Blenheim and Chef Ryan Tate Part Ways

Another shake-up for the talented chef. It's been a bumpy stretch for Michellin-starred chef Ryan Tate: In July, he took over West Village restaurant Blenheim — which was such a mess that it temporarily closed after just one month of service. Tate, who had received critical acclaim at Le Restaurant (R.I.P.), attracted enough attention to earn a review from the Times. Pete Wells only awarded Blenheim one star, noting that although Tate had "terrific ideas," there was a "gap between the farm-to-...