Time Has Been Kind
To West Side Granddaddy
A casually dressed, middle-aged couple (she in a bulky sweater, he in an open-necked shirt and jacket) rose from their table after an early dinner. The waiter, who was not some young moonlighting actor wearing a T-shirt but an old-time professional in black tie, gently pulled Read More
“Quiet for the beginning of September” is how Alex von Bidder, the co–general manager of the Four Seasons, remembered the restaurant’s Grill Room on Sept. 10. The restaurant would do a total of 52 “covers” (or meals) when 80 is closer to the norm, and no one was seated in the balcony area that overlooks Read More
Carolyn LeRoy pulled open the door to her father’s
apartment. She was wearing slippers and complaining about the weather-the penthouse’s
360 degrees of windows usually offer stellar views. The day before, Ms. LeRoy
had held what would be the last gathering at the 8,200-square-foot home of
Warner LeRoy, the legendary owner of the Russian Tea Read More
The majestic stained-glass windows of Temple Emanu-El called to mind the Tiffany glass ceilings of Maxwell’s Plum and the Russian Tea Room, but on the morning of Feb. 26, there was little else to cheer the soul. There were no mirrored walls, chandeliers or Christmas lights, only somber carved stone. And instead of the reassuring Read More
The majestic stained-glass windows of Temple Emanu-El called to mind the Tiffany glass ceilings of Maxwell’s Plum and the Russian Tea Room, but on the morning of Feb. 26, there was little else to cheer the soul. There were no mirrored walls, chandeliers or Christmas lights, only somber carved stone. And instead of the reassuring Read More
