Losing ‘Times’ Star Prompts Changes at Flay’s Mesa Grill

IN THE NEWS: The New York Times’s Frank Bruni knocks celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill (102 Fifth Avenue near 15th Street, 212-807-7400) down a star, from two to one star — Eater.com further reporting that apparently the restaurant’s GM and a loose-lipped server subsequently were fired soon afterward — while Peter Meehan reviews Hakata […]

Chang Sets Management Teams at Momofuku Outlets

IN THE NEWS: The Sun’s Paul Adams reviews The Smith (55 Third Ave., between 10th and 11th streets, 212-420-9800), while Jayanthi Daniel features the new ‘Beca Restaurant (130 Duane St. at Church Street, 212-964-4600). … Bret Thorn reports that chef David Chang has promoted top members of his kitchen staff at his Momofuku restaurants. In […]

Chef Chodorow Sets Wild Salmon Closing for Dec. 31

IN THE NEWS: Eater.com reports on the scheduled Dec. 31 closing of Jeffrey Chodorow’s Wild Salmon (622 3rd Avenue, New York, NY), the chef’s experiment in the seafood of the Pacific Northwest, and the recent closing of South Queen’s Jahn’s Ice Cream Parlor, a Hillside Avenue sweet shop open since the 1930s. … Eater also […]