“Mama’s Food Shop on the Lower East Side is a homey, southern restaurant serving food family-style out of casserole dishes. Known for their belt-loosening portions, Mama’s should make Fieri feel right at home with the restaurant’s signature macaroni and cheese.”
Read all about it here!
http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/midtown_dive_KPxwE2YDaqG1INl73sxOOL
“East Village veteran Mama’s Food Shop is expanding to South Williamsburg next month and they need some help with the decor. The owners are asking fans to submit a photo, painted portrait, or sketch of their mothers to display on the walls a la the original location, and “Selected submissions will be rewarded with dinner for 2 courtesy of Mama herself.”
Read the full article here:
http://ny.eater.com/archives/2011/09/mamas.php
Brooklyn Based profiles Mama’s Food Shop as she opens her second location in Brooklyn!
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“For some restauranteurs the commute is all about economics. Jeremiah Clancy, proprietor of the beloved 15-year-old East Village comfort food emporium, Mama’s Food Shop, started scouting for locations in Brooklyn when he found himself without a client base shortly after the downturn. “The recession really hit the East Village pretty hard and we saw our clientele dropping,” he said. “It pushed the last notion of young people out because the rents were so high.” After a successful run as a pop-up at Veronica People’s Club this past summer, Clancy will open a Williamsburg storefront at the end of October. “The vitality of the city has moved across the river. And by no means am I bad-mouthing this city because I love it. I chose to move here 18 years ago. But it’s hard to run a business there.”
Read more here:
http://brooklynbased.net/email/2011/10/east-village-east/
The original is still the best!
http://eastvillage.thelocal.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/the-day-williamsburg-is-east-village-east/
“Mama’s is bringing its delicious fried chicken and legendary mac and cheese to Greenpoint via Mama’s Pop-Up Restaurant inside Veronica People’s Club.
Starting July 20th, plates of fried chicken, pork shoulder, seasonal veggies, and mac and cheese will be available to eat in or take out every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 6 pm – 10 pm at Veronica People’s Club on 105 Franklin St. Prices are cheaper than the East Village location ($10 for 3 veggie sides, $11 meat + 1 side, $12 meat + 2 sides), but the portions are just as generous, and it coincides with VPC happy hour. Additional special: New England Narragansett beer $3 with Mama’s food.
What’s even better? A full location complete with beer and wine is coming to Williamsburg as soon as next month!”
Mama’s Pop-Up Shop at Veronica People’s Club
105 Franklin Street (between Greenpoint and Milton)
(718) 349-2901
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 6 pm – 10 pm
Check it out:
http://thegreenpointers.com/2011/07/20/mamas-comes-to-vpc/
“Mama’s Food Shop, an excellent and cheap comfort food staple on East 3rd Street near Avenue B is finally taking its hipsterish ethos over the East River to Brooklyn. They’ll be opening a permanent South Williamsburg location as soon as next month. And in the meantime, they’ll operate a pop-up cafe out of Greenpoint bar Veronica People’s Club.
Starting today, the Mama’s team will serve plates of fried chicken, pork shoulder, seasonal vegetables, and mac and cheese on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 6 – 10 PM. Prices run $10 for a plate of three sides, $11 for a meat with a side, and $12 for a meat with two sides. The portions will be just as generous as they are in the East Village, and the hours will coincide with the bar’s happy hour. Look out for more news on the permanent Williamsburg location next week.”
Check it out here:
http://ny.eater.com/archives/2011/07/mamas_food_shop.php