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Le Caprice Crosses Le Atlantic to Join The Pierre

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March 30, 2009 at 2:54 PM | by juliab | 0 Comments


Le Caprice, London

The latest news to come in about the Pierre: the quintessentially upper crust New York hotel is injecting a bit of British class. The restaurant formerly known as the Café Pierre is giving way to an offshoot of London’s swanky plated Le Caprice.

When it’s actually opening seems to be up in the air at the moment. The NYT says it’ll be in September, as the crowning glory to the hotel’s refurbishment. Le Caprice’s website, though, has it down for “late summer 2009.” We’re thinking it would be overly-hopeful to call September late summer – maybe July or August?

The restaurant will be designed by London’s latest staple architect, Martin Brudnizki, who’s worked on the St. Pancras Grand, Scotts, The Club at the Ivy, and J Sheekey’s oyster bar. It will, apparently, be designed in “true Caprice style” – which means sleek but starchy, from what we can see on the London website.

Because, we have to admit, we’re not au fait with true Caprice style. In fact, even our most debonair acquaintances have yet to dine there. “Meant to be nice, but flashy and expensive,” says one. "Sloanes call it ‘the canteen’,” says another. That’d be why we haven’t gone, then.

According to the NYT, “the menu will adapt the easygoing European style of the London restaurant.” Let’s just hope it doesn’t mimic the rest of the hotel’s prices.

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