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SEPTEMBER NEW YORK CITY LONDON PARIS TOKYO HONG KONG ROME LAS VEGAS 2011 NEW YORK CITY SEPTEMBER NEW YORK CITY New York has PAGE 1 EAT developed a taste for Bread and Tulips Colonie rustic simplicity, with Tertulia PAGE 2 a spate of restaurants DRINK Silver Lining and shops specialising Felice Wine Bar and Restaurant in rough-hewn, The Bourgeois Pig authentic or vintage SLEEP Dream Downtown products and cuisines. Trump Soho The James New York PAGE 3 SHOP Frye Love, Adorned Modern Anthology SEE & DO BMW Guggenheim Lab Catskill Mountains Bluebird NEW YORK CITY LONDON PARIS TOKYO HONG KONG ROME LAS VEGAS EAT BREAD AND TULIPS COLONIE TERTULIA RUSTIC RUSTIC RUSTIC Italian peasant fare, Park Avenue style Slow food in Brooklyn Authentic Spain Concept: ‘Bread’ symbolizes a satisfying meal; Concept: A neighbourhood restaurant that Concept: Inspired by the cider houses of the ‘tulip’, a warm, inviting atmosphere. draws a cool crowd from further afield to sample Asturias region in Spain, with Iberian cuisine on Opened: July 2011 its locally grown and sourced produce and the menu. Chef: Benjamin Lambert has opened American cuisine. Opened: August 2011 restaurants in Washington and Chappaqua; this Chef: Brad McDonald has previously cooked Chef: This is Chef Seamus Mullen’s second is his first Manhattan venue. His menu for Alain Ducasse at the Essex House. restaurant opening after Boqueria, a tapas bar. highlights lesser-known and neglected Menu: A pared-back cooking style relies on Menu: Starters and tapas include sea urchin ingredients (chive buttermilk dressing, the quality of ingredients used. Salads feature with goat’s milk butter and grilled jalapeno; fried Hen-of-the-Woods mushrooms) in search of an heirloom tomatoes, ricotta and purslane; small Fairytale eggplant, citrus yoghurt, hazelnut and authentic Italian peasant cuisine. plates include octopus with chorizo, fingerling pepper sauce; and grilled flatbread, sobrasada Menu: Roasted asparagus with egg yolk, potatoes and capers; steak with chips, roast sausage, caramelized onion, Mahon cheese and shallots and vinaigrette; handmade pasta with garlic aioli and watercress is among the larger quail eggs. Large sharing dishes include roasted lamb ragu; rabbit with zucchini and dishes on offer. suckling pig with braised Treviso radicchio and garlic;smoked pork shoulder; and pizza, cooked Drinks: American beers, a short but wild mushrooms; and grilled whole turbot with in an authentic Pavesi brick oven from Modena well-chosen wine list, and cocktails including heirloom summer squash. in Italy, with bresaola, mustard greens, buffalo the Chili Strawberry Margarita (Blanco tequila, Drink: Cider is pulled from taps on a vintage mozzarella and Parmigiano. orange liqueur, strawberries, jalapeno syrup, Vermont oak barrel. Drink: There are 115 bottles of wine at $99 or lime, salt). Décor: This large, rustic space with cream- below available. Cocktails include the Park Décor: Wooden floors, tables and chairs, brick painted brick archways, white marble bar, slatted Avenue Tea, made from Luksusowa vodka, walls and a living wall of edible salads and herbs. wood banquettes, patterned tiles and an open pineapple iced tea, syrup, lemon and ginger. Simple place settings and long shared tables kitchen evokes rural Spain. There is a custom-built Décor: Warm brick walls, wooden floors, make for an atmosphere of ‘down-home’ wood-fired oven. rustic styling and a zinc bar. informality. Location: 359 Sixth Avenue, between Location: 365 Park Avenue South at 26th Location: 127 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, Washington Place and West 4th Street, West Street, Gramercy/Flatiron, 1-212-532-9100 1-718-855-7500 Village, 1-646-559-9909 1 Website: breadandtulipsnyc.com/ Website: colonienyc.com Website: tertulianyc.com/ DRINK NEW YORK CITY LONDON PARIS TOKYO HONG KONG ROME LAS VEGAS SILVER LINING FELICE WINE BAR THE BOURGEOIS PIG RUSTIC RUSTIC Cocktails and jazz Italian wines and Tuscan food Cocktails and fondue Concept: This bar, housed in the basement of an Concept: This second wine bar venture from Concept: Ravi DeRossi and Philip Ward, the historic cast-iron building, comes from well-known Italian winemaker Jacopo Giustiniani offers an owner and mixologist respectively of popular bar mixologists Joseph Schwartz and Vito Dieterle, who extensive Italian wine list with a full menu of Death and Co, are behind this cocktail bar. also own Little Branch in Soho. traditional Tuscan cuisine. Drinks: Unusual beer cocktails include Le Peche Opened: August 2011 Opened: August 2011 Royale, which mixes Peach Lambic beer with Pol Drinks: Choose from classics, like the Queen's Drinks: The 17 different wines by the glass Roger Champagne. Infusion cocktails feature Sang Park Swizzle and the Gin Smash, and more creative range from the sparkling Ferrari Brut Metodo de Camille, composed of Ceylon, chamomile, concoctions, including the bar's signature drink – a Classico to the Tuscan red Sebastiano. lavender, cardamom and ginger tea infused with rose Silver Rye Fizz (rye whiskey, lemon, egg white, sugar, Food: