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Giant mirror crashes on diners at Balthazar
https://twitter.com/lizeswein/status/568791913450446850 A giant mirror crashed onto diners at the hip SoHo hotspot Balthazar Friday morning -- injuring a former French government big who then lifted the mirror off fellow diners...
Keith McNally's 28-year-old daughter Sophie joins the family restaurant business
The one piece of advice famed restaurateur Keith McNally has for his 28-year-old daughter, Sophie? “Never listen to the boss,” says McNally, 63. Perhaps easier said than done when you’re...
After two closed restaurants, can Keith McNally return to the top?
It's only the second night of business for Keith McNally’s new restaurant, Cherche Midi, and already the place is buzzing. Stylish diners sip Champagne at the bar and cozy up...
Bernhard Goetz: NYC's most 'high'-minded citizen
Bernhard Goetz has something to teach New Yorkers about life, about animals, about the barbarity of circumcision and the joys of a well-oiled firearm in the right hands — if...
Bathroom attendants: Worse than squeegee men
News that Balthazar owner Keith McNally has relieved bathroom attendants of their duties at the great Soho brasserie means one very good thing: People will return to their tables with...
Blogger gets eatery’s bathroom staff fired
A chic downtown restaurant has flushed bathroom attendants down history’s sewer pipe. Managers at Soho’s Balthazar said Monday they’re wiping bathroom valets off their payroll after business-news blogger Henry Blodget...