MoMA PS1 2012: Warm Up 2012, Wendy by HWKN, and M. Wells
We love MoMA PS1 any time of year: the Museum of Modern Art's Long Island City outpost–just a stop or two away from Glenwood's luxury New York City apartments in Midtown Manhattan–not only consistently puts on interesting (if occasionally uneven) contemporary art exhibitions, but the building itself, a former NYC public school, is enormously appealing […]

5 Memorial Day Weekend Ideas: Memorial Day Activities Across NYC
Staying local in NYC this weekend? Same here! And while we love heading out to points east every once in a while (especially: Ditch Plains, Montauk), there's also something extremely satisfying about hanging city-side on these big, summer holiday weekends – and Memorial Day weekend starts it all off. Basically: there are more fun things […]

Asian Fusion NYC: Top Chef Dale Talde’s Talde in Brooklyn
Sure, it's pretty normal for food- (and fun-) loving New Yorkers to impersonate a flash mob when an on-fire chef's restaurant opens in the trendy precincts of Soho, the West Village, the upper Bowery, et al. The Dutch. The new Acme. Tertulia. Miss Lily's. Dozens more, mobbed from day one. But out among the stroller […]

East Village Restaurants: Prima NYC on First Street
You know you’re in good hands when the bread- (semolina, from Grandaisy) and olive oil- (a generous pour of something spectacular) course gets your eyes rolling back in ecstasy. But then, we expected good things before we even walked into Prima NYC, a handsome, comfortable, friendly restaurant, just opened on First Street by a crack […]

Molly’s Cupcakes: A sweet and playful West Village Cafe in NYC
Truth is, Molly’s Cupcakes totally had us at their sign in the window: “Unattended Children will be given an espresso and a free puppy.” Ok, sure, it’s a tad hokey (and, as a quick google reveals, not even remotely original), but still, it sums up nicely the playful, comfortable vibe of this newish West Village […]

Italian Restaurants in NYC: Frankies 570 Now in the West Village
Whenever we’re wandering South Brooklyn or the Lower East Side, Frankies Spuntino is always one of our go-to choices for a first-rate, satisfying meal that’s easy on the wallet and always feels a bit like a party. Pastas, salads, sandwiches, veggie sides… everything is good here. The original Frankies, on Court Street in Carroll Gardens, […]

Best Pie in New York City Confirmed: Four & Twenty Blackbirds
We’re heading into the heart of pie season around these parts, so the time has come to give away our secret: Pie at Four and Twenty Blackbirds, in Gowanus, is the absolute best in town. We know… we know… we used to swear by First Prize Pies pie shop, part of Roni-Sue’s Chocolates in the […]

High Line New York Social Soup Experiment was a Success!
We had such a great time this past Saturday at the High Line Social Soup Experiment, eating excellent bowls of soup with a hundred other people. Everyone was happy and chatty and seated at a long communal table. Sounds great, right? It was. And it was only $5 a person! Spearheaded by a group within […]

Bed-Stuy – Do or Dine: One of the most fun restaurants in town serves some seriously good food
If you’re looking for an excellent dinnertime adventure this fall, Bed-Stuy’s Do or Dine is totally the way to go, Foie Gras Doughnut, Octo-e666s, street-art murals and all. Opened this summer by four young non-chefs, (two of whom, Justin Warner and George McNeese, worked front-of-the-house at Danny Meyer’s The Modern, and so at least have […]

Madison Square Eats: An NYC Food Festival Across from Madison Square Park
Whether we’re in the mood for gorging or grazing, the great Madison Square Eats has quickly become one of our favorite fall festivals (see also: one of favorite spring festivals). No surprise, really. Madison Square Eats is centrally located in Worth Square, next to Madison Square Park, in the shadow of the Criterion Building to […]