Restaurant Find: Oka NYC
1 / 1 ( 3 votes ) If you need to find refuge and calm amongst the commotion of Murray Hill, slide into Oka NYC – a new modern izakaya by Chef John McCarthy. Hoping to balance the essence of the izakaya with innovative cuisine, Oka’s food reflects the ease of the environment; shifting with […]
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Restaurant Find: Uncle Boons NYC
Let’s say you’re reminiscing about your last trip to Thailand, when you were nursing that ice-cold beer and grazing on Thai food with that unmistakable fresh, dynamic flavor. You want to recreate that, but you’re stuck in Lower Manhattan, that concrete jungle we all know lacks quality Thai, considering every other cuisine it does so […]
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NYC Food Find: Mast Brothers Chocolate
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) MAST BROTHERS CHOCOLATE, WILLIAMSBURG A must visit spot as you wander the streets of Williamsburg is Mast Brothers Chocolate, an artisanal chocolate factory and store best known for its chocolates that surely inspired Brooklyn’s now ubiquitous craft movement. We can thank founders Michael and Rick Mast for their […]
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Music Venue Find: Baby’s All Right NYC
If you’ve been following us on Instagram, you’ll know that I’m often hanging out at the gigs, DJ sets and live music events of our favourite musicians and artists. So you could say we know a thing or two about what makes a live music venue stand out in NYC and after the London Grammar gig this […]
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Cool Shop Find: Casey Rubber Stamps NYC
It’s easy to miss this unassuming New York Institution as you walk past it on 11th Street. If it’s happened before, don’t let it happen again because inside this imaginative, whimsy specialty store you will suddenly realise what you’ve needed all this time ”“ high-quality unique rubber stamps and ink pads in all the colours […]
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Fashion Find: Dover Street Market NYC
Cult shopping mecca and high concept mega-boutique Dover Street Market hailing from London and Tokyo has finally opened a New York City Branch in Kips Bay. Rei Kawakubo, the designer behind Comme Des Garcons has curated the seven-storey wonderland for lovers of avant-garde, boundary pushing fashion into what she calls “beautiful chaos” ”“ I couldn’t […]
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The Curators: Art Journalist Sara Schifano on her 5 NYC gallery staples
1 / 1 ( 7 votes ) Everyone knows New York City is a mecca for art with all of its museums, galleries and art centres but not everyone knows where to look for it beyond the city’s more obvious and famous institutions. That’s why I decided to call upon art expert, Sara Schifano to […]
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The Curators: Marcus Hay talks styling and the top 7 interiors stores in NYC
1 / 1 ( 4 votes ) There’s something very new and exciting happening over here at meltingbutter.com. We’re launching a new section called “The Curators” where we’ve hand selected the most interesting and creative tastemakers from cities all over the world to give us a little insight into what makes them, their work and […]
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New York City guide: 10 new restaurant obsessions
It’s been about 6 months since our last NYC restaurant round up”¦ in New York time that is worth at least a year’s worth of restaurant research! So, it’s time for a new round up of 10 of our favourite meltingbutter.com restaurant haunts. Some of these restaurants are new, some are old, some are hotspots […]
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New York City guide: Top 10 bars for frequenting
It’s been just over a year living in NYC now and admittedly; it’s been the drunkest year of my life. I’m not really sure who I should be blaming for this”¦ Myself? My friends? The plethora of watering holes in the city? Probably all three (not that there’s even anything wrong with some responsibly drunken […]
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