What happened to Chez Laurence?
I mean the wonderful french patisserie-lunch place on Madison Ave. around 35th st. I've eaten pain au chocolate and iced coffee from there since before the 21st century. Haven't been in the nabe for a few years and now I notice the awnings and signage are still up but the place is dark. Any info, Ed? You touted me onto "Larry's Place" over 20 years ago!
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3 Comments:
Annie and Larry (Laurence) sold the business a few years ago. It became a characterless generic place and now it sounds like it is closed for good.
Ed Levine at 3:57PM on 03/02/09
I'd been a patron for at least 30 years, and I miss the brioche, croissants, cookies and more. Much to my regret, Chez Laurence been AWOL for months. I'm not sure it was sold - a few weeks before it closed, I saw Annie behind the counter, and Larry's mom seated me in the restaurant. I was with a friend who was also a long time patron, and we remarked that they didn't have as big a bakery selection, and the cute French chatchkes they always had for sale were fewer in number.
MMinNYC at 4:07PM on 03/02/09
I guess that young guy from Great Neck and his French wife must have reached retirement age--and so time passes when you're doing other things. Sigh. I'll miss that place! Thanks for the info.
annien at 7:50PM on 03/02/09