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Jason Neroni's Re-Debut at 10 Downing Now Slated for August
There was a call or two earlier this morning for some news about our favorite chef who never did jail time and yours, Jason Neroni. People, requests we would be pleased to accommodate include this one. First of all, go ahead and rescan the above gallery of Jason Neroni's next project, a market-driven restaurant 10 months delayed at 10 Downing Street. It'll be his first main stage gig since the bottom fell out at Porchetta. Reached via email this morning, not yet on vacation, Neroni's spokesperson Steven Hall updates, "Still no gas there but closer, looks like August opening." Neroni bit number two for you: At this moment, Mr. Neroni is at a wedding in San Francisco.
· Plywood Update: Delays Continue at 10 Downing [~E~]
· Eater Sneak Peek: 10 Downing Plywood Down [~E~]
· Jason Neroni Named Chef at 10 Downing [~E~]
· Neroni Behind Bars BREAKING UPDATE: Neroni Out of the Clink, Court Date Set [~E~]
86'ing of Chumley's: Progress Remains Completely Stalled
Chumley's, 12/26/07.
Chumley's has been completely closed for the better part of a year, following a chimney collapse at the venue in early April. 8 months later, yesterday, Eater stopped by 86 Bedford Street to check in on the former speakeasy, one of the West Village's oldest and most prized possessions. It's a downright ugly scene at present. But first, let's review the Year 2007 in Chumley's news:
1/17/07: 82-86 Bedford, which houses Chumley's, is put on the market. Chumley's owners have a 99 year lease on the space, which has the bar looking reasonable safe through the sale.
4/5/07: A chimney separates from an interior wall in the bar area of Chumley's, rendering 86 Bedford Street highly unstable—and, to be sure, Chumley's closed for business.
4/6/07: Chumley's is closed indefinitely, while plans to stabilize the building are drawn up.
4/25/07: A 'months-long' process to dismantle the unstable chimney at Chumley's begins; workers determine the building is no longer in danger of a total collapse.
7/6/07: Chumley's owner Steve Slopak says Chumley's will reopen by October: "We thought the repairs were going to take two months, but it looks like they are going to take six..."
10/16/07: The reopening date for Chumley's gets pushed back to Thanksgiving, at best.
11/28/07: Ressurection date pushed back again, with a best case scenario getting the place open by March 1, 2008. “There are only two walls that are still up,” [Chumley's owner, Steve] Shlopak said. “The rest of the building is held up with construction scaffolding. There is no ceiling and there is no floor; it’s just a dirt hole..."
It's not open, but Williamsburg's Radegast can still earn you valuable rewards miles. From the inbox: "Radegast Hall is still having issues with the Dept. of Buildings. Yet today I received an email from Continental OnePass Dining (it gives you airline miles for eating at participating restaurants) informing me that they are now a participating restaurant. It's nice to know they have their priorities in order. P.S. I called the number listed and it went dead after 2 rings." [Eater Inbox]
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