eater:

Calls to the restaurant confirm that unfortunately located but ultimately charming restaurant Centovini will close after three years on West Houston. Centered on a expansive wine collection and Italian small plates, Centovini is owned by the founder of neighboring store and design inspiration Moss—which is why many passersby may have confused it for a furniture store—and the owners of I Trulli on East 27th. Though it indeed won some design awards, was frequented be celebs here and there, and earned some positive reviews from the press—Bruni had a love/hate relationship with the place—it just wasn't in the cards. A rep says they will close after service on Saturday night.

- Skinny 7-31-2009 5:17 pm

Oh man. I'm seriously worried about Moss. We're getting the run around on some stuff we ordered almost a year ago. I hope this doesn't mean the whole empire is about to crumble.

I only ate there once, but it was very good I thought. Agreed about the unfortunate location. Being right on Houston just isn't sexy.
- jim 7-31-2009 5:19 pm [add a comment]


eater:

For those who were holding off until next week to bid farewell to Bedford Ave. trailblazer Bonita, tough luck. Kings of Williamsburg and owners of the Diner/Marlow & Sons/Bonita/Marlow & Daughters Empire Andrew Tarlow and Mark Firth have closed up shop two weeks earlier than expected. As usual, employees at the sister restaurants are tight-lipped about why the sudden shutter, chalking it up to "a variety of reasons that I can't elaborate on now." Expect a new banh mi shop or fro-yo place to open in the space by summer's end.

((this i know is due to rent increase))
- Skinny 7-31-2009 5:21 pm [add a comment]


Someone's trying to raise a commercial real estate rent? Bwahahahaha!
- jim 7-31-2009 5:23 pm [add a comment]


im not a moss fan. cant quite put my finger on it. (pretentious f#ck)
get ur deposit back and start over.
- bill 7-31-2009 7:15 pm [add a comment]





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