We had kind of been wondering what, if anything, was up with OON, the Randolph Street spot coming from chef Matt Eversman (Saigon Sisters). Unusually for a Randolph Street spot, it had been very quiet… almost too quiet. But we guess if you need a brash move to crank things up, snagging the GM of the hottest restaurant on the strip and setting him up across the street from his old job will do. Eater reports that Tony Cournia, a veteran manager whose resume includes L2O and other Lettuce spots, Per Se, Province and Girl & the Goat, is leaving the last of these places to join on with OON as a partner. We think this is a smart move because Eversman, though clearly talented, must be the youngest chef to open his own place along the strip, certainly when compared with other recent or upcoming arrivals like Elliot, Van Camp, Duffy, Kim, etc., and OON looks more solid knowing that Eversman has the backup of someone of Cournia’s experience.
