Whitmans in the East Village Revamps Classics
Last week I tried the understated, yet incredibly well designed East Village restaurant Whitmans, and it was a breath of fresh air among the hordes of rushed downtown locales. The restaurant takes...
View ArticleGlenn Ligon Explores Identity at the Whitney Museum of American Art
At the Whitney Museum of American Art this season is Glenn Ligon‘s first comprehensive mid-career retrospective, AMERICA, a high-stakes type of show for any artist. Ligon is forced to consider: How...
View ArticleThe Blue Stove in Brooklyn
The best apple pie I’ve ever eaten was at The Blue Stove in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, just off the Graham Avenue L train stop – and the mini-pie came with a red grosgrain ribbon around it, only making me...
View ArticleWhat Happens When: Pop-up Restaurant Transforming Its Menu, Design and...
The Nolita pop-up restaurant What Happens When is now in its third phase, transforming its menu, design and playlist every 30 days for nine months. The restaurant/exhibition/installation is the result...
View ArticleContemporary Artist Lynda Benglis Defies Labels at the New Museum
Contemporary artist Lynda Benglis currently has her first New York-based retrospective on view at the New Museum on Bowery, her first anywhere in 20 years. Benglis was born outside of New Orleans,...
View ArticleEmilia-Romagnia Italian at Osteria Morini in Nolita
Osteria Morini‘s chef Michael White is on an astounding roll, also opening Ai Fiori and Marea, as well as revamping Alto, all in the past three years, and each of which is high-profile and hugely...
View ArticleContemporary Artist Etty Yaniv Graduates Ahead of the Game
Israeli-born, New Jersey-based artist Etty Yaniv simultaneously mounted her final MFA show this week at SUNY Purchase and had works shown at the respected Lower East Side gallery White Box‘s “3 States...
View ArticleKasadela: Mix of Traditional and Non-Traditional Japanese Specialties
At the tiny, minimally-adorned but charming restaurant Kasadela, one can find a variety of authentic Japanese specialties such as tempuras, grilled meat skewers, donburi (rice bowl dishes) and rice...
View ArticleCafe Habana Serves Up Mexican and Cuban in Nolita
One of my favorite restaurants in Nolita is the tiny Café Habana, a one-room Cuban experience done by artist and restaurateur Sean Meenan. The outside of the restaurant is minimally adorned with their...
View ArticleRecap: Culintro and Hospitality Design Magazine’s Annual Restaurant Design Panel
On Wednesday, Culintro held its annual cocktail party and discussion on innovations in restaurant design, co-hosted by Hospitality Design Magazine and kitchen appliance designer Sam Tell. The event,...
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