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So sad about losing the best restaurant in Durham, but Scott Howell wants to move on. I can understanding running a place like Nana's is a lot of work.
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"I had a dream, now I have a new dream," Howell said Thursday morning. Chef Scott Howell at Nana's on July 6, 2016. He is closing the fine dining restaurant after more than 26 years. Howell said Nana's has became too expensive to run and too much work, even though it's still as popular as it's ever been. "Nana's is an albatross," Howell said. "It's so expensive to operate a business like Nana's. There are no white tablecloth restaurants opening anymore. Not even in New York."
I have to agree that the flooding might have something to do with it. I remembered watching an interview on ABC 11 after the restaurant flooded the last time and it did mention that the owner considered closing the restaurant.
So sad about losing the best restaurant in Durham, but Scott Howell wants to move on. I can understanding running a place like Nana's is a lot of work.
The Simone in NYC (run by Chip Smith and Tina Vaughn formerly of Bonne Soiree in Chapel Hill) would beg to differ vis no white tablecloth. So would La Bernardin, Per Se, and a host of others.
I'm sorry to see it go, but cleaning up from the frequent flooding probably was a factor, as is a lot more competition for the upscale dining dollar in Durham today than there was when Nana's opened in 1992.
This guy went through a lot, he got his leg crushed by a 1200lb grill, and had really some tough times after that. Don't blame him for wanting less on his plate
Just learned another factor in play here: Durham is closing down the intersection at University Drive at James Street (right in front of Nana's) from September through January for a massive drainage renovation project. That probably influenced Scott Howell's decision to close as well.
The Simone in NYC (run by Chip Smith and Tina Vaughn formerly of Bonne Soiree in Chapel Hill) would beg to differ vis no white tablecloth. So would La Bernardin, Per Se, and a host of others.
Howell said no one opening white table cloth restaurants not existing ones.
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