· Brunch is served at Little Owl, beginning this Saturday. Mushroom omelets, blueberry corn pancakes, and gravlax bagels are promised. 11-3. [EaterWire]
· Time to fire up the buzztrain for Intent. Word on Francois Payard's new Ital, announced in January, is that its getting close. "The old Bot space on mott st. between prince and spring that was supposed to be renovated several years ago, but has since been sitting empty, looks to be reborn soon as INTENT. Construction has been under way in the past few months and the interior looks almost there - lots of warm woods." Details to come via Plywood. [EaterWire Inbox]
· Too early to color this too much but, "Urena, they just let the pastry chef go." [EaterWire Inbox]
· Update on Saigon Grill (University Place): "still awaiting permits. work is done in there so someone must have screwed up some paperwork." [EaterWire Inbox]
