entrance . caf des artistes was a fine restaurant at one west 67th street in manhattan and was owned by george lang . he closed the restaurant for vacation at the beginning of august 2009 and while away decided to keep it closed permanently . he announced the closure on august 28 2009 . 1 his wife jenifer lang had been the managing director of the restaurant since 1990 . 2 contents 1 history 2 the murals 3 in popular culture 4 references 5 external links history edit the restaurant first opened in 1917 . 3 late in 1985 there was a fire in the kitchen but the restaurant was able to reopen . 4 caf des artistes was designed for the residents of the hotel des artistes since the apartments lacked kitchens . artists such as marcel duchamp norman rockwell isadora duncan and rudolph valentino were patrons . 5 in early september 2009 two years into the great recession lang announced that the caf was closing ; shortly thereafter lang filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy protection claiming debts of nearly 500 000 some of which was owed to a union benefit trust . 6 at the time he also faced a lawsuit from the hotel employees and restaurant employees union welfare fund . 6 in 2011 a new restaurant the leopard at des artistes opened in the location . according to the new york times it caters to those in new york society who derive fame from power rather than the other way around . 7 the murals edit the restaurant s famous murals retained in the new restaurant s 2011 renovation 7 were painted by howard chandler christy famous american artist who also painted scene at the signing of the constitution of the united states that hangs in the us capitol . christy was a tenant of the building hotel des artistes until his death in 1952 . 8 5 there are six panels of wood nymphs the first of which were completed in 1934 . other christy works on display include paintings such as the parrot girl the swing girl ponce de leon fall spring and the fountain of youth . 3 in popular culture edit the restaurant was featured as a location in the 1993 woody allen film manhattan murder mystery . 9 the restaurant was mentioned in the cw television show gossip girl . 10 jack donaghy asks liz lemon to meet his friend gretchen thomas at the caf des artistes in the television show 30 rock . 11 it is the setting for the 1981 film my dinner with andre . in the friends episode the one with the bullies monica geller mentions that she was a sous chef at this restaurant after returning to her apartment from a bad interview . references edit caf des artistes closing http www.212dressingroom.com blog more.php id 5032 a b caf des artistes history december 18 1985 new york day by day cafe des artistes making a comeback a b new york deco page 127 richard berenholtz carol willis maren elizabeth gregerson captions welcome books 2009 isbn 978 1 59962 078 7 . a b wells pete september 9 2009 . aftermath . nytimes.com . a b sifton sam 2 august 2011 . the leopard at des artistes . the new york times . retrieved 18 august 2011 . howard chandler christy papers 1873 2001 . lafayette college special collections & college archives http academicmuseum.lafayette.edu special christy christyonline bio.html manhattan murder mystery . sonymoviechannel.com . sony cpe us networks . retrieved 2015 01 12 . principal photography began in september 1992 and trailed the novice detectives through a variety of venues in and around new york including the hotel 17 on the east side the famed 21 club the caf des artistes des artistes for a poker lesson elaine s madison square garden for a new york rangers hockey game lincoln center and a night time visit to a steel smelting factory . gossip girl . s01e03 the blind date . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to caf des artistes . official website at cafe des artistes the host s enthusiasm is contagious coordinates 40 46 24 n 73 58 43.9 w 40.77333 n 73.978861 w 40.77333 ; 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