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Rubble on the menu at the former Life Cafe
EV Grieve
Apr 10On Sunday, a tipster sent us the following email: "I'm told they are tearing down the old Life Cafe today." Seemed odd, being Easter Sunday and all... but we took a look... We did see two workers leave the space... as well as a few piles of rubble... W... »
Week in Grieview
EV Grieve
Apr 01[10th Street at Fourth Avenue] New owners for Joe's Bar (Thursday) 316 E. Third St. has been demolished (Wednesday) The Life Cafe trademark is for sale (Tuesday) Former East Village resident releases new record (Monday) Another message for the landlord... »
Life After Life Cafe: Kathy Kirkpatrick, the president of Life...
Eater NY
Mar 27Kathy Kirkpatrick, the president of Life Cafe Inc., explains why she put the shuttered restaurant's trademark up for sale: "It's a brand that will work throughout the U.S. and the world....I have always had international patrons coming, making special ... »
10 businesses that I spent time in last spring, and how they look today
EV Grieve
Mar 27Yummy House... Film Academy Cafe... [Bobby Williams] Life Cafe... Mars Bar... [Photo yesterday by Bobby Williams] Sal's Pizzeria... Intervideo Electronics... Billy Antiques & Props... Polonia... East Village Farms... The Holiday... Business as usual? P... »
Life Cafe owner Kathy Kirkpatrick on why the Life trademark is for sale
EV Grieve
Mar 27[At the former Life Cafe Sunday] Don't be surprised one day if you come across a Life Cafe — here or elsewhere in the country. In an email, Kathy Kirkpatrick (aka Kathy Life), president of Life Cafe Inc., said that she is retiring and selling the trade... »