Salt & Straw founder Kim Malek (left) teamed up with first cousin Tyler Malek to make their homemade brand of ice cream that started in Portland, OR, into a bi-coastal success. ( Photo: Posy Quarterman Photography ) Famed Craft Ice Cream Parlor That Started in Portland OR Delights NYers with 2nd Store Way back in the olden days, ice cream was made using salt water to churn cream into a solid enough concoction, and then packed... Food & Drink 27 Sep 2024 | 08:53
Welcome to the Cumin Club, Javits Center during the Fancy Foods Show ( Deborah Fenker) Fancy Foods Show Requires Fancy Footwork to Feast on Even a Fraction of Fare but Egads! The Effort is Worth It The Fancy Food Show was back in town last month at the Jacob Javits Center, its attendees particularly thrilled to be there... Food & Drink 22 Jul 2024 | 09:11
Huge crowds turned out for the opening of famed Florence sandwich shop All’Antico Vinaio in the Nomad neighborhood bordering Chelsea. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker) Gem of a Sandwich Shop Draws Huge Crowd to Opening in Chelsea/Nomad District Just last week, The New York Times compiled a seemingly comprehensive list of must-try sandwiches throughout the five boroughs.... News 26 Jun 2024 | 01:25
A typical crowded day at Fellini ( by Deborah Fenker) Fellini Coffee Captures Classic Italian Flavors in New Chelsea Outpost What makes a place cool? Well, whatever it is, Fellini’s, at 231 8th Avenue, has it. And not just among one particular demographic:... Food & Drink 07 Jun 2024 | 01:25
Author Elle Evans (left) with Elle culture writer Lauren Puckett-Pope (center) and Kathleen Harris, executive editor of Zibby Books. Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl Chick Lit Author Who Wrote “Wedding Issues” Under Pen Name Has Day Job: M.D. I think of myself as somewhat of a Jack of all trades but Elle Evans has me trumped by most counts. This ambitious Boston... City Arts 23 Apr 2024 | 03:59
All of Tony Notarberardino are oversized and shot in black & white. The Chelsea Hotel Portraits show is at the ACA Gallery in Chelsea through April 13th. Photo: Deborah Fenker Chelsea Hotel Portraits Captures the “End of the Party” in Big Black & White Photos It’s no secret that the new management of the renovated Hotel Chelsea would rather have had the permanent tenants of the... News 12 Mar 2024 | 01:13
Our puzzle man, Myles Mellor (left), and his wife Debby--who initially urged him not to quit his day job--is now his biggest fan after he turned his one time hobby of creating crossword puzzles into a lucrative worldwide business. Photo: Courtesy Mellor family Myles Mellor: The man who turned his puzzling hobby into booming crossword syndicate There are people who solve puzzles and then there are true puzzle people. Normal puzzle people peruse the news and ads in... News 17 Jan 2023 | 12:57
El Quijote dining room. Photo: Eric Medsker The Return of El Quijote For nearly a decade, Hotel Chelsea has been under a seemingly endless process of construction. El Quijote, the iconic Spanish... News 25 Feb 2022 | 04:40
The Mermaid Inn Chelsea. Photo: Deborah Fenker The Big Little Mermaid In case you thought mermaids were imaginary, this expanding mini-empire’s Chelsea location is here to steer you straight.... News 21 Dec 2021 | 02:20
Bar Veloce in Chelsea. Photo: Deborah Fenker Bar Veloce Returns in Its Own Sweet Time For a bar named Veloce, they sure have taken their own sweet time reopening. But good things are worth waiting for, and owner... News 17 Aug 2021 | 03:01
A bucolic feeling at Rosemary’s East near Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. Photo: Deborah Fenker A Focus on Food and Family Opening up a restaurant during a pandemic is bound to garner some buzz. Even just staying open warrants such. So when Carlos... News 04 Jun 2021 | 05:01
Holly Diamond and Mia Oh. Photo: Deborah Fenker From Oregon to Mista Oh Depending on who you ask, you’re a New Yorker once you’ve lived here three years. Some say three months. Some probably have... News 03 Mar 2021 | 11:41
The author’s apartment door. Photo: Deborah Fenker “Bah, Lovebug!” “It’s a made up holiday.” “I buy my wife flowers when I want to ... not when some florist tells me to.” “We celebrate our... Voices 07 Feb 2021 | 05:20
Counter & Bodega in Chelsea. Photo by Deborah Fenker. How to Relocate a Restaurant On the off chance anyone needed evidence to prove opening a restaurant in New York city in the midst of a pandemic and economic... News 27 Nov 2020 | 03:36
Leon Feingold with the House of Good Deeds bus. Photo: Deborah Fenker The House of Good Deeds “Good thoughts, good words, good deeds,” Freddie Mercury’s father reportedly said. This quote is perhaps what made the House... News 08 Oct 2020 | 03:35
