Printemps Opens With Chef Gregory Gourdet’s First NYC Restaurants | Eater NY
"A two-story FiDi outpost described by the owner as the French “not a department store,” filled with fancy wares and over-the-top design and anchored by five food-and-drink destinations overseen by Top Chef’s Gregory Gourdet, with Kent Hospitality Group handling the restaurant operations. The vibe is theatrical — “It is a scene.” Visitors are essentially funneled through the store to reach the dining spots, and on a weekday visit the space felt lively enough that the writer met multiple dogs (including a Great Dane named Ralph Lauren). Design details are unapologetically maximal: an elaborate riff on a New York tin ceiling, shiny mosaic floors, a second-floor vault that opens into a dressing-room lounge inspired by Art Deco artist Erté, and fashion displays that range from stacked-heel red patent-leather shoes on a pedestal to a $1,000 pair of tabi ballerinas and a mannequin in an ochre dress wearing a “Hair Force” sweatshirt. Laura Gonzalez’s “Wonka-esque maximalism” threads through the interiors, interweaving circus-like elements such as daffodil-colored tent dressing rooms and a green-pleated ceiling that reads like a fancy big top." - Melissa McCart
