New York’s temple of the cupcake, Magnolia Bakery, shakes its sprinkles on Chicago. We remember a time when there wasn’t a line outside Magnolia Bakery, the Greenwich Village grand-dame of the haute cupcake movement. We filled our little white boxes and … Read More
LA’s Salvage Bar & Lounge shows panache with the past. Made from old junk and rubble, this newcomer to the downtown Los Angeles scene is damned good-looking, for being made entirely of left-overs. Encompassing the bottom floor of circa-1926 landmark … Read More
Room 100′s picks of tasty tomes on culinary yummies and comestible cocktailing coming this fall. By all means, reserve in advance. Some of these recipe and history books are hitting in the coming weeks. Others are out next month, most … Read More
Sam Bahri’s Steak House takes a bite out of the West Village eats scene. It’s been a while since Manhattan has hosted a new steak house downtown, and this one’s been trying to since June. Last week, Sam Bahri’s Steak … Read More
Chicago’s new GT Fish & Oyster looks as good as it tastes. We won’t even mind eating at a group table at GT Fish & Oyster, the new River North spot opened by the super-cool owners of Girl & the … Read More
New La Camella cantina gives Mexican-loving people what we want It seems that every Mexican restaurant that’s opened in the past few years in downtown Manhattan either loses its love (the meat district’s Dos Caminos satellite, Mole’) or plain-and-simple shuts … Read More
A duffle of summertime essentials to help you reach the beach in nautical style, even if you’re in dessert sands Helly-Hansen Faerder Reversible Jacket: From the nautical Norwegian brand founded in 1877 with a wind-resistant rip-stop cotton outer layer. (Pictured … Read More
Road-tripping the rounds of Maine’s coolest clam shacks Hop in a convertible – anything from a 1950′s Austin-Healey to a new Porsche 911 will do, and hit the road for a tour of Maine’s classic clam shacks. We did, and … Read More
Newman’s Own is our go-to Summer mixer Summer’s officially here, and for us that means telling our local grocery to stock up on the Newman’s Own. If you don’t feel like getting all fussy about your weekend cocktails, just buy … Read More
This Just Inn | Thompson Hotels invites New York’s gay and lesbian couples to come tie the knot, and make a splash, in style With Gov. Cuomo’s conquest this past week, allowing gay and lesbian couples to legally get hitched … Read More
East Hollywood gets a dose of serious cocktails and industrial chic. For the past five years, downtown Los Angeles has ruled the “craft cocktail” turf. It’s nice to see Harvard & Stone spreading the love over to East Hollywood’s Griffith … Read More
The just-opened Thompson LES (Lower East Side) swimming pool bar is way more than 15 minutes of fun. Pop in, as it were, to the Thompson LES hotel’s pool-and-bar scene open Tuesday-Sunday from 5pm. Providing a super-cool break from Gotham’s … Read More
SoHo’s new corner bistro and raw bar seems already, well, established. Get in line. Cub Room–huh, come again? New York’s SoHo district–particularly its western borders–has been for some time a no-man’s land when it comes to cool places to eat … Read More
Fling open the screen door and get outdoors! It’s picnic time. Upscale your lawn game with these totally cookin’ essentials Pictured above: Williams Sonoma Picnic Basket, $349.95, www.williamssonoma.com Willow Basket for 2, $84.99, Epicnicbasket.com Fyrkat Picnic Grill, $59.95, Bodumusa.com Dunhill … Read More
