The Fine Dining Flip
In New York City, the more affordable Floradora (right) recently replaced the fancy Chateau Royale (left), from the same owners | Evan Sung When Chateau Royale opened in New York City last year, it embodied the city’s rising “swankstaurant” moment, in which the saturation of the steakhouse gave rise to “a new age of gloss,” per Grub Street’s Matthew Schneier . At Chateau Royale, a single-bite beggar’s purse of caviar and crème fraîche went for $39. A $72 lobster thermidor and $90 Dover sole anch
In New York City, the more affordable Floradora (right) recently replaced the fancy Chateau Royale (left), from the same owners | Evan Sung When Chateau Royale opened in New York City last year, it embodied the city’s rising “swankstaurant” moment, in which the saturation of the steakhouse gave rise to “a new age of gloss,” per Grub Street’s Matthew Schneier . At Chateau Royale, a single-bite beggar’s purse of caviar and crème fraîche went for $39. A $72 lobster thermidor and $90 Dover sole anchored the entrees. The $24 martinis were made tableside on a trolley. At its opening, co-owner Cody…