Believe it or not, there really was a time when bedford avenue was not the playground of syeve keance's jellicle cats as musicalized by andrew lloyd webber with ahefty assist from electroclash. It was home to al jolson's first blackface show as well such resturants as l-cafe, wet paint, the grey parrot, north side story and the viking. clearly this grand old dame was no stranger to hit eatries.