The Blabber in the Trenches
If the recent flurry of new restaurant openings (at a dizzying pace of approximately a half-dozen per week) hasn’t satiated your dining-out ennui yet— rest assured, there are a lot mooore coming. Longtime operatives from all over the industry continue to vie for spaces, investors, and the all-important SLA OP license. With impressive pedigrees from such popular venues as: The Box, Rose Bar, La Esquina, Balthazar, Mercer Kitchen, and 66, these seasoned veterans of the F&B industry are sure to keep you wooing reservationists (or mooing in "cattle-calls") through 2011 at the very minimum.
We’d love to give you all the details, but as usual, we promised to keep it "off the record."
Oh but wait! Here’s one bible we didn’t swear on:
Unconfirmed reports have surfaced that historically perilous chef Jody Williams is on track to open another venue on her old stomping grounds, this time at the diminutive former Pink Tea Cup space at 42 Grove St, possibly partnered with rumored companion Rita Sodi (of neighboring West Village eatery, I Sodi).
That is all.
Tags: BLABBER, EGO, F&B Industry, GOSSIP, JODY WILLIAMS, SCOOP
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November 19th, 2010 at 12:07 PM
Just leave the bottle, please. Thanks.