http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T02:32:44Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Jean-Georges%20Vongerichten http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/16/14200/8052 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/thenewpumproom_publicchicago.JPG" class="top"><p> Like with any good meal, <b>we saved the best for last.</b> And we're talking about the revamped legendary <b>Pump Room</b> restaurant from <a href="Http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jean-georges vongerichten">Jean-Georges Vongerichten</a> inside <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ian schrager">Ian Schrager's</a> new hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Public+Chicago/local/1704"><b>Public Chicago</b></a>.<p>Ok, now that we've got that loaded introduction (Pump Room! Vongerichten! Schrager!) out of the way, onto the good stuff. Oh but first, to be fair, while JGV designed the menu concept, the chef hard at work in the restaurant is chef <b>Bradford Phillips</b>, an Indiana native whose resume includes NoMI at The Park Hyatt Chicago. Now, onto the food! <p>So we actually took a seat in the hotel's Library Bar on the other side of the lobby hoping to sip a juliana 2011-09-16T16:30:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/2/102151/1421 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/princeville_pool_2.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>Despite our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/13/172625/495/hotels/The_St_Regis_Princeville_Resort_Will_Now_Re_Open_in_October">fears</a> for the worst, it seems the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Princeville+Resort/local/971"><strong>St. Regis Princeville</strong></a> is actually still on track to reopen Oct. 1 (or Sept. 26, if you trust its website). The first-ever St. Regis resort on Hawaii, the Kauai resort is finishing up a multi-million dollar renovation that includes a new Halele&#146;a Spa, golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones II, and a new resto&#151;called Kaua&#146;I Grill&#151;by Jean-Georges Vongerichten.</p> <p>To ring in the good news, the 252-room St. Regis Princeville is launching the Quintessential Celebration Series, a four-part guest party through October and November. The four celebration offers will be available to a limited number of guests and will include a five-night stay for two, beachside KatieK 2009-09-02T11:14:54-05:00 22.2209730 -159.49693 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/12/10959/516 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/greenwich1.jpg" class="top"><p>Please excuse our silly puns but it's Friday (Holla!) <a href="http://eater.com/archives/2008/12/jeangeorges_confirms_ago_rumors_close_to_making_final_deal.php">Eater</a> is reporting that Jean-Georges Vongerichten (does anyone have a phonic guide to pronouncing his name?) will take over the space that is currently occupied by the failed Ago restaurant inside <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Greenwich+Hotel/local/1047"><b>The Greenwich Hotel</b></a>.<p> Ago, a sort of chain from Chef Agostini Sciandri, never could recover from the beatdown that NY Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni gave it in the form of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/11/103934/827/hotels/Ago_at_DeNiro_s_Greenwich_Hotel_Gets_Zero_Stars_from_Frank_Bruni">zero stars.</a> From Eater: <blockquote><p>[Jean-Georges] tells us he is very close to a deal on the space, and while we're sure Bobby DeNiro will be involved in some capacity as he is an owner of the hotel, the restaurant won't live on in its juliana 2008-12-12T10:14:17-05:00 40.7197331 -74.010184 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/