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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RESULTS FOR "Handmade"

Retail

Photo: Staff

Greenwich Letterpress

Sisters Amy Salvini Swanson and Beth Salvini combined their talents in graphic design and fine art with their printing pedigree to form Greenwich Letterpress. read more »

Dining / Bars

Photo: Courtesy of Prune

Prune

Don’t expect the same old bacon and eggs here—the much-praised brunch at Prune is always an adventure, from the mystery of wondering how long you’ll have to wait for a… read more »

Features

Joshua Vogel in his studio in Kingston, New York

Photo: Rose Callahan

Of Life and Limb

Joshua Vogel’s relationship with wood is nearly symbiotic. As a sculptor he listens to its sounds, knows the story of each piece intimately, and understands how different species behave. In… read more »

Josh Vogel of Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co.

Photo: Mindy Best

Josh Vogel

We visited Josh Vogel of Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co. in late 2010 and kick started this year with a feature on the wood sculptor based in Kingston, New York. read more »

Videos

Michael and Rick Mast of Mast Brothers Chocolate

Photo: Mindy Best

The Mast Brothers

The life of a mariner is one given over to wanderlust—the quest for adventure, crossing unseen horizons to secure precious goods—only to bring them back to their home port. This… read more »

Josh Vogel of Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co.

Photo: Mindy Best

Josh Vogel

We visited Josh Vogel of Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co. in late 2010 and kick started this year with a feature on the wood sculptor based in Kingston, New York. read more »

Events

Beyond the High Valley

Photo: Metawee River Theatre Company

Beyond the High Valley

A bit off the beaten track (physically and conceptually) from Fashion Week and NY400 events, the Mettawee River Theatre Company returns to St. John the… read more »

Blog

Photo: Handmade Nation

Handmade Nation

Handmade Nation is an indie documentary covering the multi-front resurgence of craft and DIY culture by first-time filmmaker, artist, and photographer Faythe Levine. We first learned about the… read more »

Fourth annual Japanese Young Artists’ Book Fair

Photo: Printed Matter

Japanese Young Artists’ Book Fair

There is a lost art in book binding, very few people appreciate the intricacies that go behind its creation. Pepper’s Projects, a gallery based in Tokyo is attempting… read more »

The showroom of SAWKILLE Co. located in Rhinebeck

Photo: Courtesy of SAWKILLE Co.

SAWKILLE Co.

We’re slowly discovering a batch of artisans that call the Catskills their home. With its expansive landscape, rolling mountains and lush woodlands, it is no wonder why they choose this… 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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