• Employees of the Central Park Boathouse staged a brief walkout yesterday when two of their colleagues were abruptly fired. As a result, management acquiesced and rehired the two workers. [NYP]
• Tim Zagat, who guest-judged for Top Chef’s season finale, really liked Lisa’s dishes, but he feels bad for Richard. [Zagat Buzz]
• Sean Rembold and Dave Gould, dual chefs de cuisine for Diner and Marlow & Sons, have a bit of a bromance going on. [Metromix]
• Market Table has rid itself of the namesake market located at the front of the restaurant and replaced it with more dining tables. [Strong Buzz]
• Frank Bruni gave up on this season of Top Chef after the zoo-animal challenge, but he liked the way the finale inverted gender stereotypes. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
• Apparently Tony Danza is the boss — of making meatballs in the kitchen. [NYDN]
