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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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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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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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…
Read MoreFurniture shops have come and gone on this block of Bond Street, but Modernlink stands the test of time. William Lee’s humble beginnings started with a modest section at ABC… read more »
After six months of operating Baxter & Liebchen out of his 600 square-foot apartment, Andrew Kevelson moved his showroom to DUMBO.His current location on Jay Street is a colossal 5,000… read more »
The Scandanavian countries of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway have long traditions of creating stunning objects for living. You can see how these techniques have evolved from their folk… read more »
James is nestled in the Prospect Heights neighborhood on the corner of St. Marks and Carlton Avenue, tucked inside a century-old brownstone. read more »
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 »

Photo: Michael A. Muller
Inside Penn Station, after cavorting through the many throngs of travelers, I met up with some friends to board the Acela train headed for Boston, Mass., for a stay at… read more »

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… read more »
As we wait for Julius Shulman’s documentary to reach New York this fall, another documentary on modern architecture surfaces. Coast Modern a new film by directors Michael Bernard… read more »
There’s a voyeuristic side in all of us. We all want to see how other people live, even better if they’re creatives. So it’s no wonder why sites like The… read more »
The LA Times reports that midcentury modern homes designed by Neutra, Lautner, Kahn and others are suffering from the economic slow down. Prices are being reduced, with some… read more »
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,…
Read MoreThe 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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