Crostone; antipasti including insalata wine, apricot and elderflower. soda) made with the Spanish spirit Licor 43. Beer, mista con bufaline and porchetta; pastas and Food: Ranges from charcuterie and antipasti to a wine and a range of spirits are also available. risottos; and meat dishes such as Milanesine di number of savoury and sweet fondues, including Food: Small plates including bagna cauda with pollo (breaded chicken breast served with arugula, Mushroom Royale Fondue (Gruyère and crudités, ceviche and a trio of slider hamburgers cherry tomatoes and vinaigrette). Emmenthaler, wild mushrooms, thyme and Pineau stuffed with lamb, grilled vegetables and chicken. Décor: Plain and slightly retro in feel, with des Charentes fortified wine) and Dark Chocolate Music: Live jazz. leather banquette seating, simple wooden (with Bailey’s and brandied cherries). Décor: A subterranean brick-walled space with panelling and a display of Italian vintages behind Décor: A boudoir meets bordello feel with cream-colored button-back banquettes, white the cream marble bar. brocade, marble, gilt mirrors, flock wallpaper, velvet tablecloths and a 1900s Steinway piano. Location: 1593 First Avenue, at 83rd Street, upholstered armchairs and an elaborate chandelier. Location: 75 Murray Street, between Greenwich Upper East Side, 1-212-249-4080 Location: 111 East Seventh Street, near First Street and West Broadway, Tribeca, 1-212-513- Website: feliceristorante.com/ Avenue, East Village, 1-212-475-2246 1234 Website: bourgeoispigny.com/about.php SLEEP DREAM DOWNTOWN TRUMP SOHO THE JAMES NEW YORK Luxury contemporary hotel Upscale, conventional luxury New-build with art credentials Concept: This is US hotelier Vikram Chatwal’s Concept: With ample meeting space and a Concept: This ‘art-centric’ hotel contains a flagship property, and is the conversion of a 1960s business centre, Donald Trump’s Soho outpost is a permanent collection curated by Matthew Jensen. building studded with quirky portholes. good choice for the business traveller. Accommodations: There are 114 rooms. Standard Opened: May 2011 Opened: 2010 rooms measure 280 square feet and offer natural Accommodations: The 316 loft-inspired guest Accommodations: This 46-storey mirrored linen sheets, a 42-inch flat-screen television, rooms include 16 suites. Rooms are designed to building is occupied by 391 rooms and suites. complimentary Wi-Fi and Sony multifunction provide ‘intelligent luxury’, allowing guests to surf Standard rooms are 422 square feet and feature a iPod stations. The Penthouse Loft, designed by the internet, order room service and listen to music king-size bed specially designed by Stearns and Dutch designer Piet Boon, is 1,300 square feet and using the iPod-compatible 40-inch Samsung TV Foster for extra comfort, 42-inch LCD flat-screen features bleached oak flooring, a dining room, a and wireless keyboard. HDTV with DVD and CD, rain forest shower, wet bar and a living room. Décor: Rooms have a Pop Art feel, with Nespresso coffee machine and microwave. Facilities: The building contains a rooftop multiple round windows, spotted metallic Décor: Neutral decoration from Fendi includes lounge and pool, a ‘sky lounge’ with views over the wallpaper, splashes of vivid colour, white sofas, oversized leather headboards, taupe walls and city and an ‘urban garden’. silver drapes, hide-covered pouffes and retro light curtains, chocolate rugs and ample desk space for Décor: Bedrooms provide minimalist luxury, fittings. Public spaces resemble a Manhattan work. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer impressive with large windows, white walls, bed linen and nightclub with subdued lighting and oversized city views. curtains and very dark wood floors, wardrobes and brown leather sofas. Dining: Five dining, bar and café options are fittings. Each bedroom is devoted to the work of a Dining: An upscale steak house, Marble Lane, available, among them Quattro, serving Italian different New York-based artist. is available for dinner with plans to open a fine food, and Bar d'Eau, a year-round swimming pool Dining: Well-known chef David Burke serves dining restaurant later this year. bar where cocktails are served. hearty American food in the restaurant. Rates: $385/night Rates: From $400/night Rates: From $473/night Location: 355 West 16th Street, Chelsea, Location: 246 Spring Street, Soho, Location: 27 Grand Street, Soho, 1-212-229-2559 1-212-842-5500 1-212-465-2000 2 Website: dreamdowntown.com Website: trumpsohohotel.com Website: jameshotels.com SHOP NEW YORK CITY LONDON PARIS TOKYO HONG KONG ROME LAS VEGAS FRYE LOVE, ADORNED MODERN ANTHOLOGY RUSTIC RUSTIC Boot maker’s first stand-alone store Unusual jewellery and homewares Homewares, accessories and furniture for men Concept: This 150-year-old Long Island Concept: Lori Leven, who formerly ran a Concept: This concept store is run by Becka brand started with workman’s boots but now tattoo parlour called New York Adorned, now Citron and John Marsala’s Modern Anthology makes nearly 500 styles of men’s and women’s owns a large lifestyle store specialising in design studio and stocks everything the shoes and bags.