"Upscale Italian celebrity haunt Gabriel’s served its last meal Wednesday night after 27 years of operation — but owner Gabriel Aiello has already found a new home just a couple blocks away. The Time Warner Center restaurant, known for drawing a Hollywood- and music industry-heavy crowd, is moving to 40 Central Park South, between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The space, previously home to Mickey Mantle’s and then Bobby Van’s, is slightly larger than the original location, but Aiello promises it will have the same feel. There won’t be a wood-fired grill, but Aiello is adding pizza ovens, and this one will be be open seven days a week and begin serving breakfast, a first. There will also be 18 café seats facing the park. The breads, pastas, and gelatos made in-house will return, plus menu items like lamb chops with organic truffle honey that became signature favorites. The move is happening because the restaurant’s longtime location is being torn down and converted to condos, despite five years left on its lease." - Beth Landman
