Manhattan Living
James Ensor at the MoMA
Avant Garde Art by Belgian Artist James Ensor See a photograph of artist James Ensor, and you wish you could meet the man. Born in 1860, this subversive prince of Belgian avant-garde art made his most enduring mark in the latter part of that century, ripping through convention and indulging in his lifelong […]
Golosi New York Gelato and Artisan Pizza in Midtown Manhattan
It’s sort of an odd spot, where the Roman-inspired Artisan Pizza and Gelato parlor set up shop last spring, on a non-descript block just south of Grand Central. Just the other day, we noticed that they opened a second location, at an equally unmemorable address in the east mid-30s. Sure, the lunchtime crowd is thick […]
PS1 MoMA for Summer Fun
PS1 MoMA has several great summer exhibits Okay, so the winner of PS1's Young Architect's Contest this year–the annual competition in which up-and-coming architecture firms vie to design the structure that will dominate MoMA's huge courtyard all summer long decided to go with hair huts. Maybe MOS, who created this "urban shelter", named Afterparty, is […]
Artichoke Pizza in NYC’s East Village: Pizza by the Slice
Of all the amazing pizza joints on New York Magazine’s reasonably definitive Top 20 Best Pizzas of the Moment list this year, only two in all of Manhattan will sell you less than an entire pie. So while we wholeheartedly agree on the inclusion of such Neighborhood Pleasures favorites as Adrienne’s Pizzabar and Jim Lahey’s […]
The Brooklyn Flea in DUMBO
You don’t really need a special excuse the head on over to DUMBO for the afternoon. The neighborhood dubbed Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass is always worth a trip with its: quiet cobblestone streets; its designy furniture shops and boutiques; its unconventional art galleries (The Museum of Modern Arthur–created and curated by musician / […]
Upper West Side Restaurants Sparking a Revival With Daniel Boulud’s Bar Boulud
This uptown restaurant fills a void among Upper West Side restaurants. There was a time, not so long ago, when looking for Upper West Side restaurants near Lincoln Center meant either good but expensive (think Shun Lee Palace) or bad but expensive (think? well, we're feeling too polite to say). Leave it to Daniel Boulud […]
Danny Meyer’s Central Park Cafe Public Fare
Central Park food, for most of our lives, meant: 1. Hot dog; 2. Picnic; 3. We were invited to a wedding at the Boathouse. Sure, the occasional ho-hum cafe has opened, and the Good Humor guys sometimes stock Choco Tacos (if you've never tried one, please do), but really, if you were looking for a […]
Bespoke Chocolate in New York City
New York City Chocolate that's Second to None at Bespoke Chocolate Bespoke Chocolate in New York City is a hidden gem. At first it seems an unlikely place to find the best chocolate in New York City– halfway down a dead-end alley, only just recently even paved, in the East Village–but there it is, all […]
Francis Bacon Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Centenary Retrospective
I In some ways this is a risky exhibition for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, especially as its big summer show, a slot usually reserved for obvious crowd-pleasers, usually involving Impressionism. Because although Artist Francis Bacon is certainly one of the 20th-century's most important artists–not to mention the fact that his work commands extraordinary prices […]
Danny Meyer Shake Shack May Just Have the Best Burgers in Manhattan
Danny Meyer restaurants in New York have always been popular, but you have to wonder: did the monstrous success of the Shake Shack, with perhaps the best burger in New York City, take even restauranteur supreme by surprise? Sure, he's had plenty of big hits before: his first venture, the Union Square Cafe, helped redefine […]
Avant Garde Art by Belgian Artist James Ensor See a photograph of artist James Ensor, and you wish you could meet the man. Born in 1860, this subversive prince of Belgian avant-garde art made his most enduring mark in the latter part of that century, ripping through convention and indulging in his lifelong […]
Golosi New York Gelato and Artisan Pizza in Midtown Manhattan
It’s sort of an odd spot, where the Roman-inspired Artisan Pizza and Gelato parlor set up shop last spring, on a non-descript block just south of Grand Central. Just the other day, we noticed that they opened a second location, at an equally unmemorable address in the east mid-30s. Sure, the lunchtime crowd is thick […]
PS1 MoMA for Summer Fun
PS1 MoMA has several great summer exhibits Okay, so the winner of PS1's Young Architect's Contest this year–the annual competition in which up-and-coming architecture firms vie to design the structure that will dominate MoMA's huge courtyard all summer long decided to go with hair huts. Maybe MOS, who created this "urban shelter", named Afterparty, is […]
Artichoke Pizza in NYC’s East Village: Pizza by the Slice
Of all the amazing pizza joints on New York Magazine’s reasonably definitive Top 20 Best Pizzas of the Moment list this year, only two in all of Manhattan will sell you less than an entire pie. So while we wholeheartedly agree on the inclusion of such Neighborhood Pleasures favorites as Adrienne’s Pizzabar and Jim Lahey’s […]
The Brooklyn Flea in DUMBO
You don’t really need a special excuse the head on over to DUMBO for the afternoon. The neighborhood dubbed Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass is always worth a trip with its: quiet cobblestone streets; its designy furniture shops and boutiques; its unconventional art galleries (The Museum of Modern Arthur–created and curated by musician / […]
Upper West Side Restaurants Sparking a Revival With Daniel Boulud’s Bar Boulud
This uptown restaurant fills a void among Upper West Side restaurants. There was a time, not so long ago, when looking for Upper West Side restaurants near Lincoln Center meant either good but expensive (think Shun Lee Palace) or bad but expensive (think? well, we're feeling too polite to say). Leave it to Daniel Boulud […]
Danny Meyer’s Central Park Cafe Public Fare
Central Park food, for most of our lives, meant: 1. Hot dog; 2. Picnic; 3. We were invited to a wedding at the Boathouse. Sure, the occasional ho-hum cafe has opened, and the Good Humor guys sometimes stock Choco Tacos (if you've never tried one, please do), but really, if you were looking for a […]
Bespoke Chocolate in New York City
New York City Chocolate that's Second to None at Bespoke Chocolate Bespoke Chocolate in New York City is a hidden gem. At first it seems an unlikely place to find the best chocolate in New York City– halfway down a dead-end alley, only just recently even paved, in the East Village–but there it is, all […]
Francis Bacon Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Centenary Retrospective
I In some ways this is a risky exhibition for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, especially as its big summer show, a slot usually reserved for obvious crowd-pleasers, usually involving Impressionism. Because although Artist Francis Bacon is certainly one of the 20th-century's most important artists–not to mention the fact that his work commands extraordinary prices […]
Danny Meyer Shake Shack May Just Have the Best Burgers in Manhattan
Danny Meyer restaurants in New York have always been popular, but you have to wonder: did the monstrous success of the Shake Shack, with perhaps the best burger in New York City, take even restauranteur supreme by surprise? Sure, he's had plenty of big hits before: his first venture, the Union Square Cafe, helped redefine […]