Wild Salmon Swims Into View. Yes, ‘Pun Intended’

We wouldn’t pull your leg: Jeffrey Chodorow’s newest restaurant, Wild Salmon, opens tomorrow. Will it be a Kobe Club of the sea, leading the restaurateur to further screeds? Or will it redeem his reputation as a hit maker? Judging from this image and the place’s menu — that’s right, menu — we’re inclined to say that he’s headed in the right direction.

Posted 04/05/07 in Grub Street : Openings

Tags: english is italian, jeffrey chodorow, kobe club, midtown east, openings, seafood, wild salmon

A New Menu for the Next Time You’re in the Financial District

Boerum Hill: Brooklyn Inn on its way out. [Eater] Clinton Hill: Credit the blogosphere if the brewery on Waverly Avenue opens this summer as a beer garden. [Gothamist] Financial District: We’ve got the menu for the new Dublin-European bistro Stella Maris. [Grub Street] Flatiron: Markt has relocated to Sixth Avenue and now serves breakfast. [Grub Street] Greenpoint: Starbucks cabaret may be opening soon. [Curbed] Harlem: Wine store to replace Back in the Day antique shop. But will it have as cutesy a name? [Harlem Fur] Midtown East: Jeffrey Chodorow’s Wild Salmon replaces English Is Italian on Friday; we look forward to his review [NYT] Morningside Heights: Order pinot at Vino Fino wine shop, opening soon. [Harlem Fur] Times Square: Only two more days until you can sing Journey like everyone else at karaoke joint Spotlight Live. [NYS] West Village: Alexandra swallowing nearby storefronts for wine bar to be filled by nonexistent waiting customers. [Eater] Newly opened Central Kitchen offering 10 percent off its menu through Sunday. That’s as much as a “European-style” tip. [NYS]

Posted 04/04/07 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch

Tags: alexandra, beer gardens, breakfast, brooklyn inn, central kitchen, english is italian, fairway, jeffrey chodorow, markt, neighborhood watch, spotlight live, starbucks, stella maris, vino fino, wild salmon

Chodorow Repudiates Celebrity Chefs, Opens Fish Restaurant

It wasn’t hard to see, after Jeffrey Chodorow’s infamous dustup with Rocco DiSpirito three years ago, that he had about had it with celebrity chefs. Except, apparently, he hadn’t: Chodorow hired Todd English a year later, in hopes, futile, that he’d redeem Tuscan, successor to Tuscan Steak. Earlier this week it was revealed that English Is Italian, the third restaurant to fill that space, will also bite the dust. Finally, Chodorow’s group is determined to avoid celebrity chefs. English Is Italian closes March 17. Wild Salmon, a seafood restaurant with a Pacific Northwest vibe, is slated to open in its place the first week of April.

Posted 01/26/07 in Grub Street : Openings

Tags: charles ramseyer, china grill management, english is italian, jeffrey chodorow, midtown, openings, rocco dispirito, seattle, todd english, tuscan, tuscan steak, wild salmon

Marketers and Finance Guys Get Crêpes and Martinis Around Third and 38th

Horizon Media and Neuberger Berman employees dine next to private-practice doctors and lawyers in the micro-micro-neighborhood around Third Avenue and 38th Street. Located just southeast of Grand Central, upper Murray Hill offers an array of edibles ranging from hearty Italian to messy American to faux French.

Posted 10/31/06 in Grub Street : Three Blocks

Tags: crape mania, daniel's bagels, duke's, english is italian, good portions, haute barnyard, horizon media, hudson place, josie's restaurant, neuberger berman, sarge's delicatessen, Three Blocks, todd english, wild edibles