| WASHINGTON, D.C. by Nycci Nellis |
 Stephan Trummer has left 202 in Chelsea Market and decamped - permanently - for Washington D.C., where he plans to open his own place. Trummer says: "Its going to be a fine dining restaurant, new American, sustainable efforts, 250 seat and a bar/ lounge on the first floor. Its a beautiful setting just like French Laundry. It's located in an old historic town." |
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| New York |
| BarFry won't be closed long - Josh Dechellis's former tempura joint will reopen as Cabrito, a casual Mexican eatery helmed by longtime Zak Pelaccio lieutenant Dave Schuttenberg. The menu will feature slow-roasted goat, as the name implies, and will be open by next Friday. |
| Apotheke will open this summer in Chinatown, with Singaporean cuisine and cocktails from mixologist Albert Trummer (most recently of LA). |
| Rumor has it that Jonathan Waxman is in negotiations to take over the old Kurowycky Meats space on First Avenue in the East Village and turn it into a barbecue joint (much of the smoking equipment remains). There's been no official word yet from either party, however. |
| South Beach's Quattro Gastronomia Italiana will open its first New York outpost in the Trump Soho condominium in 2009. Twin chefs Nicola and Fabrizio Carro will work in the kitchen. |
| Anita Lo (chef of Annisa and consulting chef of Rickshaw dumpling bar) has unveiled her West Village Asian-inspired barbeque joint, Bar Q at 308-310 Bleecker St. |
| It looks like Andrew Carmellini is on the way out at A Voce. The restaurant is opening an uptown location (in the Time Warner Center) this year, but Carmellini may not be involved. Management is looking for "a young star with potential to become one of the trend setters in New York...to step out from the shadow of his chef mentor." |
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| OTHER OUTPOSTS |
| Las Vegas: Bryan Ogden left Bradley Ogden in Las Vegas on April 30. He's set to open his own place in Los Angeles in June, and then open in Miami later this year. Bryan served as his father Bradley's senior sous chef from the restaurant's opening in 2003. |
| Las Vegas: Pastry Chef Sabrina Shin has left her post as Executive Pastry Chef at Twin Creeks. |
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| Atlanta by Neil Garvin |
| Chef Scott Serpas and Restaurateur Bob Amick of Concentrics Hospitality, who partnered to open TWO Urban Licks, are set to open Parish in late May. Located in The Shops at N. Highland Steel, the restaurant will take its inspiration from New Orleans and offer Cajun fare. |
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| Chicago |
| Randy Zweiban (of Nacional 27) announces new restaurant, set to open September 2008. We've heard he's leaving Nacional 27, but these rumors are unconfirmed... |
A few highlights from the soon-to-come graham elliot menu:
Signature Caesar salad, romaine lettuce, white anchovies, Parmesan fluff, brioche Twinkie croutons
Aged Cheddar risotto, Pabst-glazed pearl onions, Granny Smith apples, crispy prosciutto, Cheez-It crackers
Honey-lacquered Amish chicken, haricot vert slaw, fingerling potato salad, fried pickles, bacon-ranch gravy
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| Restaurant graham elliot from Chef Graham Elliot Bowles is set for a May 13 opening. The theme is "bistronomic," the sous chef is Leonard Hollander, and the location is 217 West Huron Street. It will serve dinner Tuesday-Saturday, as well as late-night food and bar food. |
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