They said they'd be Out of the Kitchen!
And now they are!
Think of the rent they could have saved if they'd never opened at all!
I don't like to mock this place. For one thing, it was homey, and for another, it had one of the best chocolate-chip cookies in the city. But its subliminal message was either that no one ever worked there or that no one was welcome — neither of which is what you want to impart to the crowd.
So now Hudson Street has one less takeout and the city has one less good cookie. And once again, the lesson is: Don't let this happen to you. Holding fast to the flimsy premise that stores' names can determine their fate, Vintage New York offers up the latest cases of nominal self-sabotage...
Nobody wants to eat in a house full of crabs...
The last food you want to get from a factory is a meatball ...
The last spoon you want is one that was in someone's mouth when he was born...
This seemed like a place that was loaded down with too much baggage...
This seemed like a place that was telling you to go someplace else...
And now they are!
Think of the rent they could have saved if they'd never opened at all!
I don't like to mock this place. For one thing, it was homey, and for another, it had one of the best chocolate-chip cookies in the city. But its subliminal message was either that no one ever worked there or that no one was welcome — neither of which is what you want to impart to the crowd.
So now Hudson Street has one less takeout and the city has one less good cookie. And once again, the lesson is: Don't let this happen to you. Holding fast to the flimsy premise that stores' names can determine their fate, Vintage New York offers up the latest cases of nominal self-sabotage...
Nobody wants to eat in a house full of crabs...
Nobody wants to live in a house full of shelves...
The last food you want to get from a factory is a meatball ...
The last spoon you want is one that was in someone's mouth when he was born...
This seemed like a place that was telling you to go someplace else...
And this place promised you everything from A to Z, while it's perfectly clear to anyone that it was missing a D.
Vintage New York is only trying to help.
Now "roam" should be called "room" as in "there's plenty of it since we cleared out" ... I think the "signing off" posts are fun. They're like walking down the street with a friend and sharing a quick "what were they thinking" laugh.
ReplyDeleteGreat finds! What a fun way to see the streets of New York! Thanks Mitch.
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