Chef Abigail Chen Departs Bar Sera in West Village Amid Staff Changes
Chef Abigail Chen has left Bar Sera as of June 2024. She will join a new Midtown restaurant project.
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Chef Abigail Chen has left Bar Sera as of June 2024. She will join a new Midtown restaurant project.
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On Sunday, wait times at Tom's Restaurant and Community Food & Juice reached 45 minutes. Columbia University classes…
Chef Abigail Chen has left Bar Sera as of June 2024. She will join a new Midtown restaurant…
On June 10, 2024, Sweetgreen and Chopt customers in Midtown paid up to $1.50 more per bowl at…
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