in crisp bronzed skin, served with brown sauce and a heap of fries is so widespread that you can get it delivered even in the remotest of neighborhoods. And at the new Rotisserie Georgette, its influence is even making its way to Gotham foodiedom. The Georgette behind the Upper East Side restaurant is Daniel Boulud’s former head of communications, Georgette Farkas, who accompanied Boulud to Montreal when the chef opened his Maison Boulud at the new Ritz-Carlton hotel there in 2012. “The plans for my restaurant were already underway,” said Farkas, “and when I mentioned that I was hoping to open a rotisserie restaurant, everyone started talking about the city’s chicken scene.” Montreal’s chicken rotisseries are a long-standing tradition that ranges from family eateries, to neighborhood joints, to a restaurant helmed by a star chef. “After my Montreal tasting tour,” said Farkas, “I learned that rotisserie chicken is so simple, but you have to do it right. These restaurants gave me the confidence to do it with simplicity.
will be fading into the sunset. With just 11 tables in the dining room, the tiny restaurant managed to pack in some big personalities. It was one of the few places where titans of finance like Henry Kravitz, Lloyd Blankfein and Pete Peterson could be seen dining at separate tables on the same night. Mike Bloomberg, Bill Clinton, Nathan Lane and Susan Lucci were also regulars. Owner Eileen and Mirko Zagar, who have run the restaurant for the past 30 years, said it’s simply time to pack it in. “We want to retire while we are still young enough to enjoy it,” Eileen said. Mario Maccioni, one of Sirio “Le Cirque” Macconi’s three sons, has been in talks to take over the space, which would be a welcome addition to the East End, although nothing concrete had been signed. Other restaurateurs are also eyeing it. Douglas Elliman broker Neal Sroka, of Sroka Worldwide, represents both the Zagars and Maccioni. The Zagars said they are writing a cookbook that will include recipes and the dish on the customers.
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Scoop notes some New York kids are skipping even the newest party place for their ages and opting for adult-targeted fare. Haven’s Kitchen, a farm-to-table cooking school and
Scoop hears that Mirko’s, dubbed the "billionaire boite” of the Hampton’s,
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event space near the Union Square farmers’ market, attracts a real foodie crowd. But lately, kids and teens have been throwing birthday parties there. Last spring, the family of an 8-year old-boy who is an expert cook, threw a party where he taught his friends how to make fresh pesto and pasta. These days, the venue holds an event for the under-18 set once every six weeks. Prices start at $150 per guest “You have to be a little more sophis-
Scoop notes some New York kids are skipping even the newest party place for their ages and opting for adulttargeted fare. ticated to have your party at a serious cooking school,” said Alison Cayne, owner of Haven’s Kitchen, which opened in 2012. “These kids have to be able to say to their friends, ‘You may not be interested in local agriculture, but I am, and I want to share my passion with my friends.’”
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Fan Radio Duo Debuts Brooklyn Eatery Scoop sees that WFAN radio morning men Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton have bolted the Garden for Barclays Center. The tandem had simulcasted their “Boomer & Carton Show” on MSG Network, but the con-
WFAN radio morning men Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton have bolted the Garden for Barclays Center.
tract expired in September, word is they are shopping the show around, including to the YES Network, but MSG Network remains interested. But instead of opening a deluxe food stand at James Dolan’s transformed MSG, the radio hosts have set up digs at the Nets home arena in Brooklyn. The food stand at Barclays is called
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