It came as quite a surprise back in February to hear that Mark Peel's partner in the Tar Pit, NYC-based mixologist Audrey Saunders, had abruptly pulled out from the project just two months after the restaurant and lounge's inception. According to the Village Voice, Saunders has another project in the works, probably not in NYC. Could the cocktail maven resurface on the west coast? Fingers crossed. [VV]
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