Café des Artistes
Café des Artistes, the famed Parisian-inspired restaurant on the ground floor of the landmark Hotel des Artistes at One West 67th Street, will reopen under Italian ownership next year, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Lincoln Center restaurant closed abruptly last summer after losses related to its unionized staff. Restaurateur Gianfranco Sorrentino, who also owns Il Gottopardo, across the street from the Museum of Modern Art, signed a 15-year lease on the space Friday and plans to open in February or March after $1.5 million worth of renovations with a new, southern Italian menu and name but the same ambiance. He said the work force will not be unionized. [WSJ]