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‘New York’ Critic Loves Hot New Restaurant to Death

You’ve heard, of course, of the Sports Illustrated Curse: That teams or players featured on the mag’s cover inevitably don’t perform as well as they’re expected to. We’re now forced to wonder if there’s a similar Adam Platt Curse, as Dona, a restaurant New York’s esteemed chief food critic named one of the city’s best newcomers in the current issue, and helmed by a chef, Michael Psilakis, Platt picked as an up-and-comer to watch, has announced it will be closing after Saturday night. Josh Ozersky has the scoop — and more details — at Grub Street.

Dona Closing Saturday [Grub Street]

‘New York’ Critic Loves Hot New Restaurant to Death