Charlie Bird, Pasquale Jones — were once the hottest in town. But a pile of unpaid bills could crush everything.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

Bryant Park Grill’s Operators Are Suing to Prevent a Jean-Georges Takeover Ark Restaurants say that it lost in “a sham bidding process.” ...

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

When Good Chefs Hide in Bad Rooms The Otter and Brass are two restaurants with plenty to recommend. It’s too bad they don’t have windows.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.