Via Eater we learn that Philly restaurant magnate Stephen Starr (owner of Morimoto and Buddakan, among others) was at the Community Board 2 meeting last night, where he was approved to open a new restaurant at 2 Bank Street in the West Village.
The 223-seat restaurant will be “meat-centric” with a zeitgeist-appropriate retail area and butcher shop up front.
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