The Village Voice chatted with Saul Bolton, chef and owner of Saul, about his new ventures and affinity for Brooklyn. Bolton had planned to open The Vanderbilt, an affordable gastropub in Prospect Heights, this summer, but it’s been pushed back to this fall. If all goes well, Bolton plans to open two more places next year. Is Bolton picking up where Harding left off?
One thing Bolton might want to re-think: “late night” at Stinky?
Your relationship with Brooklyn goes way back, is that right?
Hell, yeah! I’ve lived in Brooklyn longer than I’ve lived anywhere in my life. In the past 10 years, the number of choices and the quality of places has grown. The customer base has always been here, but now it’s expanded with so many people coming here, even from Manhattan, to go to places like Stinky or Blue Ribbon for late night. The Vanderbilt will be late night, too.
[...] Vanderbilt, new venture from Saul Bolton of Saul, will open on Friday, October 23. NY Times: THE VANDERBILT Saul Bolton, the chef and owner [...]