| |  | Florent (closed) | | | “Before there was Pastis, there was Florent, the ultimate Meatpacking District pioneer.” —nymag | | Cuisine: French |
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| | | | | | Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Krieger, 6/28/08 Beloved Meatpacking District staple Florent closed last night after holding a post-Gay Pride march friends and family night. Regulars, curious first timers, and leagues of camera toting reporters and videographers piled into th... Read More | | | | | | Quit playing games with our heart.Photo: Noah Kalina So, Florent. Just to recap: We learned back in, oh, January that Florent was going to close its storied doors. The landlord, Joanne Lucas, put the space on the block for something like $58,000 or maybe even $70,000 a month. Florent Morellet had b... Read More | | | | | | Today the Times runs an epic tribute to Florent, the 23 year-old Meatpacking District staple that will be closing on June 29th. Since it's been around so long in such a dynamic neighborhood and because its owner, Florent Morellet is a huge figure in both the restaurant industry and in the neighbor... Read More | | | | | | Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Krieger, 6/17/08 Beloved Meatpacking District staple Florent closes at the end of this month, and while media outlets scramble to eulogize the place, fans and friends make weekly, even daily, pilgrimages to say their goodbyes. To learn more abo... Read More | | | | | | Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Krieger Beloved Meatpacking District staple Florent closes at the end of this month, and while media outlets scramble to eulogize the place, fans and friends make weekly, even daily, pilgrimages to say their goodbyes. To learn more about Floren... Read More | | | | | | Photo of Florent Morellet and Christine Quinn at gay pride parade courtesy Boss Tweed. Below, Morellet and cake at Florent's closing party courtesy Alison Zack. “You could be a transgendered elephant walking in here and as long as you pay your check, you’re fine,” diner Lars Hoel told the Time... Read More | | | | | | We received an invitation from a friend to see some pretty wares in a place we had not yet been. And considering the imminent demise of an adjacent New York icon, it seemed like the perfect afternoon to go west for lunch. Florent is the original Meatpacking District pioneer, long long before trendi... Read More | | | | | | Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Krieger, 6/22/08 Beloved Meatpacking District staple Florent closes on Sunday night, and while media outlets scramble to eulogize the place, fans and friends make weekly, even daily, pilgrimages to say their goodbyes. To learn more about Floren... Read More | | | | | | Winick Realty Last we heard from the Florent trenches, owner Florent Morellet was deep in litigation with his landlord over some unpaid rent, overpaid taxes, and about $150,000 in damages. According to a piece in the Observer, the landlord wanted to raise the rent from around $6k a month to eith... Read More | | | | | | Here now, three important updates on the closure of Florent, the Meatpacking District landmark with a very uncertain future: 1) Final clarification: Florent is controlled by Joanne Lucas through an LLC called Gansevoort Realty 69, LLC. According to public records, Lucas has a permanent address i... Read More | | | |
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