SOHO—According to a source close to the recently remade Soho French eatery Provence, an ill wind blows: "After a mess of bad reviews rained down upon the food side of Provence, chef Lynn McNeely was fired this morning. This follows a month of similar summarily discharges of sous chefs, bartenders, managers, cooks, waiters, porters and others. At what point will [co-owner] Marc Meyer give himself the pink slip?" Attempts to confirm the news through proper channels were met with silence this afternoon—never a good sign. DEVELOPING... UPDATE 5:39pm: Confirmation arrives from B&B: "The official word is that Lynn’s departure was a mutual parting of ways and that Marc will oversee day-to-day operations in the kitchen at Provence." [CurbedWire]