The Curators: Michelin starred Chef Matt Lambert on NZ cuisine and his top 6 NYC restaurants

Chef Matt Lambert NYC - Melting Butter City Guide

(This article by Jenny Nguyen-Barron first appeared in ForbesLife. Click here to read the original) Oceanic cuisine is unmistakably trending in New York City right now. In the last year, the media has shone a flattering spotlight on the multitude of cleanly designed, produce-led restaurants and cafes that are beginning to inhabit many of the city’s streets. […]

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NYC Bar Find: Wise Men

NYC Bar Find: Wise Men | meltingbutter.com

Wise Men, a dark and moody watering hole owned by a trio of fashion and restaurant industry pros (who despite what the name suggests are not men) is where to go when you’re on Bowery, need a drink but don’t have the energy to battle the crowds at the bar. There’s plenty of fashion industry […]

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NYC Boutique Hotel Find: The Bowery Hotel

NYC Boutique Hotel Find: Bowery Hotel | meltingbutter.com

Splurging a little on a stay at the The Bowery Hotel is well worth the investment if you’re easily seduced by high-design hotels, velvety luxury and the glamour of the past. The hotel already hints at a storied past as soon as the top-hatted, red-vested doormen lead the way to the soothingly lit lobby bar which […]

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NYC Restaurant Find: Cata

NYC Restaurant Find: Cata | meltingbutter.com

Cata is a buzzing, informal restaurant on the Lower East Side that boasts a vast menu of gin & tonics to match their extensive menu of imaginative tapas. It’s refreshing to see a Spanish restaurant that goes beyond patatas bravas and offers something playful and creative like the quail eggs benedict with chorizo and hash […]

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NYC Cafe Find: Hester Street Café at the New Museum

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: HESTER STREET CAFÉ AT THE NEW MUSEUM | meltingbutter.com

HESTER STREET CAFÉ AT THE NEW MUSEUM, BOWERY This New Museum X Hester Street Fair collaboration sees the two partners creating a platform for some of NYC’s most creative local artisans to present and sell their food inside a museum environment. Inside you can enjoy baked goods from Café Grumpy, an espresso from Intelligentsia Coffee, […]

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