His name is Nikoalan Nselurfueymardcora and he’s the most famous chef you’ve never heard of. In a playful, somewhat pseudo-intellectual theme, this year’s edition of Le Grand Fooding in New York will host a 52-hour pop-up restaurant in which a roster of celebrity chefs from the US, the UK, France, Italy, Belgium and Slovenia — [...]
Here’s a look at (top, the rendered concept) Apple’s NYC flagship store on Fifth Avenue. The glass cube entrance is currently being redesigned — to be more elegant and seamless. The number of glass panes will be reduced from 90 to 15. By using “larger, seamless pieces of glass” — the new cube facade will [...]
Interest in wine is growing in the U.S. – earlier this year the country took the title of largest wine-consuming nation, passing France for the first time. France, however, still reigns when it comes to per-capita consumption. Wine production is also burgeoning in the States. The U.S. is the fourth largest producer of wine, and [...]
The world’s most famous office building is having a birthday. The Empire State Building will celebrate its 80th birthday on May 1, 2011. Standing 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan, the Empire State Building (ESB) is one of the most recognized designs in the nation, and has become a symbol for New York City, and a [...]
On a scale of one to ten, Andy Garcia is an “Ocean’s 11.” Here’s the 32-year-old back in 1989 (left) — and 21 years later, the 53-year-old in NYC on Wednesday (right). Untouchable.
The Way We Live Now: Hobo hamboning it up with a mouth harp harmonica happy hopeless hoe-down tune-playing, without a care in the world or enough lint in our pocket to buy a zeppole, not that we could anyhow. More »
The slow death of Genuine New York continues apace: Ubiquitous NYC drug store Duane Reade, with over 1 million locations in your neighborhood alone, is being bought by boring corporate drug store…
A Radio Shack on Sixth Avenue and 19th St. in Manhattan has been totally destroyed after a manhole explosion at about 11:30 reportedly “sparked a transformer fire.” Looks seriously apocalyptic. Daily…
Coming in March: Poster Boy: The War of Art. The kid got a book deal, huzzah! You might say it’s “too soon,” but is it really? Hopefully the law’s not taking all his money, yet. Exciting publisher’s…
An urgent, belated news bulletin: Lisa Guttilla, a gym teacher arrested Friday for illegally sexing up a 14 year-old girl, taught at the same high school as the famous Hot Sexxxy Lesbian Teachers….
