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
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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By Michael Muller
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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Retail
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Matter
Both the Manhattan and Brooklyn locations of Matter are filled with furnishings and objects to be coveted. Some of the most showstopping pieces are from British furniture makers Established &… read more »
Features
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A Delicious Improv
It was a long ride from Manhattan on the A train (running local, naturally) to BedStuy on a cold Saturday afternoon. Exiting at the Utica Avenue stop, in a completely… read more »
Photo: Todd Webb courtesy of máXimo
Meet the Neuharts
We were first smitten with the work of Marilyn and John Neuhart upon discovering the handcrafted, colorful dolls that Marilyn created on commission for Alexander Girard’s Textile & Objects Shop… read more »
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Whisky Run
If you want a pint of beer, a shot of vodka or a glass of wine, there are hundreds of bars you could go to. But if you’re looking for… read more »
Blog
Photo: Herman Miller
Hang-It-All
Herman Miller Select is now in its third year, annually releasing a new and limited edition piece of furniture / design object under the program. The first year… read more »
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The Standard T-Shirts
The perfect shop for The Scout would be one that is inside a hotel, combining everything that we love; leisure, travel, and retail. The experiments a hotel proprietor can have… read more »
Photo: Shaffer City Oyster Bar and Grill
Save the Oysters!
These are tough times for restaurants all over the city; recession menus and deals abound, and every day another restaurant announces it’s shutting down. So it wasn’t a huge surprise… 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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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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