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Claude Patisserie opened in the West Village back in 1982. Following the French owners’ retirement, Pablo Valdez, a longtime employee of the bakery took the reins. Now the bakery has a new collection of owners and investors, the Village Sun first reported. It has been renamed Claude82 and space renovations were recently finished, but the website promises, “We are preserving the recipes handed down by Claude and Pablo.” Ace Homkaenjun, a manager for Claude82 confirmed the changeover to Eater; his sister, Paris, who has worked as a pastry chef abroad, is leading the pastry program. Anthony Roonchareon, executive pastry chef at Electric Lemon, is also consulting on the menu, helping bring in new pastries in the coming weeks.
A top SF pop-up heads to New York
Former Slug executive chef Spencer Horovitz runs Hadeem, a roving pop-up in San Francisco, serving dishes from the Jewish diaspora. In 2023, Eater San Francisco named it their “pop-up of the year.” Now, Horovitz is coming to New York for a series of food pop-ups. First up is a ticketed dinner at Nudibranch in the East Village on June 9. Think: scallion pancake knish and dolma with tahini and chile crisp.
Where to celebrate this new Indian American cookbook
Former Food & Wine magazine restaurant editor and Eater alum Khushbu Shah is celebrating her first cookbook Amrikan: 125 Recipes from the Indian American Diaspora with several events in New York City. First up is a tea party with Kolkata Chai at Inday in Williamsburg on June 2, followed by a talk and tasting with Sohla El-Waylly at the James Beard Foundation food hall on June 4. Keep an eye out for a collab — a paneer and egg breakfast sandwich — with Win Son Bakery to follow.
Singapura is closing
The restaurant from the same team behind Laut, Kebab Aur Sharab, and most recently, Kanyakumari, will host its last service on May 31 after five years near Union Square. “Though our physical doors may soon close, the warmth of our shared experiences will always stay with us,” an Instagram announcement stated.
