“Cha-An’s Former Chef Is Opening a Dessert Bar Off of McCarren Park” Tomoko Kato, who helped open the Cha-An tea room in the East Village in 2003, is opening an eponymous dessert bar on the Williamsburg-Greenpoint border. read more  

“Patisserie Tomoko Opening Near McCarren Park” Our friends at Bedford + Bowery bring word of Patisserie Tomoko, a forthcoming retail shop and dessert bar tentatively scheduled to open October 26 at 568 Union Avenue in Brooklyn. read more