Gay Talese: 'Everything that happens in New York was represented by people that came into Elaine’s'

Last night Elaine’s shut its doors forever, but luckily Grub Street was there to get some great quotes from some of the regulars, including Gay Talese, Lewis Lapham and James Lipton. Below is a few of their more interesting remarks.

Talese:

What ends tonight is the life of a restaurant that was in a small space, less than 60 square yards. A place where New York was represented fully. It was like the United Nations of emotion.

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