But on the phone Podrumedzic didn’t sound the least bit sad about it. “Are you crazy?” he says when asked if he was feeling nostalgic. “After 50 years in business? I am more than excited.” Plus, he has a plan. He recently teamed up with a chef named Phillip Martinez, and he’s planning to open a new restaurant in the same space around November. “This guy is a really magnificent chef,” says Podrumedzic. “He has the new techniques, with old inspired recipes. It’s a good combination.”