Dessert Bar Find: ChikaLicious NYC
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) A word of advice for anyone looking to seriously impress a date – take them to ChikaLicious NYC, a high-end dessert tasting bar with Japanese finesse and they’ll be yours in no time. And don’t worry, the words “high-end” refer only to the exquisite desserts on offer, not […]
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The Curators: Michelin starred Chef Matt Lambert on NZ cuisine and his top 6 NYC restaurants
(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
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 Hidden Bar Find: The Roost
Maybe you’ve already been to The Roost for coffee, but only inquisitive coffee drinkers will know that there is a reward for stepping through the door situated just past the coffee counter. Behind it is an inviting bar about 3x the size of the quaint coffee shop and it’s where the local Alphabet City crowd […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Northern Spy Food Co
Northern Spy Food Co is a beloved East Village neighborhood gem of the un-hyped, understated variety. Rather than focusing on PR, the restaurant puts its energy into pleasing the city’s locavores with a farm-to-table menu made from ingredients that have been curated from local providers. Food is cooked to a high standard and enjoyed inside […]
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The Curators: Wallflower’s Xavier Herit on Working for Daniel Boulud & NYC’s Best Cocktail Bars
It’s hard to progress much further when your 15-year career has already been spent working for the very best. But this isn’t so for Xavier Herit, the owner/cocktail guy responsible for Wallflower, the West Village’s latest restaurant darling. Herit undoubtedly boasts an esteemed career having worked as head cocktail consultant at the world’s finest establishments […]
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NYC Boutique Hotel Find: The Bowery Hotel
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 Café Find: Tarallucci e Vino
Tarallucci e Vino is an unassuming, opposite-of-trendy café but it should still be your East Village pit stop for proper Italian coffee made for you by an Italian accented barista. As soon as you put away your espresso, order the best pistachio gelato you will find in the city. Big call I know, but you’ll […]
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NYC Culture Find: Nuyorican Poets Café
The Nuyorican Poets Café is a legendary Lower East Side cultural landmark. Since the early 70’s the café has offered a stage for multicultural, independent artists to deliver poetry, spoken-word and Afro-Caribbean musical performance to the city’s ethnically diverse, culturally expressive inhabitants. Originally this cultural gem had been set up as a platform for Puerto […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Flinders Lane
It took dinner at Flinders Lane to realise how much I’ve missed the food back home in Australia. If you’re lucky enough to have travelled there, you’ll know modern Australian cuisine as a beautiful multicultural collision that takes the best from South East Asia, Greece, Italy and even India with British fare at its core. […]
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