Eric Ripert
photo: Nigel Parry
Celebrated chef Eric Ripert (Le Bernardin) is behind a casual concept coming to Philadelphia's Ritz-Carlton a year from now. The unnamed restaurant, to open in spring '08, will be set in the hotel's grand lobby, whose
soaring 140-ft. ceiling is a model of the Pantheon in Rome.
Ripert is also rumored to be in talks with the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC's West End, which is remodeling its restaurant formerly known as the Grille.