Anthony Bourdain’s plans to open a Singapore hawker-inspired food hall in New York just got canned – here’s why
Celebrity chef says the project had been ‘challenging’ and that an ‘especially complicated site’ was picked for the project
By Sujin Thomas
Celebrity chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain’s plans to open a Singapore hawker-inspired food hall in New York City has been canned.
It comes two years after he announced that he would open Bourdain Market on the far west side of Manhattan.
In a statement, Bourdain said the project at Pier 57 had been “challenging” and that no official lease had been signed with developers RXR Realty and YoungWoo and Associates too.
According to a Eater New York report, Bourdain said: “Launching what is admittedly a very ambitious venture has proven to be challenging at every turn.”
“It seems increasingly clear that in spite of my best efforts, the stars may not align at Pier 57 which is an especially complicated site for which we still do not have a lease.”