Undeterred by Bar Pitti's descent into lawsuit hell, Silvano Marchetto is going to take a stab at a downmarket Da Silvano again, to be called Scuteria. [NYM]
Here's a shocker: Ariane Daugin, head of D'Artagan, the country's largest foie gras purveyor, isn't so hot on Councilman Tony Avella's plan to ban foie gras. [Gothamist]
Gabriel Stulman is out at his and Joey Campanaro's Market Table and Little Owl. [Gotham Gal via Eater]
Good news for Tom and Padma's commute: Top Chef season 5 will probably be filmed in New York. [Snack]
90s restaurateur Brian McNally traded the real Indochine for its recreation on Lafayette, briefly returning from his self-imposed exile in Saigon to visit his former restaurant. [Page Six]
