He’s not Mr. Ciao in any case! Latest stories introduced the unhappy information that Mr. Chow was leaving his beloved Tribeca location after 20 years.
However Web page Six has discovered that the legendary restaurateur has minimize a deal, and he’ll be staying on the spot in any case. Studies surfaced in April that the lease on 121 Hudson St., with its distinctive metal wrap-around terrace, was to be taken over by Olio e Più, an Italian restaurant with three places within the metropolis.
However now Mr. Chow himself tells Web page Six that he’s made a deal to increase the lease, and can — a lot to the aid of downtown regulars — be staying put.
He opened his first New York eatery — after founding scorching spots in London and Beverly Hills — on 57th Road in 1979.
The restaurant grew to become an enormous hit with Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Madonna, John Lennon, David Bowie and extra.
However when the downtown eating scene exploded after Odeon and Nobu grew to become runaway hits, Mr. Chow opened his place slightly below Canal in 2006, along with the well-known Midtown location.
And Mr. Chow, 87, instructed Web page Six that he’s acquired large plans. He mentioned that he desires to assist revolutionize the meals enterprise by reversing the method the identical manner that Amazon has with different items.
“It’s at all times been man-to-goods, and Amazon has made it goods-to-man,” he instructed us. “We’re going to do the identical with meals.”
He mentioned that in the identical manner he labored alongside Nobu to usher in a downtown eating scene with a powerful Asian part, he hopes to work alongside Goop Kitchen to present upscale eating the Jeff Bezos therapy.
Goop Kitchen opened a Midtown kitchen in April and is anticipated to open an Higher West Facet location within the fall. Olio e Più didn’t reply to our request for remark.
