'Top Chef' Winner 'Devastated' After Fire at His NYC Restaurant
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The Upper East Side restaurant located inside Marky's Caviar will be closed until further notice.
Top Chef champion Buddha Lo's New York City restaurant, Hūso, caught fire on Tuesday night.
The Season 19 Top Chef alum took to Instagram on Mar. 22 to share the heartbreaking news that the Manhattan restaurant–located inside Marky's Caviar on the ground level of a residential building in the Upper East Side–where he serves as executive chef, will be temporarily closed as the damage to the fine-dining eatery is repaired.
"Last night something not so chilled happened," Lo captioned Wednesday's post. "Markys caviar/Huso caught on fire. We are beyond devastated."
The chef, 31, noted no injuries were reported and the fire department was quickly able to the extinguish the flames.
"This happened while we were closed and did not have dinner service. We are lucky that no one got hurt and that the fire department was able to put out the fire fast enough as we are at ground level of a residential building," he said.
Lo also clarified that the fire seemed to be a freak accident set off by an electrical outlet next to the cash register, and was unrelated to the kitchen or restaurant services.
"We will remain closed until further notice. All guest that have reservations with us will be refunded," he concluded. "We hope to be welcoming you through our doors soon."
The restaurant's official Instagram page also shared a statement, writing in part, "We are doing everything we can to come back stronger and appreciate everyone’s support during this time."
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Marky's other New York location at Grand Central remains open.
In addition to the restauranteur's statement, trendsetting TikToker Danielle Zaslavsky, who runs Marky's Caviar with her family and has been credited as popularizing caviar on the platform, also shared a TikTok video confirming doors would temporarily be closed.
Joined by her husband, the pair explained that they were enjoying dinner at home when they received several phone calls saying Hūso was "on fire."
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"Luckily nobody was hurt. There was nobody there. It was after it was closed," Zaslavsky said, later adding that a fuse under the refrigerator sparked the fire, "and it lit the rest of the cords on fire because the fridge casings are next to the cash register where the computers are, where all the other monitors are."
Despite the seeing the best outcome from the blaze, Zaslavsky opened up about the toll its taken on her, calling the business her "baby."
"It's really sad because the whole place is just a mess. We're going to take it one day at a time," she said.
"This breaks my heart to even have to make a video like this, I appreciate everyones love and support at this time," Zaslavsky wrote in the caption, concluding, "We will keep you updated as we go on and thankful no one was hurt. 💔🙏🏼#markyscaviar."
