The Last Days of wd50 (2015)

On Nov 30 2014 many of the food worlds biggest names arrived at 50 Clinton Street in the citys Lower East Side They came for the last supper at wd50 Dufresnes playful challenging restaurant closed its doors for good that night The restaurant was a victim of his own success by bringing threestar cuisine to a once gritty neighborhood Dufresne helped drive up the areas prices and welcome in luxury development His landlord had decided to turn the restaurant into an apartment building During its last days wd50 opened its doors to TIMEs cameras providing a rare glimpse into its final service and its dismantling