NYC Food Find: Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream
Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream NYCÂ opened this summer and already it’s doing a good job of pulling at New Yorker’s nostalgia strings in a fresh new way. The ice cream parlor’s surroundings are clearly rooted in classic American style but the creative and oftentimes-experimental flavors certainly aren’t. Think Vietnamese coffee, durian banana, raspberry Aperol and of […]
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The Curators: Wallflower’s Xavier Herit on Working for Daniel Boulud & NYC’s Best Cocktail Bars
It’s hard to progress much further when your 15-year career has already been spent working for the very best. But this isn’t so for Xavier Herit, the owner/cocktail guy responsible for Wallflower, the West Village’s latest restaurant darling. Herit undoubtedly boasts an esteemed career having worked as head cocktail consultant at the world’s finest establishments […]
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NYC Food Find: Prohibition Bakery
Prohibition Bakery turns the speakeasy concept upside down with its basement store tucked away on the Lower East Side. Here, booze meets bakery, where a range of miniature cupcakes are injected with a cheeky dose of liquor. The Pretzels & Beer cupcake is a best seller, and combines ale, Nutella, pretzel and white truffle to […]
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NYC Boutique Hotel Find: The Bowery Hotel
Splurging a little on a stay at the The Bowery Hotel is well worth the investment if you’re easily seduced by high-design hotels, velvety luxury and the glamour of the past. The hotel already hints at a storied past as soon as the top-hatted, red-vested doormen lead the way to the soothingly lit lobby bar which […]
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NYC Culture Find: Nuyorican Poets Café
The Nuyorican Poets Café is a legendary Lower East Side cultural landmark. Since the early 70’s the café has offered a stage for multicultural, independent artists to deliver poetry, spoken-word and Afro-Caribbean musical performance to the city’s ethnically diverse, culturally expressive inhabitants. Originally this cultural gem had been set up as a platform for Puerto […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Cata
Cata is a buzzing, informal restaurant on the Lower East Side that boasts a vast menu of gin & tonics to match their extensive menu of imaginative tapas. It’s refreshing to see a Spanish restaurant that goes beyond patatas bravas and offers something playful and creative like the quail eggs benedict with chorizo and hash […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Mission Cantina
Mission Cantina is a cheap, cheerful restaurant you need to check out for reasons that go beyond the food. Perfect for a fun pre-club night meal, what you get here is plenty of opportunities to spot cool kids and celebrity chefs in their natural habitats. The loud, bumpin’ tunes and that special brand of energy […]
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Fashion Boutique Find: Assembly New York
Located on the same block where all the LES cool kids hang out is Assembly New York, where I assume they all shop as well. Here you will find a mix of men’s & women’s high-end vintage clothing as well as contemporary, slightly obscure international luxury labels (including their own). Their stylishly eclectic tastes will […]
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Restaurant Find: Contra NYC
Contra NYC ‘s concept of simplicity is one many New York restaurants could learn from. A seasonal menu that changes daily, 5 courses with options to add sides or a special, $55. The food is New American done with elegance and restraint and the beverage program is equally stripped-down, presenting only the good stuff. Best […]
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Bar Find: The Leadbelly NYC
This charming cocktail bar is the brainchild of the guys behind The Fat Radish and its interiors you could say are the lovechild of mid-century Europe and vintage Americana ”“ think carefully selected interior embellishments like old vinyl, vintage suitcases and a curved copper bar. Each night, The Leadbelly serves up seasonal cocktails, oysters and […]
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