Category Archives: Restaurants
Dell’Anima Still Rocks
Dell’ Anima is a small place along a portion of 8th Ave right before 8th Ave gets ugly. It’s always busy, which might be why it opened a wine bar next door. There is a high-top counter along the open … Continue reading
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Quick Bite: Peel’s
Peel’s is the brand new, surprisingly polished, very white, comfortable sister to taxidermied hipster restaurant Freeman’s. It’s a slightly more upscale diner with a takeout counter and a big long bar. The savvy Freeman’s people know that cocktails attract customers … Continue reading
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Dishing: Greg Gimble, Lingerie VP
By all accounts, it seems Greg Gimble has a dream job. He’s a young VP at Va Bien, a lingerie company his parents started 30 years ago. He contacted me to introduce me (the fashion editor me) to the line … Continue reading
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Love That Dutch Design
For the first time, I thought I could live in a restaurant. Vandaag is light and airy, clean lines, modern, the loudest details being subtle textures like wood slab ceilings and tiled walls. There are big windows looking out onto … Continue reading
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Wicked Good Pizza
I decided, over a rather satisfying slice of $1 pizza from the St. Marks pizza place, that I would happily give up burgers for pizza. It was a question posed to me a couple of years ago, and I didn’t … Continue reading
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Family Style at Torrisi
It’s remarkably freeing to be able to sit down at a table and know the only decision you have to make is red or white, and meat or fish. By day, Torrisi, a slice of a spot on Mulberry Street, … Continue reading
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