Two inquisitive Nosh readers just passed along these photos of Canlis’s parking lot, taken this morning. Hmmm…that’s an awful lot of activity for a restaurant that’s closed on Sundays. Our tipsters also spotted some megabright lights (aka camera lights) shining inside the restaurant.

Icon status + much-accoladed chef Jason Franey + the Brothers Canlis’s penchant for clever puzzles and hunts makes Canlis a logical stop on the Top Chef agenda.

And now back to your regularly scheduled weekend.