Seems we want to talk about Mesa Grill today. So, let’s. It’s moving to Midtown to join Bar Americain. You like this move for Bobby and LK. 40s and 50s to the east and west of Sixth is their kill zone.
Seems we want to talk about Mesa Grill today. So, let’s. It’s moving to Midtown to join Bar Americain. You like this move for Bobby and LK. 40s and 50s to the east and west of Sixth is their kill zone.
It would be crazy to say that Keith McNally is going to open a New York restaurant in 2012. Or that Joe Bastianich is looking for a Manhattan location for Mozza. So I won’t say either of those things.
One John Fraser is an uncrossed T and an I shy of a dot away from having food and beverage at Andre East. But that’s so close to common knowledge that it might as well be. It’ll be a rotisserie joint is perhaps the news you can use.
It may be advisable to get comfortable with the idea of Steve Hanson owning Strip House and its sister restaurants. No one likes a distressed deal like the BR Guest general. Late stage talks are being conducted, sounds like.
Jean-Marc Hounard, Indochine maestro, will be the new front man at Acme when it reopens, is the thing.
FADE IN. INT. KENMARE RESTAURANT - DAY. ACT 1. Opening day at their restaurant, Paul Sevigny and Nur Khan are seated with the nightlife pair’s liquor license Trojan Horse, Joey Campanaro. Press clippings are everywhere. Blackberrys vibrate with tables requests. Satisfied looks abound. ACT 2. Same seats, sans Campanaro, sans buzzing. Chef’s out, gone, bounced, tossed, has exited stage left. A bill for his services rendered and others, say from Pat LaFrieda, can be seen. They look daunting—and unpaid at press time—and our heros daunted.
Overheard Richie Notar discussing Nobu South Hampton, which would open for this season if they get the Ts crossed and Is dotted. They’ve played this gig before, but this time sounds more permanent than the Ross School pop-up ATM machine they ran in 2007.
Dangerously good scribbler he is, given his overall lack of integrity, judgement and compass, that Adam Robb. He’s also @RuthBourdain, is the up-trending rumor. Give him a ring on 646-242-8083.
Is it fall previews season yet? Because Seamus Mullen is working on a casual restaurant in the West Village, the specific where-what-when of which is more or less common knowledge if you know who to ask.
My records indicates that Gaston Acurio was Meyer’s second choice for the felled Tabla space. Square footage was on offer at a market rent plus $1M key, but no one took. Enter the Peruvian. Also, look forward to hearing about Meyer unloading a crown jewel caliber asset before 2012. Burgers, baby.
