#Beloved diner Old John’s opening again

#Beloved diner Old John’s opening again

“#Beloved diner Old John’s opening again” As the economy revs up, more beloved Big Apple restaurants that were left for dead stand to find enterprising proprietors willing to bring them back to life. Take, for example, Old John’s Luncheonette — a cozy and classic dinner that’s fed hungry residents of Manhattan’s Upper West Side since…

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#Inside Fishs Eddy’s secret tableware museum

#Inside Fishs Eddy’s secret tableware museum

“#Inside Fishs Eddy’s secret tableware museum” “‘You here for the tour?’ ” quips Julie Gaines, the co-founder of the iconic downtown home goods store Fishs Eddy. Though the shop has long been known for selling quirky kitchen items — including plates and mugs with an illustration of country music legend Dolly Parton that say “Hello…

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#London hotspot Sexy Fish coming soon to NYC and Miami

#London hotspot Sexy Fish coming soon to NYC and Miami

“#London hotspot Sexy Fish coming soon to NYC and Miami” London-based Sexy Fish is hopping across The Pond, bringing its Asian-fusion seafood — along with a mega-buck collection of marine-themed art works by Damiean Hirst and Frank Gehry — to diners in Miami and New York.  British restaurateur Richard Caring, 73, is currently scouting locations…

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#Death of NYC’s restaurant scene was greatly exaggerated

#Death of NYC’s restaurant scene was greatly exaggerated

“#Death of NYC’s restaurant scene was greatly exaggerated” Apocalypse Not.  That’s the triumphant story of New York City restaurants this summer.  The Big Apple’s dining scene not only survived the coronavirus, it whipped its murderous, spiky tail — despite what the “experts” predicted.  Remember how “Top Chef” host Tom Colicchio forecast in March 2020 that…

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#Ian Schrager relaunches Public Hotel with new luxury mission

#Ian Schrager relaunches Public Hotel with new luxury mission

“#Ian Schrager relaunches Public Hotel with new luxury mission” It was a pisco party last night at the Lower East Side’s Public Hotel. Following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that nearly all COVID-19 restrictions were being lifted,  mask-less revelers strutted up to the Public Hotel’s bar for the first time since it closed its doors in…

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