Post-Gourmet, Ruth Reichl says she plans to write a book about her time at Condé Nast. [NYT]
Condé Nast–boss Charles H. Townsend on the shutdown: “In the epicurean situation the sentimental favorite might be Gourmet, but the big-business 800-pound gorilla is Bon Appétit.” [Ad Age]
Seamus Mullen, Amanda Cohen, Daniel Angerer, and others preview their dishes for the New York Wine & Food Festival’s Grand Tasting. [Metromix]
Billy Gilroy will open East Side Social Club in midtown in mid-November. His sis says he’s a ladies man: “He definitely knows how to make a woman feel like she’s number one, even if she might be number three.” [NYO]
In an interview promoting Eater National, founders Ben Leventhal and Lockhart Steele mention Keith McNally’s restaurants no fewer than eight times. We get it, guys. [The Moment]
Anita Lo is working on a cookbook and says Annisa will open in November. [Restaurant Girl]
Burger King restaurants will get a more “edgy, contemporary, futuristic” look. [AP]
Fried chicken isn’t just a southern thing — it’s being served in various Asian styles all across town. [NYT]