EAST VILLAGE— Many fans of Colin Alevras, the locavore chef behind the Tasting Room, were justifiably upset when they found out he had shuttered his Nolita restaurant without any warning three weeks ago. They bemoaned the closure on the blogs, they held a formal mourning dinner at Astor Center. Well, if it's any consolation TR fanatics, Colin Alevras won't be out of the kitchen for very long. We hear from inside sources that he will be opening up a new Cuban restaurant, to be called La Otra, in the space of an East Village restaurant that has yet to close. Stay tuned as we'll be keeping an eye out for some EVill shutters over the next couple weeks.
· The Shutter Notice: The Decline and Fall of The Tasting Room [~E~]