Less than two years after it opened Zagat Buzz is reporting that Paul Sevigny and Nur Khan's briefly inescapable hotspot Kenmare has closed. In its place a new concept will launch in the coming months. But where will the skinny models go and not eat now?
Blame The Anorexic Clientele: Hipster "Hotspot" Kenmare Calls It Quits
Eat Cetera: Choice Eats, Local Bread, and Kenmare
This week in Eat Cetera: Our top five favorites from last night's Village Voice Choice Eats tasting, Long Island bakery Pain D'Avignon opens up a retail place, and Paul Sevigny's latest hyped venture, Kenmare, finally opens.
Kenmare, Obnoxious Not-Open Club, Already in SLA Trouble
To the untrained eye, this photo depicts a packed restaurant in full swing at the height of dinner service. But what you're really looking at here is just a few friends getting together for a quiet dinner at Kenmare, the new restaurant/nightclub from the infamously exclusive Beatrice Inn crowd. It's only been "soft" open for a couple weeks now, and already neighborhood opposition—which also brought down the Beatrice Inn—is mounting. It seems there were a bunch of raucous parties during fashion week, and now the SLA is poised to bring the hammer down on the place.
New Restaurant and Bar Radar
This week in restaurant openings: locavore sandwiches and pastries at Choice market, pan-Asian cuisine from Eastern Alley, more Indian food on Curry Hill at Tamba, and Kenmare, the restaurant too cool for even a soft opening.

