The chef was central to Stephen Starr’s high-profile revival of the Greenwich Village institution Less than a year after Stephen Starr reopened Greenwich Village restaurant Babbo with Mark Ladner at the helm, the chef has apparently left the kitchen. Grub Street first reported the departure on Thursday, September 17, citing sources inside Babbo. The reason.
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The chef was central to Stephen Starr’s high-profile revival of the Greenwich Village institution Less than a year after Stephen Starr reopened Greenwich Village restaurant Babbo with Mark Ladner at the helm, the chef has apparently left the kitchen. Grub Street first reported the departure on Thursday, September 17, citing sources inside Babbo. The reason.
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