Atlantic City's Trump Marina
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- If a bankruptcy court judge approves, Donald Trump—along with his daughter Ivanka and the Dallas-based Beal Bank—will regain control of the Trump Entertainment Resorts in Atlantic City. [Crain's]
- As restaurant and bar owners grow increasingly frustrated by liquor license delays—which push back opening dates—Governor David Paterson is backing two bills that would allow temporary alcohol permits to be issued. [NYT]
- Several restaurants, including Café Boulud, David Burke Townhouse, and Chanterelle, are taking advantage of the slow season and renovating their properties. [NYMag]
- Scheduled to open September 29, the Crosby Street Hotel will start taking reservations for October bookings on September 1. [Hotel Chatter]
- Lower East Side restaurant and bar Allen & Delancey filed for bankruptcy protection but is not closing up shop. [Eater]
- If rumors are true, chef Todd English may be teaming up with nightlife entrepreneur Jon B. to open a restaurant in west Chelsea. [NYMag]
- Frank Bruni drops Union Square Café's ranking from three stars to two, conceding that while Danny Meyer's restaurant is "remarkable" and its staff "so seemingly genuine," his visits yielded "a few flatly mediocre meals." [NYT]
- Taking over Bruni's post in October will be Sam Sifton, the current culture editor of The New York Times. [NYO]
- Before the announcement, The Observer noted the diminishing power of a restaurant critic in an age where blogs and food-focused reality shows like Top Chef have changed the way consumers think. [NYO]
- Even with a new chef, SoHo restaurant Harbour doesn't appeal to Steve Cuozzo, who has some issues with the service and the sustainable seafood dishes. [NYP]
- At Sho Shaun Hergatt, the "hermetic haven of retro luxury on the second floor of the unfinished Setai condo," Jay Cheshes claims that although the "food is beautifully presented and expertly cooked, too much of it is as dated as the setting." [TONY]
- For Danyelle Freeman, Hotel Griffou, the new restaurant in Greenwich Village, is more about the "phenomenal" cocktails than the food. [NYDN]
- Also checking in on Hotel Griffou is Gael Greene, who claims the "kitchen's still slowish but getting more confident," where the chef is "cooking to please himself and serious eaters." [Insatiable Critic]
