{"id":8647,"date":"2015-08-06T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsnomnomblog.com\/?p=8647"},"modified":"2019-06-13T16:11:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T23:11:51","slug":"by-chloe-greenwich-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/06\/by-chloe-greenwich-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Opening of By Chloe, Greenwich Village"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week, vegan Chef Chloe Coscarelli opened her first restaurant. For those unfamiliar with Chef Chloe, her first claim to fame was when her vegan cupcakes won Food Network’s Cupcake Wars<\/em>. Since then, she has published several cookbooks and worked major vegan restaurants, including one my favorites back in Berkeley. In my books, Chef Chloe is kind of a big deal.<\/p>\n

By Chloe<\/a> is conveniently located near the West 4th Street and PATH stations in Greenwich Village. Since my Tuesday schedule was pretty light, I decided to stop by for the grand opening. (This is NOT a sponsored post, but I did arrive early enough to receive a complimentary burger.) I showed up a few minutes before 11am, and there was already a line outside the restaurant. The staff brought out peanut butter smoothies to help us stay cool. Most of the people there for the opening seemed to be media folks, Chloe’s friends, and fellow foodies. This Instagram photo<\/a> was taken just moments before they let us in. You can’t see me, but I was in the back!<\/p>\n

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The interior of By Chloe is really chic and adorable. It’ll be nice to bring a book here and hang out for a while. Stripes, bright colors, metal chairs, potted plants. Everyone wanted to take a turn on the wicker chair swings. Overall, there’s a fresh and fun vibe that’s consistent with the Chef Chloe brand. Her cookbooks and cute “C” hats are also available for sale.<\/p>\n\n\t\t