The Sign Outside the City’s Oldest French Bistro Has Been Stolen

The original brass plaque that reads “Restaurant Le Veau d’Or,” with a brass calf’s head mounted over the name, has been stolen on the Upper East Side outside of the city’s oldest French bistro, open since 1937. Chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson took over the restaurant over the summer from the original owners. (It’s been well reviewed so far.) A spokesperson says the sign was stolen from the exterior of the building near the entrance in broad daylight yesterday. A police report has been filed; there are no suspects yet, though there is camera footage. “Any help or info that leads to its return is appreciated,” it reads. It is the latest in the string of restaurants using social media to get back stolen items. In 2021, Four Horsemen used Instagram and successfully got its “Penis Man” sculpture returned.

“Rampant theft” shutters an East Village 7-Eleven

A 7-Eleven has closed due to “rampant theft” EVGrieve reports: In an earlier interview, the owner said, “Mothers steal, kids steal. They steal Red Bulls, they steal hot food. They steal cups, candy, and anything they can get their hands on. The police do nothing. Nothing. They don’t care. And if they do come and arrest someone, he’s out later that day and back here stealing again. Some guys they steal in here, four, five times a day.” When stuff is stolen from the franchise, the owner is responsible for paying back all that’s missing, he told EVGrieve. “... when two armed robbers stole most of his cigarette packs, he was responsible for the $17 or $18 per pack. He still had to pay the distributor when people shoplifted six-packs of beer.” When the shop opened, locals protested the opening of the chain in the neighborhood. An employee told EVGrieve that rent was $16,000 a decade ago and is now $40,000.

Pan y dulce at MOFAD tonight

Tonight from 6 to 8:30 p.m., author and baker Bryan Ford will talk to Eric Kim of the New York Times about his new book, Pan y Dulce: The Latin American Baking Book. Tickets include samples of baked goods from the book. It’s $20 for the event and $55 with the book, at the Museum of Food and Drink.

The most eccentric calendar of the season

Greenpoint Fish & Lobster (114 Nassau Avenue at Eckford Street) is launching its first Fish Buoy’s 2025 calendar starting tonight at 7 p.m., with drinks, appetizers, and tattoos. Fish buyer Vinny Milburn told Eater he “always wanted to do a tongue-in-cheek homage to the firefighters calendars.” But, “since none of us are musclehunx,” they went in a different direction.