IN THE NEWS: Crain’s reports the closing of Nicola Paone, the favorite Italian restaurant of a long line of mayors including Rudy Giuliani, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in April. crainsnewyork.com … Eater.com reports that after Florent closed June 29, it will reopen July 1 as R & L Restaurant, the restaurant that preceded Florent. […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Times’s Pete Wells reports the scheduled April 19 closing of Provence. Marc Meyer and Vicki Freeman, who took over the place last year, plan to open a different restaurant there in early May named Hundred Acres, after an old name for the neighborhood. … Frank Bruni gives one star to Chop […]

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IN THE NEWS: The New York Post’s Steve Cuozzo reports that Atlanta chef Joël Antunes will be the new top toque at New York City’s Plaza Hotel’s Oak Room and Oak Bar when it reopens this summer. Atlanta’s Restaurant Joël, which recently reopened this winter after a massive redesign, will remain open even though the […]

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