Balthazar boss Keith McNally claims “lies have been spread about me on Social Media causing my restaurants to lose a big chunk of their business.”Keith McNally jokes about seating James Corden and Beyoncé together at BalthazarHere’s a bit of New York trivia: Keith McNally’s flagship restaurant, Balthazar, shares its name with one of the Three Wise Men.
On Monday McNally stunned New Yorkers and hospitality biz insiders by posting about the terrorist atrocities that have left more than 1200 people dead in Israel, with the caption: “The More Utterly Repugnant The Facts, The Greater The Responsibility Becomes To Listen To The Other Side.
He added: “Whatever happened to Free Speech in America?” “This is not Germany in 1938,” he said, referring to the period during which Adolf Hitler consolidated his power and silenced opposition. “Persecuting someone unjustly is a form of terrorism. Have you no sense of decency, America?” On Wednesday, Page Six received a video of empty outdoor seating at Balthazar in Soho taken during the normally busy breakfast rush at 10.15am. Co-owner of hip private club Zero Bond, Will Makris, posted the same video, which was doing the rounds, saying “Hmmmmm where are all your customers.” Cobi Levy, Markris’ partner in Prince Street Hospitality, which owns Lola Taverna and Little Prince, also posted the video saying, “Apparently Anti Semitism doesn’t pay. Especially in NYC.