One of the most influential restaurants in the history of New York City dining is open once again — in Florida horse country.
— the daughter of legendary restaurateur Warner LeRoy — has opened Maxwell’s Plum in Wellington, the equestrian mecca outside Palm Beach.
The original — which was open from 1966 to 1988 on 64th Street and First Avenue — was the height of chic and hosted Gloria Vanderbilt, Bill Blass, Barbra Streisand andAside from its wildly flamboyant owner, it was most famous as the hottest “singles bar” — a style of breezy, brightly lit spots catering to the new brand of “career women,” who, for the first time, could venture into bars and restaurants without a male date.
Jennifer Oz LeRoy — the daughter of the original owner Warner LeRoy — is launching the new restaurant just outside Palm Beach.Ron Galella Collection via Getty ImagesLeRoy tells us that she thinks the new incarnation is in a similarly historic moment in dating — a post-lockdown, app-fatigued world. “Everybody meets on the Internet and we’re trying for the social hour,” she said. “Get off your phone, walk into the building and meet people at the bar and meet people at happy hour. Meet people at the brunches and events we do. We do a great party after polo every Sunday, which is a huge social occasion for everybody.”
LeRoy told us she’s had it in mind for years to open a Maxwell’s Plum in New York or Las Vegas, but when her fiancé suggested Wellington — where LeRoy has been riding horses for more than 20 years — might be the right spot, she was surprised to discover that it suddenly made perfect sense.LeRoy considered opening the new spot in New York or Las Vegas besides deciding on Wellington.
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