- Café des Artistes, George and Jenifer Lang’s venerable Upper West Side café, will not reopen in September. [NYT]
- In a poll of 11 restaurant critics and bloggers, New York magazine finds that New York remains the most important city for restaurants. [NYMag]
- Dean Poll, who currently runs the Boathouse in Central Park, has been selected by the Department of Parks & Recreation as the future operator of the Tavern on the Green restaurant, [BizBash]
- Post columnist Steve Cuozzo believes there's a chance the deal between Poll and the city could fall through. [NYP]
- Dean Poll, however, doesn't foresee any surprises in the contract he expects to sign within the next six weeks. [Crain's]
- Hotel des Artistes, the company that owns Café des Artistes, is expected to bring in a new operator for the restaurant. [NYP]
- Could Drew Nieporent, the man behind successful restaurants like Nobu, Tribeca Grill, and Corton, be interested in taking over the space? [Bloomberg]
- Bon Appétit's 2009 awards for the best in food, drinks, travel, and design includes the Ace Hotel Group, Momofuku Bakery & Milk Bar, and Daniel Boulud for opening DBGB. [Bon Appétit]
- Former Top Chef winner, Hung Huynh, will be the chef at Buddha Bar, which is now called Ajna Bar. [Eater]
- After less than a year in business, seafood restaurant the John Dory has closed. [NYT]
- Rumors about Meatpacking district club the Griffin closing were false. [NYP]
- Laurent Tourondel will open a BLT Grill inside the forthcoming W Hotel in the financial district. [Eater]
- Although the city's upscale restaurants have seen a decline in diners, casual eateries are expanding to meet increased demand with chefs and restaurateurs like Keith McNally, Ed Brown, David Chang, and Michael Huynh all opening up new places in the fall. [NYT]
- In response to some negative bloggers and Twitter feeds regarding the new Union Square location of T.G.I. Friday's, owner Dennis Riese points out that the restaurant chain was originally a hip and trendy bar. [NYP]
- New restaurant-nightclub hybrids are "blurring the boundaries between places to party and places to eat," according to Jay Cheshes, and the five the critic checked out are quite disappointing. [TONY]
- Gael Greene visits Upper West Side newbie Bar Luna, finding it to be generally good, but pricey, and a meal at pizza place Company feels rushed. [Insatiable Critic]
