FEATURES

Battersby Brooklyn

By Sarah Williams
Left: Chef Walker Stern Right: Chef Joseph Ogrodnek

Photo: Tuukka Koski

At Battersby, it’s all personal. Chef-owners Walker Stern and Joseph Ogrodnek have a long-standing friendship that’s taken them through culinary school to stints at some of the city’s best restaurants.

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Chuck Miller

By Caroline Hwang
Chuck Miller with his wife Jeanette Miller

Photo: Michael A. Muller

The Meatpacking District in New York is full of beautiful Manhattanites, working professionals, and stylish tourists who are staying at the nearby Gansevoort Hotel and the Standard. So when you…

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Journal: Clift San Francisco

By Michael Muller
Frontside view of the Clift from Geary Street

Photo: Michael A. Muller

On a recent trip to San Francisco, the Clift hotel was the central figure and home base on a quick three-day stay during the onset of autumn in…

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Features

Hotel Salto Chico overlooking the waterfall. Designed by Santiago-based architect Germán del Sol

Photo: Staff

Six Thousand Miles From Home

After a tumultuous flight from Santiago to Punta Arenas and six hours in a van with our new best friends, we arrive at our magnificent base camp—Explora’s Hotel Salto Chico… read more »

Events

Thorsten Brinkmann/Drune Quoll, 2007

Photo: ICP/Galerie Kunstagenten, Berlin/Collection Roosen-Trinks, Berlin-Hamburg

Dress Codes

On Friday of this week, the International Center of Photography opens its doors on its impressive triennial global survey of photography and video. This year’s theme is Dress… read more »

Liberty Hall Screenings at the Ace

Photo: Ace Hotel

Liberty Hall Screenings

“We’re starting a free weekly movie series in Liberty Hall with some local and international independent film groups and other friends. Some of the screenings have filmmakers in attendance and… read more »

Blog

Naoto Fukasawa, Kenya Hara, and John Maeda

Photo: Hidetoyo Sasaki and RISD

America Meets MUJI

The unbranded brand that is MUJI has come a long way. It was only three years ago that the company decided to open its first store in America – its… read more »

Valencia Design

Photo: Valencia Design

Design Week 2010

Valencian Design Showcase will exhibit 12 of the most renowned design companies from Valencia. Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle an Museum of Art and Design opens today…. read more »

Saugerties Lighthouse

Photo: Phil Mansfield for The NY Times

Saugerties Lighthouse

The Scout thrives on unique experiences. Back in November of 2007, The NY Times published an article titled “Spending the Night Under the Lighthouse Beacon on the Hudson,” read more »

TOURS

The Bacon Tour

By David Tez

Photo: Staff

From time to time, The Scout will feature interborough food tours designed as culinary and geographic explorations of our fair city. Each has been field tested, in a single day,…

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The Tenenbaums

By Siobhan Vivian

Photo: Staff

The Royal Tenenbaums is Wes Anderson’s visual love letter to New York. Though never explicitly named, the film presents a stunningly constructed pastiche of the quirky, the kitschy and the…

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