Elaine’s, the Famous Eatery, Will Close After 47 Years

www.showbiz411.com ^ | 05/17/11 12:27pm | Roger Friedman

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I am sad to report that Elaine’s will close next Thursday after 47 years. Diane Becker, the manager who inherited the restaurant from my dear friend, Elaine Kaufman, called to give me the news this afternoon. Facing a long summer, Diane felt that she couldn’t make it without Elaine sitting in the dining room, greeting guests and friends every night. The closing will be a blow to the regulars, to the past customers, to the neighborhood on the way upper East Side. But restaurants so identified with their owners never survive for long without them. Toots Shor’s is a case in point. The ’21 Club’ goes on, but no one is really identified with it anymore. For the next week, Elaine’s will be like another sitting shivah– Elaine died on December 3rd. In three weeks, I will celebrate my own birthday for the first time in fifteen years somewhere else. Elaine’s now becomes an official part of New York history and lore, never ever to be forgotten.

PS A memorial service for Elaine was being planned and still is for late June. Details to come.

[FreedomGuru]

Couldn’t get an Obamacare waiver??

[dfwgator]

Toots Schorr’s, Jack Dempsey’s, and Sparks is gone too. They had much better food, and Spark’s was where Big Paulie Castellano got it.....

What about Louis' Restaurant in the Bronx, small family place, good food, everyone minds his business....they got an old-fashioned toilet.

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In Liberal Promised Land of NYC???????..................

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You probably could get grits at Elaine’s..............for $49.99 a serving...........

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I read about it in Playboy once................you know I only read it for the articles..............

[dfwgator]

grits at Elaine’s..............for $49.99 a serving......

"Were these magic grits? I mean, did you buy them from the same guy who sold Jack his beanstalk beans?!"

[texson66]

True! Wonder how Woods will work this into his books or will Elaine’s continue on.....

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http://movieclips.com/Z4VDx-my-cousin-vinny-movie-magic-grits/

[My hearts in London - Everett]

“Elaine’s, the famous eatery, will close after 47 years”

Thanks for the warning! I’ve still got time to make it there. ;~)

[NormsRevenge]

Meanwhile.. Ruth's Chris is 45 and Going strong.. Bon appetit!

[DeaconRed]

"You probably could get grits at Elaine’s..............for $49.99 a serving..........."

They must be next door to the $3,000.00 Room.
$49.99 Grits, that's a lifetime supply at my hometown. . . . . Dixie, Alabama

[thefactor]

I had dinner at Sparks a few weeks ago. Steak was a tad salty but the entire meal was delicious.

[EDINVA]

Ate at Elaine’s several times when I lived in NYC and wasn’t overly impressed, but LOVE Ruth’s Chris.

[all the best]

That’s how rumors get started. Was it Steinem or Alred?

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Vanderbilt................

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Oh, I wish I was in Dixie............oh, wait....I AM!................