Upper West Side Restaurant Review: Regional (Italian)

Just came across a review of Regional (2607 Broadway, btw. 98/99) on capitalnewyork.com. While it’s a bit lengthy, it’s very positive and kind of makes me want to try it out.
Regional writes that that Chef Andrew Deuel (formerly of the Rainbow Room and Le Cirque 2000) “seems to have that rare ability to create dishes [...]

Lady Gaga Invests in UWS Restaurant

Lady Gaga, who is originally from the Upper West Side, has invested in a neighborhood restaurant, according to The New York Post.  The pop star and her family have invested in Italian eatery Vince & Eddie’s (68th near Columbus), according to the restaurant’s owner, Peter Dee.  Gaga and her parents have frequented the restaurant as [...]

New York Historical Society to Open an Italian Restaurant

The New York Times‘ Diner’s Journal blog reports that the New York Historical Society (Central Park West at 77th) will be opening a restaurant on its premises.  The restaurant, headed up by restaurateur Stephen Starr (Morimoto, Buddakan), will feature an Italian menu with food in the $35 per person range, an 80-seat space on the [...]

Cafe des Artistes to Reopen, Change Nationalities

The Wall Street Journal reports that Café des Artistes, the iconic Upper West Side restaurant on 67th between Central Park West and Columbus that closed last August due to financial losses and union costs, will get some new life.  Restaurateur Gianfranco Sorrentino has reached an agreement to rent the space in a 15-year lease with [...]