Mr. DeLucie, the chef behind downtown's current red-hot spot, the Lion, as well as its last red-hot spot, the Waverly Inn, as well as a new restaurant, the Royal, in Miami Beach, has his work cut out for him.
Originally published in Britain, the story begins innocently enough: "One hot day, a lion strolled into town to buy a hat".
Passes were thrown indiscreetly as players felt the hot breath of Lions on their trail.
These days, it seems, the New York Public Library is Madison Square Garden — or maybe the Hot 97 — for lions of hip-hop trying to send glossy new books to the top of the charts.
It required no soul-searching to watch the Jets' being exposed as 90 percent hot air, the Lions unmasked as unthreatening bullies, or the Chiefs as... gee, I'm not even sure what analogy fits there but for some reason they evoke the image of squashed Bubble Wrap.
After that hot start, the Lions went 1-5 to fall out of the playoff picture.
It was a surprise that Jim Caldwell was hired by Detroit at all before the 2014 season, but he was squarely in the hot seat after the Lions went 7-9 in 2015 and Calvin Johnson decided to quit the sport forever.
Denver comedian Kevin O'Brien hot-boxing his lion-mask.
Gardeners have tried an array of repellents, containing rotten-egg essence, hot pepper extracts and even lion excrement.
"A large portion of my clientele is in the fashion world," said Mr. DeLucie, who is a partner at the Waverly Inn and the Lion, two Greenwich Village hot spots known for their boldface reservation books.
