GREENWICH — The Nation Desk, a brand new specialty ready meals market, is scheduled to open throughout the subsequent month within the city’s Glenville part, marking the newest enterprise for 2 native entrepreneurs.
Set to open on or round Dec. 1, The Nation Desk will occupy 2,000 sq. ft in your entire floor flooring of a landmark brick constructing at 1 Glenville St.
The Nation Desk represents the retail extension of Geoff Lazlo Meals, a boutique events-and-catering firm based mostly in Greenwich that was based in 2018. The Nation Desk and Geoff Lazlo Meals are owned by chef Geoff Lazlo and Greg Oshins, who’re Greenwich natives and lifelong finest pals since assembly within the second grade at Brunswick Faculty.
“The Nation Desk shall be a handy place to seize a freshly made-to-order salad or sandwich (and) a terrific cup of espresso,” Geoff Lazlo stated in an announcement. “And most significantly, will probably be a group hub that embodies the native, small-town really feel of the Greenwich we keep in mind from our childhood. We will’t wait to open our doorways later this fall.”
Along with The Nation Desk, the area at 1 Glenville may also home the operations for Geoff Lazlo Meals, together with a business kitchen. Because the departure of the previous occupant Watson’s Catering, the culinary area at 1 Glenville has undergone a full renovation.
“Our upcoming brick-and mortar location in Glenville is a pure extension of Geoff Lazlo Meals’s catering and occasions enterprise, which grew organically into our prepared-foods home-delivery enterprise throughout the pandemic,” Oshins stated in an announcement. “We’re placing a concentrate on making busy occasions stress-free for households, commuters and dealing professionals by providing versatile deliveries, curbside pickup and a easy and intuitive cell ordering platform.”
Amongst earlier roles, Lazlo served as govt chef of le Farm and The Whelk in Westport earlier than opening in 2015 his personal farm-to-table restaurant, Mill Avenue Bar & Desk at 230 Mill St. in Greenwich’s Byram part. He left Mill Avenue Bar & Desk in 2017 to begin Geoff Lazlo Meals.
Mill Avenue Bar & Desk closed final yr, reflecting the COVID-19 pandemic’s widespread disruption to the eating trade.
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