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Colorblocking, Houston Street
Love the contrasting colors in this look: garnet red with cobalt blue finished off with lipstick in fuchsia.
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Montauk Dining & Drinking
If you ever want to convince someone to like the Hamptons, take them to Montauk. Of course, they might claim that this fishing and surfing village is not actually a Hampton, since there are very few manicured lawns, polo players or designer boutiques in sight. But this naturally beautiful, windswept tip of Long Island could charm even the staunchest Hampton hater.
Once just the site of fish shacks and red sauce joints, Montauk has been luring serious diners out here ever since Sam Talbot took over at the Surf Lodge several years back, right after winning Top Chef. He has since moved on to Imperial No. 9, but Montauk’s culinary caché lingers on. For one thing, it would be hard for a seafood chef to be much closer to the source, since lobsters, clams, oyster and fish are hauled in to the docks here every day. Unlike tourist attractions like Mystic, this is still very much a working fishing village.
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Tagged bars, Bloody Marys, guides, lobster rolls, lunch, New York, seafood, travel
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Blazer and Shorts, Houston Street
Mixing work with play in an outfit that combines faded blue shorts and shirt with a sleek black blazer and lots of bracelets.
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Desmond’s
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Ever since Gino’s closed last year, there’s been a dearth of places to dine in the tony East 60s. Upper East Siders could head up to Jean-Georges’ the Mark, but the difficulty of getting a reservation here makes it hard to just pop in for dinner. Yet again, a world-renowned chef spoils the potential neighborhoody-ness of a restaurant – sigh.
For a sceney scene and a menu that satisfies without drawing in hoards of diners from the rest of the city, Desmond’s is shaping up to be the place to be for the Upper East Side set. Fortunately Indochine co-founder John Loeffler and former chef at Soho House David Hart bring a much needed downtown sensibility with them, satisfying the desire of many an Upper East Sider: a restaurant that makes one feel as if one is somewhere cool and downtown-ish without actually having to go anywhere. (more…)
Red Dress, Houston Street
A red dress gets accessorized with a straw hat for a great spring to summer transitional look.
Boulud Sud
The opening of a new Daniel Boulud restaurant is reason enough for a downtowner to head uptown, but there are two things about his new Boulud Sud that make it particularly exciting. When most American restaurants take on the genre of Mediterranean food, they stick to the usual suspects: Italy, Spain, France and Greece. But one of the first words on Boulud Sud’s menu is “harissa,” and the African and Middle Eastern influences take off from there.
This is a welcome change, because our American idea of what constitutes Mediterranean fare is behind the times. Despite New York chefs’ emphasis on food like one’s nonna would have made it, many restaurants in France and Italy have changed radically since the ’50s, with many more African and Middle Eastern techniques and ingredients making their way onto menus. (more…)
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Tagged bars, New York, vegetarian restaurants
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Yellow Bike, Houston Street
Bikes remain ones of the best warm weather accessories, like this one in bright yellow. Also note the denim jacket and pink lipstick, two more big favorites of the season.
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Mother Daughter Duo, Central Park Conservancy
Two great looks on a mother-daughter duo at the Central Park Conservancy luncheon.
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Pipa
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Nominated for a James Beard award for best restauranteur, Phil Suarez has a knack for creating successful restaurants no matter what the economic climate of the day. Long before he started ABC Kitchen on the south side of ABC Home, Suarez’s Pipa was bringing in the crowds for small plates and sangria. Since warm weather calls out for Spanish-style dining, we revisited this 11-year-old tapas spot to see how it was faring.
Some of the best things about Pipa have not changed, including the excellent, just-fruity-enough, brandy-spiked sangria served in elegant glassware. The moodily pretty space is still decked out with dozens of exquisite antique chandeliers, and you can still buy one from ABC if you’re happy to drop a couple grand. The interior is a good place to retreat during hot weather, and the sidewalk seating is a nice option for sprawling out on cool nights. (more…)
City Shorts, Chrystie Street
Once just for suburban preps and tennis players, shorts have become a standard part of the urban wardrobe – even for work, if you can swing it. Black linen shorts are particularly versatile, paired here with a black and white polka dot blouse, black socks, tattoos and oxfords. Bermuda redux?
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Military Green Dress and Hat, Central Park Conservancy
Love how this flattering “drab” green color has transcended military looks and become a new neutral, here in a beautifully tailored sheath dress and hat with a green satin bow. It’s especially smart when paired with red gloves and bag.
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Summer Layers, Outside the Parsons Fashion Show
This struck me as the perfect outfit for summer travel: a lightweight white tunic top with chunky necklace over a colorful pink minidress (which could be its own outfit on another day/night). The stacked heel sandals balance it all out – and you can walk in them.
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The Dutch
If you haven’t made it to Andrew Carmellini’s new place the Dutch yet, remain calm, take a deep breath and stop speed dialing the restaurant. It may be booked for the next month, but it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. In fact it could use some time to settle into itself, like a good bottle of wine that gets even better with more breathing room.
In the annals of the New York restaurant world, the Dutch represents an interesting play on Carmellini’s part. No longer just the chef with an award-winning Italian restaurant in Tribeca (Locanda Verde), he is stepping to center stage with this American place in Soho in the old Cub Room space. Like Blue Ribbon down the street, it’s open late, it serves fried chicken and it’s courting an industry crowd including Mario Batali, who sat placidly surveying the dining room the other night. It’s already shaping up to be the next late-night hang for chefs and food world insiders, who often tweet from the premises. (more…)
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Tagged Andrew Carmellini, bars, beer, duck, Mario Batali, New York, seafood, seafood restaurants
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Eric Javits Hats, Central Park Conservancy
Love this look in vivid greens and blues on this pair at the Central Park Conservancy Luncheon. The straw hats are both Eric Javits.
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