Barbuto's Tenth Anniversary; Rappahannock at City Grit

WEST VILLAGE — Barbuto is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a special dinner on February 11th. Jonathan Waxman has invited six of his chefs, both former and current, to cook a family-style meal of Barbuto classics. Those chefs include Justin Smillie of Il Buco Alimentari and Drew Curren of Austin's 24 Diner. Dinner is $100 per person and reservations can be made by calling 212-924-9700. [EaterWire]

NOLITA — Chef Dylan Fultineer of Virginia's Rappahannock restaurant will be cooking a dinner at City Grit on January 22, as part of the dinner club's new "City Spotlight" series. The meal includes dishes like fluke ceviche and scallops and lamb with fregola sarda. Tickets are $85 per person or $145 for couples, and can be bought online. [EaterWire]

FINANCIAL DISTRICT — Liquiteria may be able to shell out $50,000 in rent, but the Elixir Juice Bar on Nassau Street closed recently. From a notice posted in the window, it appears the juice bar was unable to keep up with its payments on the space. [EaterWire]

VIDEO INTERLUDE — David Chang sat down for an almost three hour long chat for artist David Choe's podcast DVDASA. The two discuss creativity, legacies, and how Chang was "not crushing it" when he worked at Cafe Boulud. Eater National has the full video, plus a roundup of the ten best lines. [~EN~]
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