**A new BBQ restaurant may be coming to Jersey City. A recent permit outside 8 Erie street mentions the installation of a “new kitchen and BBQ table” at the former Bell + Gray restaurant. The new permit — combined with Dale Talde’s professed desire to open a Korean BBQ restaurant — could indicate downtown is about to get its first Korean BBQ restaurant. (These restaurants traditionally have gas or charcoal grills built into their tables). Previously, it was rumored that Stephen Starr — of Buddakan and El Vez fame — had his eye on the space.
**Tory Burch isn’t the only high profile name moving to Jersey City. The New York Post reports that L’Oreal USA has leased 60,000 square feet at 111 Town Square Place for IT Cosmetics, a company it acquired in 2016. Meanwhile, Tory Burch officially signed a lease for a 93,000 square foot space at 499 Washington Blvd. —NYP
**It appears Hard Grove (or Havana Mamma) won’t be opening at 328 Montgomery. A recent listing from JCity Realty indicates the space that was supposed to be the new Hard Grove is now available for rent. —Jersey City Eats
**The Advocate has named Jersey City the “queerest” city in the United States. Cities are ranked based on some serious and some tongue-in-cheek requisites like the number of LGBT centers/festivals found in a particular city and the number of theaters screening Moonlight. —The Advocate
