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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Retail

Brooklyn Bridge looking towards DUMBO

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About The Scout

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Charmingwall

Nestled on the busy street of West 4th in the West Village one wouldn’t expect to find a gallery as charming as this one. read more »

Bright Lyons

Photo: Mindy Best

Bright Lyons

Bright Lyons is a colorful mixture of art and furniture, specializing in mid-century modern furniture. Owner Paul Bright was a former gallery owner from Ontario Canada dealing in art and… read more »

Dining / Bars

Photo: Noah Kalina

Momofuku Noodle Bar

An upgrade to a bigger location was a smart move for the god-like David Chang, whose original restaurant Momofuku Noodle Bar (there’s also Momofuku Ssam Bar and the impossible-to-get-into Momofuku… read more »

Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain

Take the first sip of a frothy egg cream at Brooklyn Farmacy, and you instantly recognize the taste of good medicine. It helps that you are seated at a classic… read more »

Photo: Daniel Krieger

James

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 »

Features

Chuck Miller

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… read more »

House Industries founder Andy Cruz at his home office.

Photo: Rose Callahan

House Rules

Ogling the archives at the House Industries studio in pastoral Delaware can only be likened to digging through the crates of a great record collector. All sorts of gems are… read more »

Journal: Ames Boston

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 »

Events

Spencer Finch, The River That Flows Both Ways

Photo: CreativeTime

Spencer Finch: The River That Flows Both Ways

We heard Spencer Finch speak last spring about his anticipated installation for the High Line, The River That Flows Both Ways, and really liked his thinking…. read more »

Blog

Jae Kim with his bike/shop, the "Ugly Original Wardrobe"

Photo: Super

Ugly Original

Jae Kim, the man behind Ugly Original has been selling his handmade scarves, shorts and t-shirts in various shops including Oak and Cube here in New York. But… read more »

Chuck Miller / Original Moonshine

In the heart of the Meatpacking district, at an Italian Steakhouse called Macelleria, we met Chuck Miller; a master distiller of a pleasing, clear corn whiskey called Original… read more »

Photo: The Original MOONSHINE

Original Moonshine Box

Sometimes a package comes across our desk that needs to be shared. Such is the case with The Original MOONSHINE box, which actually isn’t a box at all…. 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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