elaine kaufman

Elaine’s: Tonight, Waiting for the End of the World

Tonight, or this morning to be exact, Elaine's will close at 4am after 47 years. Since the announcement was made ten days ago, a...

NY’s Downtown Restaurant Wars: Lion in Winter

The New York Observer has a great piece today on New York's downtown restaurant war between Graydon Carter and the Waverly Inn vs. pretender...

Elaine’s Birthday; Gawker Stumbles; Scientology Responds;

Tonight in New York: I can't be there, but I think everyone will be. This would have been Elaine Kaufman's 82nd birthday, so many...

Elaine Kaufman Gets An A List Send Off from Friends

I think it was when Mick Jones from Foreigner and his ex-wife (and maybe next wife) Ann Dexter Jones came into the Frank Campbell...

Read Liz Smith’s Tribute to Elaine Kaufman

http://www.wowowow.com/culture/liz-smith/ “If you can’t eat a Dove bar now and then, life isn’t worth living!” This is an Elaine Kaufman truism direct from the famous...

Charlie Rose, Carl Bernstein, Chris Noth Among the Elaine’s Weekend Crowd

And so they've kept coming to Elaine's all weekend to pay respects. And have dinner. Elaine wouldn't like it if someone didn't eat. Saturday night:...

Everyone Goes to Elaine’s, Even the Governor, for a Toast

Last night, everyone actually did go to Elaine's. By 10pm, the entire restaurant on Second Avenue between 88th and 89th Streets was completely full, swollen...

My (Everyone’s) Dear Friend, Elaine Kaufman, 81 Years Young

The hardest thing to report is the death of a friend. For more than 20 years, Elaine Kaufman has played such an important part...