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Todd English Skips Out On His Wedding, Heads to W South Beach

October 6, 2009 at 4:57 PM | by globetrotting gourmet | 3 Comments

Todd English, seen here with hotelier Jason Pomeranc.

Some folks may think celeb chef and soon to be hotelier Todd English is mighty foxy but we're not one of them. We can't really explain why but it's probably because of his eyebrows. Just had to put that out there.

Still, he was named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in 2001 and he's been steadily expanding his restaurant empire. He even worked in a guest judge appearance on this season's Top Chef (Olives at The Bellagio is his restaurant.) But women might be leery of English now that he left his bride-to-be, Erica Wang, at the altar over the weekend.

Was it a case of cold feet (English has two previously failed engagements and a divorce on his relationship resume)? A mutually decided upon moment of clarity for both of the to-be-betrothed? Or call us super cynical, but the thought has crossed our mind that maybe Todd is the mystery man that knocked up a certain Top Chef host, whose managed to keep mum about the sperm donor and due date. Again, just had to put that out there.

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Chef Todd English Gets Out of the Kitchen and Into the Great Jones Hotel

Where: 25 Great Jones Street [map], New York, NY, United States, 10012
August 14, 2009 at 9:45 AM | by juliana | 1 Comment

The NYC Construction-philes at Curbed recently checked out the new boutique hotel going up in NoHo on Lafayette Street--The Great Jones Hotel & Spa--and found that there is nothing really great about the hotel's building progress. Curbed writes:

When we last checked in on the long-time-coming Great Jones Hotel astride Lafayette Street in Noho back in February, we counted six floors above the existing two-floor structure. Now: only seven more floors to go before the scheduled February 2010 opening! Nearly six months later, a whopping five more floors have been added. Hmm.

The hotel is going to be very small with only 48 rooms, a spa (connected actually to the already existing Great Jones Spa), a lounge/restaurant/bar and some retail space.

And the emphasis here might be on the lounge/restaurant/bar space as we found out that celeb chef Todd English is the man behind this new hotel, according to NoHo News. Yup, add Todd English to the Hot Hoteliers list.

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Donovan House's Restaurant Finally Open for Business

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1155 14th St Nw [map], Washington, DC, United States, 20005
February 5, 2009 at 11:33 AM | by KatieK | 0 Comments

No question about it, Jan. 21 was a day of hope in Washington, D.C. Skeptics and optimists alike found common ground in the ushering in of a new era. We speak, of course, of the looong-awaited opening of the Donovan House’s restaurant by Todd English. Apparently, Cha quietly opened its doors that day to the public with a limited menu, explained by way of “soft-opening” status.

Cha, which means tea in Chinese, is being described as Asian fusion. So far, they’re only serving sushi but a grand opening is in the non-specific future. Mid-to-late February is our best guess, as seen in this Craigslist ad seeking help for its front-of-house positions.

This being a Thompson hotel, the place attracted its share of celebrities over inauguration weekend for exclusive events, including Jon Bon Jovi, Lenny Kravitz, and Sheryl Crow (as you might recall), according to local D.C. rag The Hill.

The Hill also reported that English bragged about apparently finding a fan in Bon Jovi, who raved about “off-the-charts” sushi and beef skewers. (Side note: Does anyone else wonder if it’s embarrassing to speak in rockstar clichés like “off-the-charts?”)

Cha opens each night at 5:30 p.m.

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Todd English Makes Us a Gild Hall Hotel Meal for $8

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 15 Gold Street [map], New York, NY, United States, 10038
December 1, 2008 at 2:08 PM | by Jenna | 1 Comment

We caught chef Todd English's cooking segment on this morning's Today Show and — surprise! — he taught us (and the rest of America) how to make a dish from his brand new Gild Hall restaurant, Libertine ... for less than $8.00! It's a holiday miracle!

We always knew the prices of hotel meals were kicked up, but dayum! According to a Gild Hall staffer we spoke to, this entree sells for $22.00 on the restaurant's dinner menu ($16.00 for the lunch portion).

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Todd English Restaurant to Open in Ft. Lauderdale's Il Lugano Hotel

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 3333 NE 32nd Avenue [map], Ft Lauderdale, FL, United States, 33308
October 30, 2008 at 2:21 PM | by Jenna | 2 Comments

Thanks to tipster TonyT, we just got word of celeb chef Todd English's plans to open da Campo Osteria at the boutique Il Lugano Hotel & Residences in Ft. Lauderdale. According to Dine Magazine:

This new restaurant will feature Northern Italian cuisine combined with a spectacular panoramic view. The menu will pay tribute to English’s Tuscan roots, and feature pastas, grilled entrees and flatbreads.

And the official word from the the restaurant's MySpace page (how trendy!) is that the Ft. Lauderdale spot is going to open up in November.

We're certain the food is going to be excellent, but we're not going to lie: we're a little bit worried about the ambiance -- specifically the music playlist. See, the restaurant's MySpace friends include LL Cool J, Creed, Christina Milian and Danity Kane. Um. Yeah. That sorta makes us worry, you know? A gentle suggestion to Todders: if you're considering booking one of those four to play your opening, we urge you to reconsider.

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Todd English's Restaurant in Gild Hall is Seriously Bromantic

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 15 Gold Street [map], New York, NY, United States, 10038
October 2, 2008 at 10:20 AM | by Jenna | 3 Comments


Our dream team: Todd English and Jason Pomeranc.

