All I know for sure is that Abacrombie told the person who was checking the dining guide listings for us that the restaurant would reopen in January and Corks would be taking it over.

I've called Jerry Pellegrino, the owner of Corks, a couple of times and not heard back. This suggests to me that it may be true, but the details aren't nailed down or it's not a done deal in some other way. And nobody's talking until it is.

I also heard today that someone who worked for the Charleston Group may be the executive chef. Again, even if it is true, these things can change in the blink of an eye.

Who knows? Maybe this post will spur someone to give me a call and tell me what's really happening.

(Doug Kapustin/Sun Photographer)