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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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RESULTS FOR "English"

Retail

Photo: Courtesy of The Conran Shop

The Conran Shop

English designer, writer, restaurateur, and retailer Sir Terence Conran opened his first retail space in New York in 1999. read more »

Dining / Bars

Photo: Courtesy of Tea & Sympathy

Tea & Sympathy

This tiny English outpost in the West Village has been going strong since 1991 and shows no sign of slowing down. read more »

Photo: Courtesy of Freemans

Freemans

Expect traditional American and English comfort food like grilled cheddar toasts, roast chicken and three-cheese macaroni at this crowded, low-key restaurant at the end of a dark alley. read more »

Photo: Staff

Cookshop

You’ll feel good about eating here—most of the food is locally grown or produced, and the space is sleek yet homey, with an open kitchen boasting a large stone oven… read more »

Blog

Sanna Annukka designed textiles for Marimekko. Ihmemaa (“Wonderland”), Taikamylly (“Magic mill”),  Onnen helmet (“Pearls of Fortune”).

Photo: Marimekko

Annukka and Marimekko

Collaborations when done correctly can be a beautiful thing. That’s why we’re pretty excited about the team up between Finish-British illustrator/designer Sanna Annukka and Marimekko. The… read more »

Dieter Rams in conversation with Gerrit Terstiege

Photo: Vitra

Dieter Rams Interview Vitra

It’s never tiring to read an interview with Dieter Rams. His connection and influence from the Ulm School of Design and Bauhaus gives us a lot of insight… read more »

House of Vans

Photo: Vans

Randomness 10.14.10

To increase its presence in the East Coast, Vans is set to open their 24,000-square-foot warehouse in Williamsburg this Saturday. The venue will be used as a performance space and… 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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