Manhattan Living

Zak Pelaccio’s Pop-Up Ham Restaurant: Fatty Johnson’s

We're huge Zak Pelaccio fans, whether he's laying out the funky Malaysian flavors at the Fatty Crab Restaurant (either location; they're both great), or serving us plates of smoky delights at the excellent Fatty 'Cue in Brooklyn, or throwing a tongue-taco party (also: other Mexican dishes) every night at Cabrito. The sad news: Pelaccio closed […]


Open House Gallery in NYC Presents Park Here: A Temporary Indoor Park in Nolita

  Ok, it sounds kind of cheesy, but this place is actually pretty amazing. Park Here, on Mulberry Street in Nolita, is what might be this town's first-ever pop-up park, a meandering, temporary greenspace that somehow manages to warm and comfort and relax even though the entire thing–the trees, the grass, the bushes, the birds […]


Apartment Plants: Winter Care

  We may not possess the greenest of thumbs, but we definitely do enjoy having some living, breathing (even flowering!) apartment plants, especially as we hunker down a bit at home, waiting out the non-festive freezingness of January… and February… and March.


Chef Marcus Samuelsson Opens Red Rooster in Harlem

Superstar Chef Marcus Samuelsson–the youngest ever to earn two three-star reviews from the New York Times, for his creations in the kitchen at Aquavit–has long wanted to open a first-class restaurant in his neighborhood up in Harlem. And, once Samuelsson announced last spring that the dream was becoming a reality in the form of Red […]


Bowlmor Lanes NYC & Other Mega-Alleys

Indoor winter activities in New York City during which you can laugh and get loud AND eat and drink AND are equally fun and appropriate for all ages? Well, there's bowling and, um… bowling in NYC! Seriously, if you're looking for something different to do with a crowd after work, or a place to take […]


Shelving and Storage Solutions for Apartments Large and Small

If you’re like us (and, probably, at least half of all New York City apartment dwellers), one of your resolutions this year involves finally cleaning up and organizing your closet / office space / kids’ room,  and those piles of books and papers and toys and everything else in the entire universe that somehow always […]


Porsena NYC: Sara Jenkins’s New Pasta Restaurant

Chef Sara Jenkins, of considerable East Village renown for her amazing sandwiches at tiny Porchetta, has opened a "real", multi-tabled pasta place near Cooper Square, Porsena NYC. So far, however–and despite serving one of the best plates of food we've had all year–there seems to be more growing pains than dining pleasures in her endeavors. […]


Edward Hopper and His Times at the Whitney Museum

The Whitney digs into its vast Edward Hopper art holdings–and adds a few fresh pieces on loan–for this minor-feeling exhibition. Hopper fanatics won't want to miss it, but with several other great museum shows currently in town, is it worth the trip for the casual appreciator?


Mile End deli in Brooklyn, now serving dinner




Cool Holiday Gift Guides 2010: Home Design Edition

Every design blogger and "shelter" publication in town throws out a Holiday Gift Guide these days, and, browsed too early in the season, they can all seem kind of general ("yes, these are pretty things"), and/or more than a little overwhelming. But now that we have only a couple of people remaining on our list, […]