...Formerly held at the shuttered Merkato 55, they briefly moved to the Garden at Revel before finding their new home at the Plaza. News that their parties...

...Bagatelle was taking over the Merkato 55 space this fall, everyone began to wonder where the Koch brothers (who ran the brunch there last season) were heading...

...and Aymeric Clemente) and Team Merkato 55 (Run by twins Derek and Daniel Koch). This season, in what appears to be an ironic twist in the history...

...Yesterday Merkato 55 filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Crain's broke the news that wasn't much of a surprise given the restaurants...

...of you that missed it, Merkato 55 was recently renamed Le 55. Not a hard miss given that the name change has happened with little fanfare (at...

...one last look at the Merkato 55 brunches, which have made up some of our favorite best 2k's over the last months.  Lucky for the Koch...

...FRIENDS!

Other bloggers were claiming Merkato 55's demise months ago.  But, as you can see, each week the mayhem is taking to new heights.  How much...