To translate only: The main draw was surely economic: While tourists are caught in the city’s fantastic grip, they are willing to spend money in ways they would normally never consider, on fine food and even finer wine. 2. The mall at Columbus Circle is an obvious sign that top-dollar chefs, taking a cue from Vegas, are willing to toss themselves into unconventional restaurant situations. 3. In the strip mall, the specialized restaurant can live and breathe with neither the exorbitant overhead of a free-standing, independent restaurant nor the crushing uniformity demanded by most multitiered malls.