Hugh Merwin

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• Commented on Chanterelle Will Close For Good
  I know that Open Table says “jacket preferred” in the dress code section category line of its listing, but Chanterelle never had a dress code. As David Waltuck writes in the book, We also made a decision not to enforce...
• Posted Chanterelle Will Close For Good to Gothamist
  Chanterelle, the 30-year-old restaurant in TriBeCa that changed the way NYC restaurants did business by making good food and service less stuffy, will close for good, the NY Times reports. The restaurant closed in July for...
• Posted Whit Stillman, Filmmaker to Gothamist
  Whit Stillman's 1998 film, The Last Days of Disco, has been restored and re-released on Criterion this week. Its ensemble cast includes Chloë Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Eigeman and Mackenzie Astin. Tomorrow night, Stillman will appear...
• Posted Sam Sifton To Replace Bruni As Times Restaurant Critic to Gothamist
  Confirming rumors that the new New York Times restaurant critic—and Frank Bruni's replacement—will be a longtime Times writer promoted from within, the newspaper has just announced that food and culture writer Sam Sifton will take over...
• Posted Ice Cream Sandwiches at the Homesick "Nerd Bar" to Gothamist
  A few days ago, a Chowhounder posted news of a solid culinary find: well-loved It's It ice cream sandwiches are readily available at Pacific Standard in Brooklyn! The Yelp-described "nerd bar" only sells the mint variety,...