Plywood

November 15, 2002 Plywood. Already used as interior decor by one nearby bar, the oddball SX 137, it's covering the facades of dozens of storefronts on the Lower East Side. Whether they become bars, art galleries or trendy boutiques, get ready for the next discursive wave of openings. None, however, is more eagerly awaited by Below 14th than the plywood storefront at 50 Clinton Street, which I passed tonight after parking my vehicle way over on Ridge. In about a month's time (by my estimate after peeking inside), the plywood will come down and WD50, chef Wylie Dufresne's follow-up to 71 Clinton Fresh Food across the street, will open... and the next discursive media wave of Wylie Dufresne articles will begin. (Bonus points for guessing the number of publications that will refer to him as a "wunderkin chef.")