Famed Pizzaiolo Dies; Sober Diners Cause Ramsay Downfall

HARLEM— Slice reports that Jose Jiminez, longtime pizzaiolo at Patsy's in Harlem, passed away. He's been the main chef and pizza man since 1977. [Slice]

MIDTOWN— Bloomberg penned a long piece on Ramsay's empire this morning and Eater National breaks it up into the key five fun facts, one involving the New York restaurant: Losses reached $4 million a year, with a unionized staff costing 80 percent of revenues. Another problem with the business plan: "they neglected to take into account how little alcohol New Yorkers would order at lunch." [Bloomberg; ~E~]

MIDTOWN— A fruit and vegetable vendor is suing the Glazier Group, operators of the Strip House and Michael Jordan's Steakhouse, for $200k. [CityFile]