit FaceTime. . #carolinacooksnyc

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Forever in our hearts @velmatavern !! 🍕🍻 I really feel teary saying goodbye to our home away from home. We have spent so many birthdays and celebrations here that we were heartbroken to hear it was the last day. Of course we still have @gordoscantina but we will miss @velmatavern 🥰🥰🥰 One last family meal with good friends was the perfect send off!

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It was a great winter break ❄️ worked on some recipes for fried rice and pad Thai! Watched some really great movies! Love the John Candy doc and Youth of the Beast! Had some much needed friend time. Now it’s chill mode.

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about last night #xmas

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here’s some shit i saw and did at some point in the last like five months idk

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Happy birthday @calogero_concrete Celebrating at his fave spot @velmatavern with close homies! We love you Nick! 💞🎂🍕 Thanks to everyone that came out!

Thank you JR and a very happy birthday to youuuu!! @velmatavern @gordoscantina

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@shortporch_ Hot & Ready is out

8 songs we have been working on together for a while. Glad to get em out there.

Give it a listen when you can, then come out to cassette to hear it in full tonight

Special thanks to @ashlawnrecordingcompany (Charles Dahlke) for co-producing, mixing and engineering this for us, @andrewgoldring for mastering, our sexy cover model Jimmy (@jaime_jers )(who also makes arguably the best slice in town), and @velmatavern for the slices and beers we used for the artwork.

Love to the whole extended Porch family for the support @victoriahurst33 @queensroomnyc @luna.nova @iranis323 in helping this one come to fruition

@meetjoewhite for his help in shaping Horse and Steeplechase while we were getting started on those tunes. We love ya Joe.

THX 4 LISTENING & SUPPORTING ROCK & ROLL IN NYC

@shortporch_ It’s going down tonight @cassettenyc

With @bummercampband @itsagenuineconnection two of our favorite bands

We’re bringing slices for all a you

Hot & Ready out now, come celebrate with us… show starts 8pm

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@velmatavern has everything.
#👶🏽🍗 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
#foodbabylovesvelma #velmatavern

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The Best Dishes I Ate This Week, in the order I ate them.

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Everybody already knows @velmatavern has some of the best Nuggets in town and excellent Grandma pies, but finally learned tonight they have some of the best more “tavern style” food since they just switched to be less of a red sauce joint. That burger is especially perfect, a must try and a steal for that price with the excellent fries it comes with.
🍔👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽 #velmatavern #chauchowsvelma

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“Forbidden Fruit” @cake_zine issue release party @honeysbrooklyn

Checked out the new @velmatavern

Made some killer enchiladas 🇲🇽 #carolinacooksnyc

Woke up at the crack of dawn to check out the @odette_________ pop up @theabakerynyc

And always having empanadas and iced “Raices” @consciouscolombianfood @cholita.cafe

Fall art @bakeriqueens 🍄 🪵

Learned to make “mayak” eggs for Asian inspired lunch bowls

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