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Eric Hara

  1. Chef Shuffle
    Geoffrey Zakarian Named ‘Culinary Director’ at Plaza Hotel The celebrity chef will be in charge of, well, a lot of things inside the historic hotel.
  2. Coming Soon
    Towne Opening Soon in Downtown The kitchen will be double-teamed by New York veterans Eric Hara and Ryan Morrison.
  3. Closings
    Eric Hara’s 9 Restaurant Is No More We can’t say we’re surprised.
  4. Closings
    Pour One Out for the Oak Room, Closing Tonight So long, cutesy cocktails named after Mel Gibson, lawsuits, and pop-up Gaga concerts.
  5. Lawsuits
    ‘Monster Boss’ Eric Hara Sued by Former Oak Room Pastry Chef Melissa Rodriguez is accusing Hara of inappropriate behavior and sexual remarks.
  6. Slideshow
    First Look at Pier 9, Serving Chicago-Style Lobster Hot Dogs Tomorrow Eric Hara opens a seafood joint in the old Agua Dulce space.
  7. Change of Plans
    Carniceria AD Is Kaput The “Latin steakhouse” beneath Agua Dulce will not open after all.
  8. Openings
    What to Eat at Eric Hara’s 9, Serving Skate Schnitzel and Duck-Fat Fries The Oak Room chef takes over at Agua Dulce, and opens a loungy eatery next door.
  9. Openings
    Rising in Fall: Jehangir Mehta’s Mehtaphor and Eric Hara’s Astoria The Oak Room’s chef looks to Queens.
  10. Chef Shuffle
    New Freemans Chef Debuts Menu Plus, Fishtail loses its chef.
  11. Chef Shuffle
    Eric Hara Said to Be Out at David Burke Townhouse and Fishtail He’s the second chef to leave in the wake of this week’s Platt review.
  12. Random Silliness
    Scariest Time-Waster Ever: The Alcoholic Calorie Counter A British binge-drinking widget may just be the funnest and most horrifying toy we’ve played with in a while.
  13. Cooking with Booze
    Eric Hara Does Seasonal Jell-O Shots While Readying Fishtail and Davidburke He’s also working on “flavor tablets” that will combine vodka with… butter?
  14. Back of the House
    Iron Sous-Chef Busts a Move; A Man Tells of His Meatballs, Liquor License • Bruni dropped in on a restaurant wearing a fanny pack and riding a scooter? No wonder he needed some R&R. [Eater] • davidburke & donatella gets a new chef de cuisine (Eric Hara, doing bacon-wrapped duck) and pastry chef (Monica Bellissimo, standing by her egg cream in an eggshell). [NYO] • Some October-November openings via ZagatWire: The former Tocqueville space is turning Japanese; Anne Burrell, sous-chef to Batali onIron Chef, takes over the kitchen at Centro Vinoteca. [Zagat] • John LaFemina of Ápizz and the Orchard recounts the joy of applying for a liquor license in an excerpt from the forthcomingA Man and His Meatballs. [Eater]