PX This.

  The Blabber in the Trenches   • Longtime operators Aymeric Clemente and Remi Laba have been ousted from Bagatelle, Kiss & Fly, and RDV. Apparently ejected on the night before Christmas, the duo, despite their partnership agreement and impressive track record (earnings at Bagatelle are estimated in the $8M per year range), have been […]

  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 […]

The (NYC Food & Beverage Industry) Life & Times of Gwen Butler

Chef Adam Schop and the team behind Nuela are already gearing up for their next venture.

Corruption in the Food Media: New York Magazine’s / Grubstreet’s “Two for Eight” Ongoing Feature Lacks Integrity

Beyoncé performs at Cirpriani 55 Wall for The Wall Street Concert Series presented by Cipriani and DiGrosogono.

Abbe Diaz’s (abbreviated) account of being asked to leave the lobby of The Mercer Hotel in NYC, by Jean Georges Enterprises’ Director of Operations, Lois Freedman

  • Which "scoop" are we dying to disclose, but our Head Editor won’t let us (lest it alter the course of destiny)? Well, we’ll just sit back and wait for the story to play itself out. If history is any indication, it should be soon— and quite entertaining.   • Which law-breaking restaurateur is […]

  This Tuesday, June 29, 2010, Juliet Supper Club will unveil its new "international street style" menu by chef Mario Tolentino of Food Network’s Chopped. Which sort of begs the question, “What about Todd English?” True, English’s cuisine debuted far later than Juliet’s official Grand Opening (if at all? —Hey, does anybody actually know?) and […]

… SUBJECTS : Former gawker.com Managing Editor Choire Sicha, Former New York Times food critic Frank Bruni, Former Hue hostess Coco Henson Scales (and friend, William Diggs)
GIST OF TOPIC : Did Choire Sicha and/or Coco Scales (along with Frank Bruni) “conspire” to misappropriate the subject matter in PX This for their own glorification and/or personal gain?