PX This.

  The latest blabber within the industry has insiders recalling that a former employee who worked at Milk Street Cafe (the deli and catering shop who claimed their "booming" business was devastated by Occupy Wall St) since its inception, and who left prior to the protesters setting up camp, had noted upon resignation back in

  OMG, did you feel that?! The earth moved, the walls trembled, the chandeliers swayed… it was an earthquake! Here, in New York City! Wow. We mean, on the one hand, it’s a little scary. On the other, it’s a relief, because we thought maybe we were going crazy— we looked out the window, and […]

  PX Me. (How I Became a Published Author, Got Micro-Famous, and Married a Millionaire) When Abbe Diaz published her journal, PX This – Diary of the "Maître d’ to the Stars" [née Diary of the Potted Plant] in 2004, she’d had no idea what she was in for. Sure, she expected the process would […]

  Check out talented former F&B industry superstar and homeslice Jersey Murray, founder of Black Ice Management and stylist to The Real Housewives of NYC‘s Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, in the "The Making of LuAnn’s (New) Music Video" on Bravo!     Yay! Hooray! :)     * * * * * Have you heard? […]

  Check out the trailer for, Brosephs, an "episodic web series about three strangers who become unlikely roommates and friends as they navigate relationships, feelings, family, mob bosses, and the rent," brought to you by talented and hilarious F&B industry superstar, Kevin Coyle.     Yay, hooray!    

  Last night, Chelsea newcomer Hotel Americano hosted a preview cocktail party for a "small gathering" of 20 40 180 260 or so of its closest friends. Although it has several private events lined up over the next few weeks, it is not slated to open to the public until July. The Mexico-based Grupo Habita […]

  Hey, did you hear about Mark Birnbaum getting sued for sexual harrassament? [No? Oh, you must live in a fucking cave.] Discuss.   Cuz you knooow you want to. COMMENTS ARE OPEN.               How’s this, I’ll start— maybe I’ll just fill in some of the ones I’ve heard […]

  The Blabber in the Trenches A Sommelier, a GM, a Restaurateur, and a Blogger walk into a bar… order some drinks, get a little tipsy, and— what else? — start gossiping like a bunch of sewing bee bitches. It went down a little something like this:   Blogger: … because I had lunch with […]

  MORE on Nightlife   Following yesterday’s news of a shakeup at The Box, we hear nightlife fixture Aalex Julien has left EMM Group’s Simyone Lounge (aka SL). In a somewhat ironic twist, partners Mark Birnbaum and Eugene Remm have evidently required all operatives to sign a Non-Compete Agreement— a move Remm might possibly have […]

  This just in: Nightlife impresario and Calvin Klein play pal, Nick Rytting, has decamped from The Box, where until last week he retained the title of General Manager. He currently joins co-owners and (longtime F&Bulous operatives) Larry Poston and Johnny Swet at Hotel Griffou. The move is a logical one for Rytting, some of […]