Has Jean-Georges Vongerichten Jumped the Shark?

[Sneakeater]

It's amazing that you could say in one concise paragraph what I blundered around for five or six.

(Or, on second thought, maybe not so amazing.)

Edited August 17, 2006 by Sneakeater (log)

[Nathan]

I highly doubt that Vong, Mercer Kitchen, Spice Market and the like are losing money. So, I don't think it matters.

But yes, JG may be Antoninus Pius right now, one can only hope that he doesn't end up as Romulus Augustulus.

[docsconz]

I highly doubt that Vong, Mercer Kitchen, Spice Market and the like are losing money.  So, I don't think it matters.

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Perhaps not yet, but if they keep taking these kinds of critical hits it is likely only a matter of time like "V".

[Sneakeater]

With respect to Spice Market and probably Mercer Kitchen, I disagree. I don't think any of their current patrons goes to either of those places because of the critical ratings of the food.

Vong I think may be a different story.

[Nathan]

Exactly. I'm pretty confident in saying that the majority of the customers at both Spice Market and Mercer Kitchen don't even live here.

As for Vong, the review wasn't that negative. In fact, it was more positive than I would have predicted.