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- Benjamin Shih, who owns two bars in Williamsburg, plans to open a bilevel restaurant on the Lower East Side called Hotel Chantelle. [NYMag]
- The Post takes an in-depth look into the development around Madison Square Park, including the news that Donatella Versace is designing a club and restaurant inside the Clock Tower building. [NYP]
- The owners of new hotel the Chelsea are trying to bring "Manhattan hipsterdom" to Atlantic City. [NYO]
- Hotel developer Sam Chang has bought a piece of property on the Lower East Side. [Curbed]
- McCarren Park Pool's run as a concert space is coming to a close. [Metro]
- The former Avalon nightclub space may become a venue for special events. [NYP]
- Chef Michael White of Alto and Convivio is not just planning a seafood restaurant in the former San Domenico space, he's also working on an Italian place in New Brunswick, New Jersey. [NYMag]
- Metromix and Zagat weigh in on restaurants that have opened (and were scheduled to open) in the last year. [Metromix, Zagat]
- A sneak peek at Jet Blue's food court inside J.F.K. Airport's Terminal 5. [NYMag, Eater]
- Geoffrey Zakarian's restaurant Country delays the opening of its steak house, now projected to open in March next year. [Eater]
- Entrepreneur John McDonald—the man behind Brasserie 44, Lure Fishbar, City magazine, and E-Boost energy drink—says the best meals he's had in New York have been at Jean-Georges and Peter Luger. [NYMag]
- Australian-born Shaun Hergatt is planning an October opening for his 12,500-square-foot restaurant at 40 Broad Street. [NYP]
- Venue designer Steve Lewis has the scoop on the renovations of nightclub the Madison. [Good Night Mr. Lewis]
- Adam Platt isn't as enthusiastic about Matsugen as other critics, giving the new Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant one star. [NYMag]
- And Jean-Georges Vongerichten issues a rebuttal to the review on his blog. [Jean-Georges Vongericten Blogspot]
- Frank Bruni writes that thanks to recently installed chef Simone Bonelli, East Village eatery Perbacco "has graduated to a whole new level, worthy of its name, which means 'wow.'" [NYT]
- Danyelle Freeman likes Convivio (the new L'Impero), calling its service "somehow friendler," chef Michael White's sweetbreads "almost ethereal," and the wine list an "unusual, impressive selection." [NYDN]
- According to Ligaya Mishan, at Scarpetta, chef Scott Conant "cooks like an older man—wisely, taking his time, knowing exactly what he’s doing." [NYer]
- Ryan Sutton gives Forge two stars and says that the restaurant is quieter than other venues in TriBeCa. [Bloomberg]
- Brooklyn restaurants James and General Greene earn four and three stars, respectively, from Jay Cheshes. [TONY]
