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Lunch: Kuaile Hand Pulled Noodle Restaurant
Winter may have come early this year, but one reason to celebrate this is the earlier-than-expected enjoyment of noodle soups. Soul-sustaining ramen and hand pulled noodle soups, so neglected in the summer, are what gets us through the dark and dreary months.
In case you have any doubt about the specialty of the new Kuaile Hand Pulled Noodle Restaurant on Forsyth Street in Chinatown, the answer comes as soon as you walk in the door: Everywhere there’s the sound of slurping. The place is bare bones, with a few formica tables and not much in the way of decor, but there are already a good number of customers bent over Kuaile’s hand pulled noodle soup.
Posted in Chinatown, Chinese, food, New York restaurants, restaurants
Tagged duck, New York, ramen, soup
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Seventies Look, Outside Carlos Miele
Personally I’m loving the ’70s look for this fall. The wide legged jeans (J Brand, I believe) and floppy wide brimmed hat are so Love Story, conjuring up a romanticized collegiate vibe of years past.
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Tagged 1970s, 70s jeans, bags, denim, fashion week, hats, jeans, New York, Spring 2012, street chic
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Hard Cider Revival
A sustainable-farming organization may seem an unlikely force behind a trendy new alcoholic beverage, but that’s exactly what’s happening with the Apple Project, an effort by the Glynwood Institute to help Hudson Valley apple growers stay in business by diversifying into hard cider.
Once one of the most popular beverages in America, hard cider fell prey to the Prohibition and urbanization, never quite regaining ground after the Prohibition was lifted. But the delicious new varieties being produced now will make you wonder why it ever fell out of favor. During Hard Cider Revival Week in New York, Americans and a few French cider producers have banded together to market cider with the same zeal normally reserved for Bud Light with Lime. (more…)
Hammer and Claws Blue Crab Festival
If you live in New York and love food, chances are you’ve been to some pretty disappointing food festivals. Many are plagued by long lines, small portions, huge crowds, dwindling food supplies, limited selection and VIP favoritism. So it was a relief to find that last weekend’s Hammer and Claws Blue Crab Festival, an all-you-can-eat crab feast in NYC benefitting the Chesapeake’s Save the Bay Foundation, was the exact opposite. This was really all the crabs you – or anyone! – could ever eat. Perhaps in a lifetime. (more…)
Frankies 570
Whatever x-factor makes for a successful restaurant, the Franks have figured it out. Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli, owners of Frankies 457, Prime Meats, and Cafe Pedlar in Brooklyn plus Frankies 17 in the Lower East Side, have expanded again to open another Frankies Spuntino, this time in the West Village. They’re already the Keith McNally of Carroll Gardens, and now they may have their sights set on Manhattan. (more…)
Posted in food, Italian, New York restaurants, restaurants, West Village
Tagged bars, New York
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All White, Outside the Honor Show
If, like me, you are confused about what to wear when it’s still hot and humid at the end of September, here’s one idea: don’t put away your summer whites just yet. They still look chic on a sunny day, especially when paired with bright or metallic accessories.
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Tagged bags, fashion week, Honor, metallics, New York, Spring 2012, street chic, sunglasses, white, women
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Leopard Top and Blue Celine Bag, Outside 3.1 Phillip Lim
The fashion set is definitely cliquey when it comes to favoring certain brands. Last spring, a number of editors wore Prada’s stripes to the Paris shows. This fall, Céline handbags have been on the arms of many. For color trends, look for lots of this vivid blue – we’ll call it Bill Cunningham blue – a surprising and refreshing color for fall. And of course the rest of her outfit is equally brilliant – from the sheer leopard top to the two-tone sunglasses to the studded bracelets and black and gold nail polish.
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Tagged 3.1 Phillip Lim, bags, blue, color, fashion week, leopard, New York, Spring 2012, street chic, sunglasses, women
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Kate Lanphear at Prabal Gurung
Notice that Elle Style Director Kate Lanphear is wearing the same thing to the Prabal Gurung show that she wore in this previous photo? It was no accident: Lanphear wore variations of the same all-black outfit every day of NY Fashion Week. For someone who’s one of the most photographed fashion editors around, it was a really interesting statement about personal style. Lanphear’s signature Goth fashionista look may have spurred a lot of trends, but her style is timeless.
