Sailor and Red Hook Tavern Are Expanding in Brooklyn | Eater NY
"In Red Hook, owner Billy Durney confirmed he is extending his acclaimed restaurant by taking over what was Red Hook Coffee Shop, which sold vintage furniture and coffee; the new space provides more seats, allows expanded hours and the addition of a cafe (a name for the cafe has not yet been established), and Durney says the restaurant will not have to temporarily close whatsoever during the redesign process. Durney, who earlier this year took on investment from Kent Hospitality Group, also has two new restaurants in the works: a forthcoming multi-faceted project at 9 West 57th Street in Midtown, and his backing of a Cambodian restaurant called Hōp, to be located at 358 Van Brunt Street and led by Bun Cheam (the restaurant’s former executive chef) and his wife Cait Callahan (the restaurant’s general manager and wine director). “We are funding the restaurant, but we are staying way out of it; I’m guiding them if something goes off course, but this is their restaurant, down to how it’s run and designed,” Durney told Eater earlier this year. He added of the chefs behind Hōp: “Bun is one of the best chefs I’ve ever worked with — and it’s so extraordinary to see this couple live out their dreams; there is no chef I’m more proud to call family and a friend.” In 2024 Durney opened Sag Harbor Tavern, bringing his dry-aged burgers to the Hamptons, and he continues to operate two locations of Hometown-Bar-B-Que in Brooklyn (Red Hook and Industry City)." - Emma Orlow
