IN THE NEWS: New York magazine reviews Olana (72 Madison Ave., nr. 28th St.), Mia Dona (206 E. 58th St., nr. Third Ave), The New French (522 Hudson St., nr. 10th St.), Wildwood Barbeque (225 Park Ave. S., nr. 18th St.) and Benoit (60 W. 55th St., nr. Sixth Ave.). … Featured openings: Hundred Acres […]

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IN THE NEWS: Time Out New York’s Feed blog interviews chef David Bouley, who reveals, “I am closing the current Bouley in a few weeks and opening a new Bouley at 161 Duane Street. I hope to create an environment and a concept that will be closer to my original restaurant. To feel closer to […]

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IN THE NEWS: AM New York (amny.com) reports the Feb. 24 closing of Upper West Side mainstay (and John Lennon’s favorite neighborhood hang-out) Cafe La Fortuna (69 W. 71st St.), and the Lost City blog attends the last day … The Brooklyn Daily Eagle’s Don Evans reports the closing of 72-year-old Armando Ristorante (143 Montague […]

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