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Camille Petersen / Courtesy of Camille Petersen Originally published on May 25, 2021 11:43 am Eli Sussman never imagined he would be able to open a restaurant at 30 Rock — the heart of Manhattan and the location of Tina Fey's sitcom by the same name. But he's done it. His Mediterranean fast casual restaurant Samesa opened in Rockefeller Center in March. Before that, Samesa was on a residential side street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. "It's about as night and day as you can get," Sussman says. Until now, getting a spot in Midtown was too expensive and competitive — Sussman would be t...

Camille Petersen/Courtesy of Camille Petersen hide caption toggle caption Camille Petersen/Courtesy of Camille Petersen Eli Sussman stands in front of the new location of his Mediterranean restaurant, Samesa, at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Camille Petersen/Courtesy of Camille Petersen Eli Sussman never imagined he would be able to open a restaurant at 30 Rock — the heart of Manhattan and the location of Tina Fey's sitcom by the same name. But he's done it. His Mediterranean fast casual restaurant Samesa opened in Rockefeller Center in March....

Camille Petersen Originally published on May 25, 2021 4:17 pm Eli Sussman never imagined he would be able to open a restaurant at 30 Rock — the heart of Manhattan and the location of Tina Fey's sitcom by the same name. But he's done it. His Mediterranean fast casual restaurant Samesa opened in Rockefeller Center in March. Before then, Samesa was on a residential side street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. "It's about as night and day as you can get," Sussman says. Until now, getting a spot in Midtown Manhattan was too expensive and competitive — Sussman would be typically bidding agains...

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