Famed NYC office tower lures Michelin-starred chef amid Midtown food boom

Famed NYC office tower lures Michelin-starred chef amid Midtown food boom

High-end sushi, Korean-inspired steak and American favorites will be on the menu at three new restaurants slated to open at the former Sony building in Manhattan, The Post has learned.  The distinct dining venues at 550 Madison Avenue —  the landmarked tower that’s home to Hermes, Chubb and Corsair Capital — were revealed for the first time … Read more

Fogo de Chao moving into ground floor of Three World Trade Center

Fogo de Chao moving into ground floor of Three World Trade Center

It’s taken 22 years since 9/11, but the World Trade Center is finally getting a real, street-level, sit-down restaurant. Popular Brazilian-style steakhouse Fogo de Chao signed a lease for 5,000 square feet on the ground floor of Three World Trade Center. Fogo de Chao already operates thriving locations in Midtown and Queens. It specializes in churrasco-style tableside … Read more

Famed NYC French restaurant La Grenouille reopens after gas leak

Famed NYC French restaurant La Grenouille reopens after gas leak

They’re breaking out the  Dom Perignon at 3 E. 52nd Street. La Grenouille, the romantic, last surviving outpost of the city’s old-school French-cuisine era, reopened on Friday following a four-and-a-half months shutdown due to a gas leak. The Post reported back on Sept. 27 that the famous frog was shuttered in June by Con Ed … Read more

Famed NYC French restaurant La Grenouille has been shut down mysteriously for 3 months

Famed NYC French restaurant La Grenouille has been shut down mysteriously for 3 months

High-profile habitues of fabled Midtown French restaurant La Grenouille are chasing frogs’ legs and foie gras elsewhere due to a mysterious, near-three-months shutdown. Owner Philippe Masson shuttered the place when it failed a June 27 pressure test on gas pipes after new meters were installed. The fabulous frog was supposed to reopen on Sept. 7 … Read more

Sacre Boulud! Famed chef to bring back beloved cafe on Upper East Side

Sacre Boulud! Famed chef to bring back beloved cafe on Upper East Side

Upper East Side food lovers are ecstatic that Daniel Boulud just signed a lease to launch a new restaurant at 100 E. 63rd St. — which the chef told Realty Check will be a revival of much-loved Cafe Boulud. Boulud’s Dinex Group and an unidentified French partner signed the deal for about 5,000 square feet … Read more