Graham Elliot Space Hits CraigsList; Boss Bar Renovations Halted; More

RIVER NORTH—Care to lease the Graham Elliot space? An ad for the restaurant has appeared on CraigsList, complete with blueprints and all sorts of statistical details. The asking price is $35-40 per square-foot. Graham Elliot is set to close after service on New Year's Eve. [CraigsList]

RIVER NORTH—A stop work order notice from the city has appeared in the window at Boss Bar, noting "work contrary to approved plan." A pizza window and keycard-entry nightclub room was planned for the bar. It was also recently temporarily shut down by the health department. [EaterWire]

WEST LOOP—Paul Kahan will host the 2014 First Bites Bash, the 50-chef kickoff party for restaurant week, January 23 at Union Station. Tickets are on sale now and cost $125 ($100 for limited "first in line" tickets). [EaterWire]

MAGNIFICENT MILE—Kerry Simon, the "rock and roll chef" that recently took over Chuck's Manufacturing adjacent to the Hard Rock hotel on Michigan Avenue, is battling a severe and rare form of Parkinson's disease. Simon's doctors say that "his long-term diagnosis is not good" and "there is currently no cure." [-EN- via Las Vegas Sun]