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Tagged all black, Elle, fashion week, Kate Lanphear, leather, leather jackets, New York, Prabal Gurung, Spring 2012, street chic
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Red and Pink Colorblocking, Outside Prabal Gurung
Colorblocking this season is all about breaking the rules. Pink and red don’t go together? Fuggedaboutit. This redhead pulls it off with panache outside the Prabal Gurung show, getting out of an equally colorful NYC yellow cab. And the pants are fabulously outrageous bell bottoms.
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Tagged bell bottoms, colorblocking, fashion week, New York, pants, pink, Prabal Gurung, red, Spring 2012, street chic
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Lauren Santo Domingo at Prabal Gurung
Here’s another Voguette (and Moda Operandi founder) with great personal style: Lauren Santo Domingo. Love how she combines the pink blazer with pinkish beige silk pants for a cool tone-on-tone mix. Also note the boxy shape of the blazer, the new mannish-girl look for fall 2011.
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Tagged blazers, fashion week, Lauren Santo Domingo, New York, pink, Prabal Gurung, Spring 2012, street chic
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Green Floral Maxi Dress, Outside Rag & Bone
For the whole summer, many of us have had one go-to print: stripes. Well now I’m sick of them (at least until Resort 2012). Dark florals are a nice way to usher in the fall, as with the green floral pattern on this belted maxi dress, seen outside the Rag & Bone show.
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Tagged fashion week, maxi skirts, New York, Rag & Bone, Spring 2012, street chic, sunglasses, women
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Modified Lumberjack Look, Outside Rag & Bone
I have an officemate who’s out to singlehandedly destroy the popularity of the lumberjack look in Williamsburg by introducing new trends – rave, retro ’80s, anything but Taavo Somer woodsman style. But lumberjack, like leopard, can still acceptable in moderation. This guy at the Rag & Bone show balanced the beard and plaid shirt with crisp cuffed jeans, Ray Bans, and a nice cognac leather bag and boots for a look that’s more urban than back woods. Williamsburg, are you listening?
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Tagged denim, fashion week, hats, men, New York, plaid, Rag & Bone, Spring 2012, street chic
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Amanda Brooks at Rag & Bone
Barneys fashion director Amanda Brooks wore lots of fabulous outfits this fashion week, all of which were chronicled in The Cut’s Fashion Week Style Diaries. Here she arrived at the Rag & Bone show in Céline sunglasses, Maje by Vanessa Traina camisole, Giulietta pants, Azzedine Alaïa sandals and a Céline bag. Particularly love the combination of the Céline leopard print bag with polka dot pants – detail shot, after the jump. (more…)
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Tagged Amanda Brooks, Barneys, fashion week, leopard, New York, polka dots, Rag & Bone, Spring 2012, street chic
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The Lot on Tap
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It may seem like just yesterday that the August sun was beating down on us, but guess what? Oktoberfest officially begins on September 22nd. Instead of hiking out to Queens this year, Manhattanites only need to go as far as the Lot on Tap, the Colicchio-orchestrated spot under the High Line. It has the feel of the real thing in Germany – but it’s also quintessentially New York. (more…)
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Tagged bars, beer, lobster rolls, New York, outdoor dining, pizza, tacos
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Sarah Rutson at Jason Wu
Lane Crawford’s Sarah Rutson looked gorgeous at Jason Wu in a strapless pleated black dress. But since she is one of fashion’s bellwethers, it’s important to note what she’s wearing: a dress! Sarah Rutson was one of the first to wear all sorts of skinny pants and jeans with platform stilettos in past seasons. This past NY fashion week, however, she wore dresses and skirts almost every day.
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Tagged all black, dresses, fashion week, Jason Wu, leopard, New York, Sarah Rutson, Spring 2012, street chic
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