New Village Idiot Operator Scott Conant Is Digging the Meatpacking District....
"This is an awesome space, an awesome location," chef Scott Conant said, during a packed-house grand opening party at his new digs in the meatpacking district–er, at least, sort of in the meatpacking...
View ArticleIn Park Slope, Italian Really Is The New French
Scarpetta chef Scott Conant may be "too modest" to say it, but here’s proof that Italian is the new French. Literally, in this case: beloved former French bistro Cocotte in Park Slope is being...
View ArticleWhat I Ate That Was Great in 2008
“Dining out is a vice, a dissipation of spirit punished by remorse,” wrote the literary critic Cyril Connolly in 1945. “We eat, drink and talk a little too much, abuse all our friends, belch out our...
View ArticleWith Culinary ‘Cold War’ Over, Chris Cannon and Michael White Get Marea-d
Restaurateur Chris Cannon has rebounded quite nicely from his public split with former chef Scott Conant, though he readily admitted, “It was kind of a cold war for a while.” On Friday, May 1, the...
View ArticleDrew Nieporent Has a Dog Pile Premonition of James Beard Awards Glory
Jovial restaurateur Drew Nieporent stood outside of Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall on Monday evening, May 4, holding an umbrella in one hand and a smoldering stogie in the other. A Cuban? Never!...
View ArticleTo Do This Weekend: Head Out to the Hamptons
A weekly round-up of New York's best societal offerings.
View ArticleNot Just a Party Town: An Off-Season Guide to Montauk
That's why we trekked out East, to the "End of The Word" as some wittingly call it, to see what goes on for the other 9 months out of the year.
View ArticleWhere to Book Last Minute New Year’s Eve Reservations in Miami
Bring in the new year with a fabulous meal at one of Miami's finest restaurants.
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