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A Florida judge has blocked Philippe from dismissing numerous counts in the trademark-related lawsuit brought by Mr. Chow. Judge William H. Hoeveler of the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida granted Philippe’s motion to dismiss counts related to “corporate-espionage surveillance” (Mr. Chow claimed that a suspicious man who entered its Miami Beach kitchen dressed as a chef was attempting to steal trade secrets; Philippe insisted the man was merely visiting an old friend, and there wasn’t sufficient evidence to prove that he was a spy). However, all of the other counts that Philippe had hoped to dismiss are still in play. The judge's order and a statement from Mr. Chow's attorney, Bert Fields, are below.

When we wrote about the Halloween party that photographer Morgan Miller helped throw at Le Cirque, we hinted that he might start co-hosting regular events there. Sure enough, the first one will be thrown tonight on the restaurant’s lounge side, with Asia Argento’s husband, Michele Civetta, manning the turntables. Mauro Maccioni insists to us that “Le Cirque is not losing identity.” Though he admits his father, Sirio, is still getting comfortable with it, the paterfamilias is said to be okay with the soirées as long as they don’t interfere with the restaurant’s operation.

Brooklyn Based reports that Egg, which just made Fork in the Road’s list of favorite Brooklyn restaurants has let go of chefs Millicent Souris (formerly of Queen’s Hideaway) and Stephen Tanner (formerly of Marlow &: Sons as well as Pies-N-Thighs). Souris “has now taken over lunch service at Roebling Tea Room: Scotch eggs, smoked trout on herbed lentils, biscuits to kill and die for.” Brooklyn Based questions whether the grub at Egg will be as good, but it may be a little Brooklyn Biased— Souris attended editor Annaliese Griffin’s wedding to Tom Mylan, after all.

Don't Quote Us [Brooklyn Based]

Jose Andres has been chosen as GQ's "Chef of the Year." Alan Richman explains that even when immersed in molecular cooking techniques, it is the Spanish master's simplicity that is appealing. Richman details five tapas plates that seduced him at Andres' Jaleo, Minibar, and Zaytinya in D.C. and The Bazaar in L.A., from Ferran Adrià-influenced parmesan eggs migas to straight-forward selections of Iberian ham and Middle Eastern spreads.

Paradou’s weekly newsletters are so warm and welcoming (they’re how we found out about their three-for-one deal!) that it’s hard to imagine the man who pens them (owner Vadim Ponorovsky) as anything but a teddy bear. But a tipster has sent Gawker an e-mail in which Ponorovsky calls his employees “assholes,” “lazy motherfuckers,” and a “bunch of fucking children” who “should be fired immediately” because they failed to collect enough e-mail addresses from diners on a recent night. “I have absolutely no respect for any of you,” the e-mail goes. “Why? Because every fucking day, all of you continue to show that you have absolutely no respect for me or [partner] Alex [Volland]. So if you dont [sic] respect us enough to do the little that we ask you to do, then GET THE FUCK OUT YOU FUCKING LAZY DISRESPECTFUL ASSHOLES!!!!!” Whoa. Even though it’s been a week since Ponorovsky fired off the e-mail, he was still wound up when we asked him for an explanation today.