John DeLucie, the celebrated chef at Waverly Inn, was rumored to be leaving Graydon Carter‘s restaurant to take over the recently shut Village eatery on West Ninth Street, where he’d have a bigger stake in the business. But don’t bank on it. We couldn’t reach DeLucie, but a rep for Waverly Inn told us, “John is a partner and the chef at the Waverly and has every intention of staying there for a very long time. As far as any outside projects he might take on, he’d only do so with the blessing of his partners.”