• East Village bar and performance space Rififi is shutting its doors. [GS]
  • Looking for bottled water at Gemma in the Bowery Hotel? You'll have to settled for filtered tap water instead. [NYDN]
  • Top Chef finalist (and Surf Lodge chef) Sam Talbot is engaged. [People]
  • In other Top Chef news, CJ from Season 3 has a new job: He's creating dishes for the Hilton Garden Inn's "Big Day Breakfast" menu. [HC]