The 2009 Closings have begun......
Patois on Smith St, the first place to open there in the new era
Fiamma, the 3* place that lost its chef but still will this be the last of the 3*ers??
Ruby Foo's Uptown, the same owner (well old owner Steve Hanson sold out at the right time)
Dear Fleur de Sel Customer,
It is with sadness but also pride that I am writing to tell you that, after more than eight successful years in business, Fleur de Sel will serve its last meal on Saturday, February 21st, 2009. We have achieved a lot, and it has been a pleasure and an honor to serve you these past years. And from the perspective of food and service, I am proud to say that Fleur de Sel has continued to operate at the highest level; this was confirmed most recently by our third consecutive Michelin star and a four-star write-up in Forbes. However, as I think many of you will understand, the economy has forced us to close the restaurant for financial reasons.
On behalf of the staff, I would like to thank you for contributing to a fantastic run at Fleur de Sel, and encourage you to stop by for lunch or dinner in the two weeks before we close. We would love to see you.
After February 21st, I will continue doing what I love best: cooking. I will be focusing my attention and energy on my new, more casual restaurant, Bar Breton. I encourage you to come try the restaurant and to say hello to me in the kitchen.
Best wishes,
Cyril Renaud
LA GOULUE Jean Denoyer says this French brasserie will close on April 5 after 36 years on Madison Avenue.
Wow, La Goulue is an institution. Not for people like us, but still an institution. Glad I got to go once, although more in an anthropological than culinary sense.
Closed
BAR Q Anita Lo’s Asian barbecue spot in Greenwich Village.
MIRACLE GRILL in Greenwich Village.
Ouch; will this thread end up with an all-you-can-eat funeral buffet?
heard this today on local radio:
1st guy: good to see you
2nd guy: its good to be seen
1st guy: well, its better to be seen than viewed.
I guess this is our RestaurantIP page
good one B
Closed
CENDRILLON in SoHo.
DOCKS OYSTER BAR on the Upper West Side, after 23 years.
Dennis Foy has closed, with a "For Rent" sign up in the window. This eponymous TriBeCa New American from the New Jersey–based chef lasted two years; his previous effort in Manhattan, EQ, was open for three years back in 1998–2001.
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Patois on Smith St, the first place to open there in the new era
Fiamma, the 3* place that lost its chef but still will this be the last of the 3*ers??
Ruby Foo's Uptown, the same owner (well old owner Steve Hanson sold out at the right time)
- Skinny 1-15-2009 3:41 pm
Dear Fleur de Sel Customer,
It is with sadness but also pride that I am writing to tell you that, after more than eight successful years in business, Fleur de Sel will serve its last meal on Saturday, February 21st, 2009. We have achieved a lot, and it has been a pleasure and an honor to serve you these past years. And from the perspective of food and service, I am proud to say that Fleur de Sel has continued to operate at the highest level; this was confirmed most recently by our third consecutive Michelin star and a four-star write-up in Forbes. However, as I think many of you will understand, the economy has forced us to close the restaurant for financial reasons.
On behalf of the staff, I would like to thank you for contributing to a fantastic run at Fleur de Sel, and encourage you to stop by for lunch or dinner in the two weeks before we close. We would love to see you.
After February 21st, I will continue doing what I love best: cooking. I will be focusing my attention and energy on my new, more casual restaurant, Bar Breton. I encourage you to come try the restaurant and to say hello to me in the kitchen.
Best wishes,
Cyril Renaud
- Skinny 2-04-2009 9:28 pm [add a comment]
LA GOULUE Jean Denoyer says this French brasserie will close on April 5 after 36 years on Madison Avenue.
- Skinny 2-11-2009 4:08 pm [add a comment]
Wow, La Goulue is an institution. Not for people like us, but still an institution. Glad I got to go once, although more in an anthropological than culinary sense.
- jim 2-11-2009 4:13 pm [add a comment]
Closed
BAR Q Anita Lo’s Asian barbecue spot in Greenwich Village.
MIRACLE GRILL in Greenwich Village.
- Skinny 2-18-2009 2:14 pm [add a comment]
Ouch; will this thread end up with an all-you-can-eat funeral buffet?
- alex 2-18-2009 11:24 pm [add a comment]
heard this today on local radio:
1st guy: good to see you
2nd guy: its good to be seen
1st guy: well, its better to be seen than viewed.
- bill 2-18-2009 11:32 pm [add a comment]
I guess this is our RestaurantIP page
- b. 2-19-2009 1:58 am [add a comment]
good one B
- Skinny 2-19-2009 11:21 am [add a comment]
Closed
CENDRILLON in SoHo.
DOCKS OYSTER BAR on the Upper West Side, after 23 years.
- Skinny 3-04-2009 12:10 pm [add a comment]
Dennis Foy has closed, with a "For Rent" sign up in the window. This eponymous TriBeCa New American from the New Jersey–based chef lasted two years; his previous effort in Manhattan, EQ, was open for three years back in 1998–2001.
- Skinny 3-04-2009 10:34 pm [add a comment]