He isn’t Mr. Ciao in any case! Current stories broke the unhappy information that Mr. Chow was leaving his beloved Tribeca location after 20 years.
However Web page Six has discovered the legendary restaurateur has struck a deal and can be staying put in any case. Stories surfaced in April that the lease at 121 Hudson St., with its distinctive metal wraparound patio, was going to be taken over by Olio e Più, an Italian restaurant with three places within the metropolis.
However now Mr. Chow himself tells Web page Six that he has reached a deal to increase the lease and can keep put – a lot to the aid of downtown regulars.
He opened his first New York restaurant – after founding hotspots in London and Beverly Hills – on 57th Avenue in 1979.
The restaurant turned an enormous hit with Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Madonna, John Lennon, David Bowie and plenty of others.
However when the downtown eating scene exploded after Odeon and Nobu turned runaway hits, Mr. Chow opened his restaurant just under Canal in 2006, along with the favored Midtown location.
And Mr. Chow, 87, instructed Web page Six he had massive plans. He stated he desires to assist revolutionize the meals business by reversing the method in the identical manner Amazon has carried out with different merchandise.
“It’s at all times been a people-to-goods strategy, and Amazon has carried out a good-to-people strategy,” he instructed us. “We’re going to do the identical factor with meals.”
He stated that in the identical manner he labored alongside Nobu to usher in a downtown eating scene with a robust Asian element, he hopes to work alongside Goop Kitchen to offer high-end eating the Jeff Bezos therapy.
Goop Kitchen opened a kitchen in Midtown in April and is anticipated to open a location on the Higher West Aspect within the fall. Olio e Più didn’t reply to our request for remark.