East Meets West

First there was First.
And the East Village was happy.

Then there was Indigo.
And the West Village was happy.

Now chef Sam Demarco and Gino Diaferia have teamed up to open Merge, a restaurant with cozy booths, cool gray ...

The Hudson Hotel Opens

Got weekend plans?

After months of buzz, Ian Schrager’s Hudson Hotel is finally open to the public. And, there’s some poking aound to be done.

Don’t look for white-on-white, green-apple-on-your-dresser minimalism.

Philippe Starck has taken a Gothic turn: Massive oak ...

Pipa Opens

You’re standing on line at ABC Carpet & Home.

Your feet ache, you’re parched, the couple next to you is arguing over which set of flatware to register for, and if you see another down comforter or crystal tchotchke you ...

Lunettes et Chocolat

Popcorn and butter.

Surf and turf.

Peanut butter and jelly.

Sunglasses and chocolate? (Mais oui!)

Leave it to those crazy Europeans: Today the much-hyped Lunettes et Chocolat opens in NoLIta.

A recipe cooked up by caterer and artist Maribel Lieberman ...

Papillon Opens

It sounds like the making of an Ed Burns film: Four Irish guys band together to open a French bistro?and they pull it off better than any Frenchie ever could.

Opener: Papillon, a three week-old spot we stumbled upon in ...

One. . .

Eloise would throw a fit if she saw this one…

Gone are the heavy draperies and creaky banquettes of the Edwardian Room, and up has sprouted ONEcps in the Plaza Hotel.

Snared by a heavy-hitting design and cuisine team (Read: ...

It's Chow Time. . .

It’s what the healthier ones of us do everyday.

We chow.

So, what a concept: Name a restaurant Daily Chow, and the masses will come.

Housed in the space that was formerly Bop, the new 135-seat pan-Asian bistro owned by ...

Having Fun Yet?

Some months back we dragged you down to the depths of the Lower East Side to find a cool new underground bar.

Now we prompt you ever further down.

fun n. 1. A source of amusement or pleasure. 2.