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Rumors swirling within the industry have Chef Akthar Nawab slated to take over the kitchen at a very popular downtown Mexican eatery. Which begs the question, "what about Zengo?" True, Zengo’s early populace reviews on the internet and word-of-mouth have been mixed at best, but even the most insightful, jaded veterans of the industry are […]

  Former “Maitre d’ to the Stars” to Release Second Book Here’s a "blind item" for you: Which restaurateurs are none too pleased with the impending release of PX Me – The Sequel to PX This? Worse yet, the timely upcoming launch of PX This – The Revised Edition just happens to coincide with the […]

"i can’t believe that bitch gets more press than i, by maybe-being-me" —abbe diaz, 8/24/07 Well! Hey, Abbe— you wish, Miss Thing! Looks like Ms. Butler has some lessons for you in the art of Media Hype & Hoopla Hustling. "…the notorious Gwen Butler, after an incident that occurred after service Wednesday night. ‘She assaulted […]

PX This – Gossip in the NYC fine-dining Food & Beverage Industry – Volume8

An UPDATE on Nur Khan and Paul Sevigny’s Kenmare nee Civetta restaurant, NYC, from PX This.

  PX This – the Revised Edition and PX This Too Coming in the Spring of 2010 Just sayin’. :)  

  • Which nightlife impresario is being "forced" to keep "embellishing" the truth? Rampant speculation has pushed him and his team into a corner, and creative storytelling is the only way to keep the dream hype alive. The truth is: despite multiple gestures and promises by a prospective deep-pocketed investor, the money simply hasn’t been […]

  MORE on Sevigny & Khan (& Civetta. Sort of.) When we broke the story on Civetta’s closing, little did we realize it would become the *Nightlife Bloggers’ SAT on Reading Comprehension. Or maybe that’s more like the Jellus Bloggers’ SAT on Integrity and Pettiness? Whatever! We digress. This just in from a tipster: "Did […]

This just in from a tipster: Civetta has abruptly laid off most of its staff and is closing for one month to make way for a new concept that will tentatively be manned "…by Nur Khan and Paul Sevigny." The termination comes as quite a surprise to the majority of those involved, as Civetta was […]

• Which rival nightlife impresarios are vying for the same space, unbeknownst to each other? One has a very deep-pocketed investor, but the other has A-list celebrity names "attached." Little do either realize the space has also caught the eye of two F&B powerhouse contenders as well. May the best man biggest check win!   […]