The stunning collapse of one of New York's top restaurateurs | New York Post

The stunning collapse of one of New York’s top restaurateurs | New York Post

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. October 24, 2015 | 4:12pm Three years ago, celebrity chef John DeLucie was riding high, musing to Paper magazine about who would play him in the TV adaptation of his memoir, “ The Hunger .” (Lorenzo Lamas, in case you were wondering). Sean Largotta and John DeLucie at Bill’s in 2013.Photo: Zandy Mangold Today, the chef, made famous by introducing a $55 truffle mac-and-cheese to Graydon Carter and his posh pals at the Waverly Inn in 2006, is just trying to stay afloat — working to rebuild a once-flourishing hospitality empire that is rapidly sinking. DeLucie was a partner in five restaurants that raked in more than $40 million in revenue in 2014, but this past year has been a rough one. In early 2015, the chef’s Crown Group Hospitality had to cough up $575,000 to waiters who won a class-action suit after being stiffed on tips at the Lion. In March, DeLucie and Co. closed their West Village sports bar, the Windsor. The next month,

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