Dale Levitski takes over at Sprout

It's been a rough fall for Sprout Restaurant. First, Monica Eng quoted Satko Ibrahimovic (then the chef-owner) talking about serving $120 entrées. In this economy? The internet was not pleased. Ibrahimovic was out before the restaurant even opened, replaced by Edward Walker, according to Metromix, and by a lower-priced menu. Then this afternoon, Restaurant Intelligency Agency owner Ellen Malloy dropped the news that Dale Levitski— who went from Trio to Top Chef fame, then worked on opening a restaurant called Town & Country (which was supposed to open in December 2008, but never did), then resurfaced recently with a supper club called Dine With Dale at Relax Lounge—will be taking over at Sprout. While a phone call to the restaurant was not immediately returned, an unconfirmed report from a source says that Dale will relaunch Sprout with an entirely new menu this weekend if not sooner. UPDATE: Sprout GM Topher Kristopher confirms that Levitski started a week-and-a-half ago. The restaurant is currently closed while Levitski retrains the staff and reconcepts the restaurant. Sprout will reopen to friends and family on Thursday and to the general public on Friday, Nov 13.