GQ -- the dude magazine for dudely dudes -- went inside The Libertine Restaurant, Todd English's brand new outpost in NYC's Gild Hall, and found it to be the perfect spot for a lovely, unusual romantic bromantic dinner. Plus, the reporter saw dead people and himself some fried chicken.

Right then!

Apparently, the place has a men's room and not a ladies' room immediately accessible. Whatevs. But it seems he wasn't quite expecting something so...over-the-top and seriously Thompson-esque with the ambiance.

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Hotel News Briefs :: Gild Hall Toasts Libertine With Playful Spanks

September 18, 2008 at 5:03 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.

· Libertine at Gild Hall Opens, Spanks Guests: Gild Hall on Wall Street threw a party for its new Todd English restaurant, Libertine. "Top-hatted cocktail waitresses offered cigars and spankings." No word though on whether English and Jason Pomeranc (above) doled out some spanks too. [Men.Style.Com]

· Bill Marriott Live-"Blogs" Residence Inn OpeningResidence Inn opens in National Harbor and Bill is on hand to talk about Marriott's Diversity Ownership Initiative. [Marriott on the Move]

· Phone Sex Hotel Bill Runs Too High for Guest: Wacky but true: A German man spent 27 hours on the phone and couldn't pay the  €7,200 bill when he checked out. [Bild]

· New Hotel Opens in Steamboat Springs: The Highmark, located at base of Steamboat Resort gondola, is the resort area's first luxury all-suite hotel. [Official Site]

· Hotels Mag's Adam Kirby Survives the Wellington Hotel: Here's his review of the place which smelled like Vaporub and charged $9.99 for 24 hours of WiFi that he could access only after he received a code from the front desk. WTF? [Hotels]

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Gild Hall Hotel's New Restaurant is Finally Open

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 15 Gold Street [map], New York, NY, United States, 10038
September 10, 2008 at 11:59 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

While Gild Hall, Thompson Hotels's financial district property, has been open since March, guests have had to make do without an on-site restaurant. Until now.

Finally, Todd English's new venture inside the hotel has opened--The Libertine. Here's what our little bro Jaunted had to say:

The book-lined, wood-paneled restaurant looks like the study in Clue, and the creative menu is just as comforting.

For brunch there's the "NY Bene," an unlikely but totally necessary combo of poached eggs and pastrami sandwich. Lunch brings the "Adult PB&J": almond butter and Cabernet jelly on whole grain bread, with a banana milk shake shot.

There's also a raw bar, and dinner goes a little more traditional, with steak tartare and rack of lamb.

We attribute the decor to the hotel's location in the financial district. In other words, it is perfectly suited for country-clubbing, brandy-drinking suits. We can practically see Don Draper and Roger Sterling here now.

[Photo: The Libertine]

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Know Your Manhattan Hoteliers

June 23, 2008 at 3:02 PM | by juliana | 1 Comment

Ask and you shall receive. In a story the other week about the possible cold war thaw between feuding hoteliers Gregory Peck and Matt Moss (actually, that was just wishful thinking. The frenemy war rages on still), we asked for a copy of the Page Six magazine featuring some of NYC's hottest hoteliers.

And a kind soul sent us a copy!

In it, you see Jason Pomeranc (with ever-present arm candy/fashion publicist/girlfriend Ali Wise), Matt Moss and Greg Peck (totally did not pose together), scary Sean MacPherson and partner Eric Goode, the ever-dapper Andre Balazs, grunge hotelier Alex Calderwood of the Ace Hotel brand and chefs/restauaranteurs Todd English and Ken Friedman.

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Still Waiting on Todd English at Gild Hall; Now Set to Open in August

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 15 Gold St. [map], New York, NY, United States, 10038
May 29, 2008 at 4:22 PM | by pbb | 0 Comments

Way back in November, we heard that the new Todd English restaurant at Gild Hall would debut in April. Now that it's almost the end of May, how's that coming along? We called up to find out:

HotelChatter: Is your restaurant open yet?

Gild Hall: Not yet. It's gonna be August.

HotelChatter: OK. Thanks!

Thompson Hotels, kids: Leading the way in slow to open restaurants.

Related Stories:
· Thompson Hotels coverage [HotelChatter]

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Gild Hall's Todd English Restaurant Will Open in April

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 15 Gold St [map], New York, ny, United States, 10038
November 19, 2007 at 3:09 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

The latest Thompson Hotel, Gild Hall, is officially in a soft-opening phase at $309 a night and a few days early at that too. But should you book there expecting a 60 Thompson or a Six Columbus-type of experience, most of the public spaces including the restaurant won't be open until March. A source tells us that a temporary front desk is up but there is no lobby so to speak.

We also got word on the hotel's restaurant which will come from famed chef Todd English. However, don't expect another Olive's (his restaurant inside the W Union Square as well as in other U.S. cities.) Our source says this will be a new creation from Todd English and will open no earlier than April 1.

Thompson Hotels is on fire this year (unlike 2006), even Ian Schrager has complemented Jason Pomeranc's hotelier skills. So there's little doubt Gild Hall will be a stinker. With rooms at flagship hotel 60 Thompson going for over $700 most nights, even a $400 room at a half-finished Gild Hall is a deal.

Related Stories:
· Gild Hall Soft Opening Set for December 1 [HotelChatter]
· Todd English [Official Site]