Grub Street

Venerable LES institution Katz's Delicatessen is branching out with something called the Space, a pop-up gallery in the storefront next door that will be open for two months beginning October 22. Along with the deli's recently released "autobiography," the pop-up, which will feature collaborations with neighborhood artists and designers, ties into Katz's 125th anniversary and is definitely an upgrade from previous tenant Tim Horton's. [Bedford + Bowery, Related, Related]

Yesterday, park officials told the City Council that there will not be a third installment of the ill-fated food-and-music festival. The problems — food waste, long lines, high cost, large size, lack of rain plan, and damage to the Nethermead — were endless. But unfortunately, this doesn't mean that GoogaMooga's dead: The event's organizers, Superfly Presents, are looking for another location. For everyone's sake, please don't. [Earlier, City Room/NYT]

We've known since May that Williamsburg's first Urban Outfitters location will soon open with an attached, full-service restaurant component, and earlier this week, we learned that Knife Fight host and Top Chef season two winner Ilan Hall was gearing up to open a Williamsburg outpost of his LA restaurant the Gorbals. And, well, guess what? Eater reports that the chef revealed himself to be the applicant angling for a liquor license in conjunction with the retailer at last night's CB1 Brooklyn meeting. It turns out that Hall's name is indeed all over the SLA paperwork; the committee, however, voted to deny the application for full liquor on its first pass. [Eater NY, Earlier, Earlier, Related]

For the better part of his career, Kenny Mellman has toured the country — and earned a Tony nomination — as one half of the psychotic cabaret duo Kiki and Herb. But now he's the keyboardist of Kathleen Hanna's new punk-pop band the Julie Ruin. ("I always wanted to be in a band," Mellman says. "And at the age of 45, I finally get to!") And with all those years as Herb under his belt, Mellman is able to school his bandmates on the proper way to eat while on the road. "We were playing in Seattle, and we passed a Chipotle," he says. "Our bandmate Sara was like, 'We can just eat dinner there,' and I literally screamed on the street, 'NO, WE CAN'T!' I'm not going to be in Seattle eating at Chipotle, thank you," he laughs. But Mellman's back in New York while the Julie Ruin takes some time off before a West Coast tour and a sold-out show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Mellman spent the downtime tossing back Oslo coffee, sampling the East Village taco scene, and raiding his own freezer for incredible-sounding leftovers. Read all about it in this week's Grub Street Diet.

The farmstead cheese business will open its first-ever retail location inside the Falchi Building, a Long Island City property owned by Jamestown, which also operates Chelsea Market. There's no word on an opening date, but plans include cheese-aging caves in addition to the store. The Artisanal brand encompasses or has included chef Terrance Brennan's Murray Hill bistro, which opened in 2001, as well as the now-closed Bar Artisanal in Tribeca and two defunct restaurants in Washington. [PRNewswire/WSJ]