Further Speculations on Starr
Posted by Kirsten Henri on January 31st, 2008
Tucked into a Sightings paragraph in Page Six, the NY Post’s gossip column:
KEN Friedman of Spotted Pig, David Chang of Momofuku and Taavo Somer of Freemans, dining with Stephen Starr at his hot spot Buddakan
Restaurateurs of that caliber don’t dine out for fun, they dine out for business. We know that Taavo Somer is designing Starr’s gastropub/cocktails spot in the former Angelina space. Might we surmise that David Chang is maybe somehow involved in the food? Chang, in case you don’t keep up on these things, is the new hotness in New York with his Momofuku restaurants.
As for the Spotted Pig, New York can keep it. We already have the Standard Tap.
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January 31st, 2008 at 11:24 am
Chang in Philly! Now that’s an alliance I can get down with.
January 31st, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Philly people seem to have a certain sense of pride associated with the Standard Tap (rightfully so) and often are given to comparing it favourably to the Spotted Pig. Once one has eaten at both places, the comparison becomes silly because the fare and ambiance offered at each place is really quite different.