. ▁Jim ▁C ai ola , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁man aging ▁partners , ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁ta vern ' s ▁new ▁interior ▁would ▁be ▁more ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁" old ▁New ▁York " ▁than ▁more ▁recent ▁inc arn ations , ▁featuring ▁dark ▁wood ▁panel ing ▁and ▁a ▁more ▁open , ▁bu col ic ▁feel . ▁The ▁new ▁own ers ▁secured ▁the ▁restaurant ▁location ▁rent - free ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁re open ing , ▁the ▁restaurant ▁cy c led ▁through ▁head ▁che fs . ▁K aty ▁S par ks ▁was ▁head ▁chef ▁at ▁re open ing . ▁She ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁celebr ity ▁chef ▁Jer em iah ▁Tower ▁after ▁half ▁a ▁year . ▁This ▁was ▁Tower ' s ▁first ▁restaurant ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁since ▁he ▁closed ▁his ▁icon ic ▁Stars ▁restaurant ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁retired . ▁Half ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁Tower ▁left ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁John ▁Stevens on , ▁who ▁surv ived ▁a ▁year . ▁Stevens on ▁was ▁then ▁replaced ▁by ▁Bill ▁Pe et ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Where ▁magazine ▁named ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁the ▁best ▁restaurant ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁West ▁Side ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ; ▁it ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁awarded ▁" best ▁amb ience " ▁of ▁any ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁restaurant ▁four ▁years ▁earlier . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁W ine