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Splitsville: Mindy Segal And The Elysian Hotel

No more Mindy here.
No more Mindy here. Photo: courtesy Elysian Hotels

The Elysian Hotel — and its two restaurants, Balsan and Ria — aren’t yet open, and when they do unlock the doors it’ll be without one of their major draws: pastry overlord Mindy Segal has bowed out of her involvement in order to focus full-time on Hot Chocolate, reports The Stew. Neither side in the breakup seems interested in painting this as a messy split: Segal (who described the Elysian’s owner and food & bev managers to Grub Street earlier this year as “my favorite men”) says she still plans to eat at the hotel’s restaurants once they get off the ground. [The Stew]

Previously: What to Eat at Balsan and Ria

Splitsville: Mindy Segal And The Elysian Hotel