Laurie Jon Moran (Per Se) was hired as Le Bernadin’s new pastry chef, while Plein Sud named Sebastien Agez (Café des Artistes) its new chef. Noma’s Mads Refslund is now the executive chef at Acme, which features a completely revamped menu starring dishes like duck in a jar with pickled veggies. Grab ‘n’ go American comfort food spot MarX, meat-focused Tri Tip Grill, Pizza Roma and Grimaldi’s new location all opened. Several Latin concepts greeted their first diners, including Tortaría, Five Tacos, Babalu and the modernist Mexican restaurant Mix. Philly cheesesteak food truck Phil’s Steaks hit the road. Bilbao’s Mikel Treviño is heading up the newly opened Mercado on Kent, where he is concentrating on dishes from the northern reaches of Spain. Speedy Romeo pizzeria is having a less-than-speedy opening, now delayed until sometime next week.

We’re sorry to report that Pilar Montero of Montero’s Bar and Grill has died at the age of 90.

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