"A former Joël Robuchon protégé will be leading the kitchen at a new upscale Tribeca spot opening in the spring. Called L’Abeille, which means bee in French, the name is a reference to Nagae’s nickname, Mitsu, which means honey. The concept is a 'bistronomy,' a phrase coined by a French food critic in 2004 that Nagae and his partners explain as part bistro and part gastronomy." - Devorah Lev-Tov