NYC Restaurants: Shedding Sheds & Deadly Shellfish Edition

NEW YORK CITY — New York City's dining sheds are about to be as unwelcome as a tainted oyster.

The past week of food news in the city served up the usual mix of appetizing and queasy morsels.

And Patch's small local newsroom was there with its iron stomach to keep it down.

Check out our weekly roundup, and come back next week for seconds.

The city's long-awaited permanent outdoor dining program was signed into law by Mayor Eric Adams.

The mayor's pen stroke started a countdown for the city's restaurants to shed their outdoor dining sheds as the revamped program — newly dubbed "Dining Out NYC" — kicks off in full swing during 2024.

That's when the city likely will start licensing new roadway structures, which are required to be open-air and easier to move than before, eight months a year, officials said.

"We won't have 'sheds' going forward," said Meera Joshi, the city's deputy mayor for operations.

In another ongoing food story, the elite wine seller Sherry-Lehmann owes $3.6 million in rent payments, according to a new lawsuit that aims to get the troubled shop to pay up and get out.

And, while it isn't necessarily a culinary destination, Midtown East got some love from Eater NY, which compiled a list of the neighborhood's best restaurants.

• So Long, Sheds: NYC's Outdoor Dining Program Signed Into Law
• Elite UES Wine Store Facing Eviction Over $3.6M In Rent: Court Docs
• Here Are 16 Of The Best Restaurants In Midtown East: Do You Agree?
  

Omakase fans who hate the dentist, rejoice.

A new restaurant, known only as Omakase Resturant, is taking over a dental spa on the Upper West Side.

And a Chinatown fave — Super Taste Restaurant — moved to the Upper East Side.

• New Omakase Joint To Replace UWS Dental Spa: Reports
• 'Super' Chinatown Noodle Restaurant Grand Opening Wednesday: Report

New Yorkers were warned against eating raw shellfish after a deadly flesh-eating bacteria killed eight people on the East Coast.

Vibriosis — a rare infection that breaks down skin — was found in a Long Island resident who recently died, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. It is not yet known if the infection can be linked to New York water.

“While rare, the vibrio bacteria has unfortunately made it to this region and can be extraordinarily dangerous,” Hochul said.

And, in other unhealthy food news, restaurants in Brooklyn and Queens got shuttered by health inspectors.

• Deadly Flesh-Eating Vibriosis Spurs Shellfish Warn From New York Gov
• NYC Restaurants Ordered Closed Aug. 11 - Aug. 18