"Spin will open a “ping pong social club” in Midtown called Spin 54 — with food from none other than chef Antoine Westermann, late of Le Coq Rico. Westermann was the chef at the acclaimed Gramercy chicken bistro, until he left and got caught up in a lawsuit with his former partners that ended up being voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. He has now consulted on this restaurant, bringing his Michelin cred into dishes such as zucchini soup, a burger, and linguine with smoked salmon in vodka sauce, which executive chef Chad Bowser will execute. Westermann’s famed ile flottante dessert will be available, too. Spin 54 opens on April 23 at 7 East 54th St., the first expansion for the ping pong spot since it opened in Flatiron in 2009." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
