The Last Days of La Grenouille
The once great Midtown shrine to formal French dining was finally put out of its misery after years of decline at the hands of Philippe Masson
The Death of La Grenouille?
New York’s fabled French restaurant is up for sale, the result of a Shakespearean feud among the owning family that has pitted brother against brother
The Bookman Goeth
Nobody read more—or faster—than Robert Gottlieb
Happy Endings
When Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along first appeared, it was a disaster. Forty years on, it’s a triumph
A Woman for All Seasons
Angela Lansbury was a loyal friend, a generous castmate, and a surprisingly good baker