Thai Restaurant Find: Somtum Der NYC

Somtum Der NYC | meltingbutter.com Restaurant Hotspot_Tum Thai Kai Kem

Somtum Der, the Bangkok restaurant transplant, is serving New Yorkers in search of proper Thai food with the most flavorsome Isan cuisine in the city. Think of Somtum Der as the fresher, more authentic cousin of Uncle Boons and the slightly more considered and vibrant friend of Zabb Elee. Either way, you know it’s going […]

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NYC Holiday Pop-Up Shops: The Cleverly Curated List

NYC Pop Up Shop Guide | meltingbutter.com Shopping Hotspots_Tictail

Ever get the feeling that you’ve just seen it all before? Finding a unique gift can be a challenge, and often one of the greatest frustrations of holiday shopping is coming across the same merchandise again and again. Luckily a host of exciting pop-ups are surfacing all over New York, presenting wares from emerging indie […]

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Concept Store Find: The Apartment By The Line NYC

The Line Apartment NYC | meltingbutter.com Shopping Hotspot

1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) The Apartment by The Line is the brick and mortar incarnation of the stylish ecommerce shopping experience known as The Line. Inside the shop-able apartment, everything from the Proenza Schouler and JW Anderson pieces hanging in the walk-in closet (which dreams are made of) to the Moroccan Beni […]

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Fantasy Restaurants: Nicole Franzen’s Best of NYC

Nicole Franzen NYC Restaurant Guide

1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) Clean, classic, minimalistic, with a mixture of old and new ”“ these are not only the eye-pleasing things we’re constantly searching for at Melting Butter ”“ they’re what we’ve found in our latest city curator and major Insta-crush Nicole Franzen. A Brooklyn-based food, lifestyle and travel photographer, Nicole’s […]

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Cool Shop Find: Coming Soon New York

Coming Soon New York | meltingbutter.com Shopping Hotspot

1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) Part vintage furniture and kooky home wares, with a sprinkling of unique jewelry and artisanal body products, Coming Soon New York’s floor-to-ceiling storefront on Orchard Street appears like a portal into the city’s coolest studio apartment. Inside, there’s a decidedly domestic quality, with mid-century dining tables, chairs, and […]

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Café Find: Maman NYC

Maman NYC | meltingbutter.com Cafe Hotspot

Those who have spent enough time in France will understand that New York City is not the place to find Pain au Chocolat of the buttery, flaky variety. I for one stopped buying French pastries in this city for fear of ending up with yet another brick of doughnutty textured pastry that oozes far too […]

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Cool Shop Find: Project No. 8 NYC

Project No. 8 NYC | meltingbutter.com Shopping Hotspot_Benedikt Josef

(Project No. 8 NYC has been reported closed) Opened in 2009 as a destination for sophisticated yet quirky menswear, Project No. 8 has since evolved into a carefully curated mix of unique objects, publications, and high-quality men’s and women’s fashion. Created by Various Projects (the design collective of Elizabeth Beer and Brian Janusiak) Project No. […]

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Gramercy Tavern’s Chef Michael Anthony: On NYC’s top 5 restaurants & how to stay relevant

Chef Michael Anthony | Gramercy Tavern | meltingbutter.com NYC Restaurant Guide_Chef Michael Anthony

(This article by Jenny Nguyen-Barron appeared first on ForbesLife. To read the original, click here) For two decades, Gramercy Tavern has been the darling of modern American restaurants in New York, respected for its ongoing commitment to using fresh, seasonal ingredients and for continually pushing to discover and innovate. At the helm of the restaurant […]

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Fashion Boutique Find: DEAR: Rivington+ NYC

DEAR: Rivington+ NYC | meltingbutter.com Fashion Hotspot

NoHo, the neighborhood wedged between East Village and SoHo – is a quieter, unexplored area of NYC, but filled with a delight of hidden restaurants, soul food, boutiques, galleries and character all of its own. It’s little wonder that Moon Rhee, co-owner of clothing and home wares store DEAR: Rivington+, chose to relocate its new […]

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Fashion Boutique Find: Rachel Comey NYC

Rachel Comey NYC - Melting Butter Fashion Hotspot

A downtown jaunt around Soho would take you to familiar spots that would warm any New Yorker’s heart – homegrown pizza joints that have been run over many generations, that famous deli down the road known for their freshly cut meats which will make all of your co-workers jealous; and of course – some of […]

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