• David Burke's Townhouse closes tomorrow for renovations. Cafe Boulud will shuts its doors for a revamp beginning in a couple of weeks. [Eater, TFB]
• Mermaid Inn owner Danny Abrams says he'll open the Mermaid Oyster Bar in the former Smith's space on MacDougal Street next month. [GS]
• Michael Huynh, the man behind Bar Bao and Baoguette, says his Bia Garden, the "city's first Vietnamese beer garden," will open next week. [GS, Thrillist]
• Gabriel Stulman's Joseph Leonard opens next week, too. (Photos here.) When it does, it will be the first restaurant in the city to offer boxed water. [VV]
• A roundup of other restaurants opening this week and next. [TONY, NYM]
• Did Publisher's Weekly jump the gun by posting a pic of Frank Bruni? [TFB]
• If you get an invite to dine at the White House and you're a captain of industry, be advised that you'll be expected to pay for your meal. [NYDN]

• Crisis averted: The Grand Central Oyster Bar renewed its liquor license at the very last minute last Friday. [NYT]
• A food purveyor has slapped Bar Artisanal with a lawsuit. [NYP]
• The "five tastiest politically-correct restaurants" in NYC. [NYM]
• Mobster Anthony "Fat Tony" Rabito has been banned from four restaurants considered "well-known mob hangouts," includings Rao's in Harlem. [NYP]
• A Mister Softee driver was arrested for delivering more than ice cream: He was using the truck to distribute cocaine and marijuana. [NYP]