PR guru Ron Berkowitz suing high-end eating places for near 1 / 4 of 1,000,000 {dollars} over allegedly unpaid charges

Web page Six hears that p.r. guru Ron Berkowitz is suing a bunch of three eating places — which counts kitchen stars Masaharu Morimoto and Robbie Felice amongst its cooks — for near 1 / 4 of 1,000,000 {dollars} in allegedly unpaid charges. 

Neither Felice nor Morimoto is a defendant within the go well with. 

In July of final 12 months, Montclair Hospitality Group employed Berkowitz’s Berk Communications to do its promotions and public relations work. 

Shortly after, MHG — which already had two different Asian-inspired spots, Ani Ramen and Pasta Ramen, in Montclair, NJ — opened Nobu alum Morimoto’s MM restaurant within the tony Backyard State bed room neighborhood. 

In line with court docket papers filed in New York County Supreme Courtroom, the group agreed to pay Berkowitz — who reps New England Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft, Fanatics proprietor Michael Rubin and Yankee nice Alex Rodriguez, amongst others — $20,000 monthly for six months, plus bills, plus a $5,000-per-month fund for “meals, beverage, catering, or different hospitality companies.” 

The deal mentioned that the contract would re-up for one more six months until somebody canceled it. 

In line with the papers, the group stopped paying in January of this 12 months, and stopped responding to emails in regards to the lacking money by March. 

Now attorneys for Berkowitz say the corporate owes him the unpaid charges, $20,000 for each month nonetheless left on the contract, $60,000 for the foods and drinks fund, plus curiosity and now authorized charges — popping out to $180,166. 

Ani Ramen has been open within the Essex County city — which is residence to lots of New York athletes and is frequented by celebs from “Actual Housewives” to Justin Bieber — since 2014, and Pasta Ramen has been round since 2021.