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…
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Photo: Mindy Best
Off of what you might call the main drag in Red Hook, Van Brunt Street, there are dozens of anonymous warehouses and garages. One of these, however, is not at… read more »
Diagonal black and white stripes deck the walls of this tiny two-seat barbershop. A golden bottle of bourbon sits on a glass shelf by the window is offered to you… read more »
Moon River Chattel has the appeal of an old general store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Co-owners Christine Foley and Paul Sperduto have created a warm environment influenced by their love of… read more »

Photo: Mindy Best
We’ve been fans of Saipua for a long time, counting on their bountiful floral arrangements for every special occasion and impressing guests with fine soaps. We’re pleased to share with… 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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