Openings Include Boi Sandwich, Patisserie Claude

IN THE NEWS: www.Eater.com details the opening of Midtown’s Boi Sandwich (708 Third Avenue). … The New York Times’s Frank Bruni gives one star to Braeburn (117 Perry St, Greenwich Village). … Openings: Inatteso Pizzabar Casano (28 West Street), Ortine (622 Washington Avenue, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn), Patisserie Claude (187 West Fourth Street), Wilfie & Nell […]

Bar Boulud Tops Bloomberg’s Top 10 Newcomers

IN THE NEWS: Bloomberg’s Ryan Sutton lists his top 10 new (or revamped) restaurants of 2008: 1. Bar Boulud; 2. Corton; 3. The New Momofukus: Ko, Bakery & Milk Bar; 4. Tom: Tuesday Dinner; 5. Convivio; 6. Allegretti; 7. Matsugen; 8. Tie: Wine Bars at Adour, Terroir; Cocktails at Bar Milano; 9. Irving Mill; and […]

Openings Include Flex Mussels, Vinegar Hill House, Ze Cafe

IN THE NEWS: New York magazine’s Adam Platt reviews Corton (239 W. Broadway, nr. Walker St), while Gael Greene considers 10 Downing (10 Downing St., at Sixth Ave.). … Featured openings: Flex Mussels (174 E. 82nd St., nr. Third Ave.), and Vinegar Hill House (72 Hudson Ave., nr. Water St., Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn). www.nymag.com … […]

Wakiya Closing Dec. 21 at Gramercy Park Hotel

IN THE NEWS: Eater New York reports the closing of Christine’s Polish restaurant in the East Village and the scheduled Dec. 21 closing of Wakiya, with Stephen Starr opening up a restaurant to take its place at the Gramercy Park Hotel. eater.com … New York magazine’s Adam Platt reviews Bobo (181 W. 10th St., nr. […]

Chinatown’s Philippe the Original Celebrates 100 Years

IN THE NEWS: The LA Times’s Charles Perry features the 100th anniversary of Philippe the Original in Chinatown, while S. Irene Virbila gives a half-star to The Hall at Palihouse Holloway (8465 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood; 323-656-4100; www.palihouse.com), while Jessica Gelt reports the opening of former mayor Richard Riordan’s latest restaurant, the Oak Room, in […]

Top Atlanta Chef Set to Lead Plaza Hotel’s Oak Room

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 […]