"Alexia Duchêne, previously the founding chef of the Brooklyn restaurant Margot, is opening her own French restaurant in the West Village at 76 Carmine Street at Seventh Avenue sometime in the spring. Duchêne will roll out what she says is "sophisticated French cuisine." Her husband and co-owner, Ronan Duchêne Le May (who had worked at Cafe Boulud), will oversee front-of-house operations and the beverages, which includes a lengthy wine list." - Nadia Chaudhury