Mullen and Coffee and Churros, Oh My

Seamus Mullen's West Village hit Tertulia launched breakfast this morning.  From now on, Tertulia will be open from 7am to noon everyday, serving coffee and pastries.  To promote the new hours, employees are taking to the streets this week on fancy bikes (one of which is in the above picture) and give out free coffee and churros.  Beats catching up with the Redbull car.

In other Chef Mullen news, The Standard Plaza will close for the season after service next Sunday, the 30th.  The Plaza is an extension of Andre Balazs' Standard Hotel on Washington Street in the Meat Packing District.  Earlier this year, Balazs invited Mullen to create a Spanish-inspired menu for the alfresco restaurant, which started service at the beginning of July this year.  The space will morph into a lounge for the remaining weeks of fall, and if the last two years are any indication, we'll see another 3,000 square foot ice skating rink come November.