Kevin McGhee 'In' at Picholine; Shlomi Biton 'Out' at Mahjong
Since the shuttering of Xie Xie, Angelo Sosa is keeping busy with projects such as rolling out a new kati roll with the Kati Roll Company. You can even see him behind the counter!
[Midtown Lunch]
Kevin McGhee, the former sous-chef at Eleven Madison Park, is the new chef de cuisine at Picholine, replacing Carmine DiGiovanni, who is now with David Burke.
[NY Times]
Months after dropping out of two restaurants in Queens, Eric Hara has left the Plaza Hotel's the Oak Room to focus solely on his new restaurant 9 in Hell's Kitchen.
[Eater]
Brian Bistrong has closed Braeburn in Greenwich Village and has announced he will return to work for David Bouley.
[Diner's Journal]
Ferran Adrià has announced that his El Bulli Foundation will feature an "Ideario" space and sit in an "eco-neighborhood," which will produce zero carbon emissions.
[Grub Street]
Self-proclaimed locavore Jamie Oliver is in hot water after patrons of his Italian chain in the U.K. found out the tomato sauce is manufactured industrially some 400 miles away.
[Atlantic Food]
Shlomi Biton has already left the weeks-old Mahjong, opened by the Casabel team, due to disagreements with the owners.
[Jinwahfication]
Nicolas Cantrel of Bagatelle beat Marc Forgione on Iron Chef America and will be serving his winning dishes at the restaurant throughout February.
[Grub Street]
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