English may still have New York projects in the works. Just about a year ago, English signed a lease for a 20,000-square-foot space at 15 Park Row, near City Hall, in the Financial District. A handful of other projects did not come to fruition, including a Chelsea food hall and a glitzy hotel restaurant in the Financial District. One of his biggest endeavors — which still remains closed to the public since the pandemic — was the food hall at the Plaza Hotel.
“Creative differences, and not interested in being part of a nightclub, so cutting ties before the books opened up was the only move for us,” Morfogen tells Eater. He says that he and English are “good,” a spokesperson confirmed, and plan on resuming their partnership at a new location. The conflict allegedly arose between English and Morfogen on one side, and the money partner on the other; Morfogen and his spokesperson would not name the silent investor. Eater has reached out to English for comment.
Those of us who are in the restaurant business and have observed and have observed the new restaurant Papas Tavern, have known before it opened that the place is a Sinking Ship. We'd bet money, the place is not going to make it. They would have been smart not to be involved with a celebrity chef who is never there, and to get a solid kitchen team that takes care of business. But the biggest thing that is going to kill Papas Taverna is the immense size of the place. It's just too big. There not doing the numbers, The place needs to do a lot of business, most nights of the week to s dining stay afloat, yet there's very few people dining there at all. We hear the food is good, but that's not going to pay the bills. This place should be half the size that it is. You need to do a lot of business to keep a restaurant the size of Papas Taverna alive, and they're just not doing the business, and it's not likely they ever will. We wonder, "What ever poseesed these people to take a space as huge as this. If they knew they could get a huge number of people through their doors, that would be one thing. We Just dont see it happening. Maybe we're wrong, but probabley not. Let's see if they're still there, this time next year?
Outside of New York, English is affiliated with a hotel in Las Vegas and maintains a roster of other restaurants stamped with his name in places like Washington, D.C.; Massachusetts, Connecticut, Alabama, and Dubai.
English may still have New York projects in the works. Just about a year ago, English signed a lease for a 20,000-square-foot space at 15 Park Row, near City Hall, in the Financial District. A handful of other projects did not come to fruition, including a Chelsea food hall and a glitzy hotel restaurant in the Financial District. One of his biggest endeavors — which still remains closed to the public since the pandemic — was the food hall at the Plaza Hotel.
Outside of New York, English is affiliated with a hotel in Las Vegas and maintains a roster of other restaurants stamped with his name in places like Washington, D.C.; Massachusetts, Connecticut, Alabama, and Dubai.
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