The dungeon-black walls of the hip Ace Hotel's underground room, appropriately called Liberty Hall, are relieved by vintage speakers stacked floor-to-ceiling like a rock wall. The decorative recycling of defunct gear, lit with candles like a sanctuary, made a righteous backdrop for a reading of lett ... More >>
New York can be cruel. Long workdays, unpredictable commutes, exorbitant prices--it feels like we must be gluttons for punishment. But don't fret you tired, you poor, you huddled masses! With the abundance of oyster happy hour specials around the city, we can now indulge in another form of gluttony. ... More >>
CMJ’s Music Marathon kicks into gear
Hull. Sound of the City's staff has opinions about which bands to see at the CMJ festival, happening around the city this week. In our final installment of recommendations, music editor Maura Johnston offers her picks. (Check out Nick Murray's and Martika Finch's selections, too.) Hull Fa ... More >>
Social media in full effect at SaksBedlam broke out in the streets of Manhattan Thursday night for the 3rd annual Fashion's Night Out. Even though we sort of knew what to expect, the evening turned out to be a clusterfuck--in a good way. We're still grappling with the events that took place ... More >>
We thought we put this one to bed a few months ago, but as it turns out, we're talking about the Ace Hotel again. Remember how hip it is? Or "not quote-unquote hip, per se"? It's hip again, or continues to be hip, or continues to be quote-unquote not not hip. This time, the angle is that the ... More >>
The Antlers w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra The Liberty Room of The Ace Hotel Friday, August 5 Better than: Perusing the photo galleries the Monday after. The Antlers' Friday-night gig at the Ace Hotel had all the makings of one of those exclusive New York City shows that you hear about after the fa ... More >>
basykes/flickrHere come the brides and grooms! Summertime is wedding season. In FitR's first-ever Wedding Week, we're celebrating the best wedding season ever because it's the first during which anyone can marry, regardless of color, creed, or sexual preference. Yay! Two people joining in hol ... More >>
incrediblethings.comSo pretty!It's time to celebrate this weekend, and many of New York City's hotels and restaurants are getting into the spirit, offering special details and discounts on dining.
That's what a tablemate at the IFC upfront lunch at the Ace Hotel told me when I casually mentioned that I'd just bought a scale at Walgreen's. The woman wisely said that the scale could easily start to drive you nutto if you slavishly live by its pronouncements. And I'm nutto enough, thank ... More >>
A noted seafood restaurant returns from the deep
Telephoned, mixing it up. Pics by Peter Steusloff.Telephoned Ace Hotel Tuesday, February 8 Better Than: That "mash-up" DJ my friend who just discovered that DJs play songs he likes is trying to tell me about as I type this. Ugh. It's been less than a week since our last visit, and we've alr ... More >>
Drop the Lime says hello. Pics by Puja.Trouble & Bass Ace Hotel Wednesday, February 3 Better Than: Any sock hop your school threw when you were a child. Hotel nightlife is something that we're immensely intrigued with here at SOTC -- it's something that we aim to love but often approach wit ... More >>
Start your week off tonight at the Ace Hotel with the Bad Lupo Brothers. The evening is propelled by local club destroyers and electro-heads Trouble & Bass, as they celebrate crew birthdays and their recently declared love for old-school rockabilly jams. Yes, rockabilly. The titular Brothers ... More >>
This post is basically going to write itself, but hoo boy, Matt Gross' breathless feature on the Ace Hotel in the Times Styles section this weekend is a doozy. It's a portrait of arch-hipness that is so complete and detailed as to be an achievement in its field. There's a lot to unpack here.
One multitasking solo artist
The crowd at Let's Play House, our favorite wandering house party. Photo by John Barclay.Before we sink into holiday hibernation, we thought we'd take a moment to reflect on our exploits, and present to you our very own 2010 SOTC Nightlife Awards. Below, our fourth installment examines the ye ... More >>
zimbio.comFamous people get hungry too Because no trip to New York City is complete without a celebrity spotting, ABC News has compiled a list of places where the stars like to hang out and dine. You can be just like famous people! Except they won't have to endure long waits and reservatio ... More >>
District 36, exterior, daylight. All photos by Puja Patel.In this time of venue and general nightlife uncertainty in NYC, we'll take what we can get, and so it is with some happiness that we hail the opening of District 36, a new club opening this weekend at 29 W. 36th Street. An SOTC operati ... More >>
The kind of John Dory that doesn't attract crowds.With a mere seven days to go until the John Dory's second coming at the Ace Hotel, Diner's Journal has a few details to share. First, it will be bigger, shinier, and covered in black tile, with two fish tanks that will segregate fish from the ... More >>
It's the end of an era. The Hotel Chelsea, which opened in 1884 -- where Sid Vicious may or may not have killed Nancy Spungen, Andy Warhol directed Chelsea Girls, and the names of residents frequently read like a who's who of '60s counterculture -- is now up for sale, reports the Wall Street ... More >>
Your CMJ evenings and late afternoons are filling up pretty fast, I'd imagine, but how about your mornings? Care to see how coherent, say, DOM are capable of being at 10 a.m.? KEXP will be broadcasting live sets from a variety of big-shots -- Dean and Britta (to your left), Holly Miranda, the ... More >>
A night of DJs and prizes to help the clean-up efforts in the Gulf
All photos by Stacey AndersonBarney's welcomes youFriday evening, somewhere between the Gucci-jostling melee outside Bergdorf Goodman's and the raucous, champagne-tippling dancing at the Soho Prada boutique, the second annual Fashion's Night Out established its firm identity: it is Halloween, ... More >>
Dont be fashion road-kill this year
This lady knows how to party (really).Dear Anna Wintour, Thank you so very much for creating the best party of the year! Last year's awesome debut of Fashion's Night Out -- Wintour's response to the dour economic and retail state -- concluded that the only way to make people shop again is to ... More >>
aliedwards/flickrQuite the cupping.It's no civet coffee -- you know, that crazy expensive coffee made from beans that have been pooped out of a tropical cat -- but beans grown by Hacienda la Esmeralda make nearly as coveted a cup joe.
Midtown, meet Blue Bottle.A little over a week ago, just months after the Andaz Wall Street Hotel opened its doors, Andaz 5th Avenue made its debut. Next Monday, the hotel's casual dining spot, The Shop, will open. Taking a cue from the Wall Street branch, perhaps, which has its own farmer's ... More >>
Rebecca MarxGeneral Tso's tofu, a lunch-time treatRebecca got the Early Word on No. 7 Sub Shop in the Ace Hotel, and declared that the General Tso's tofu sandwich tasted like "mortal sin and eternal love, and may be the best thing to happen to vegetarians since the invention of the grilled ch ... More >>
New Jersey has banned research-related oyster-farming projects in the state's polluted coastal waters in order to protect the shellfish industry in light of the BP oil spill and avoid having contaminated oysters end up on dinner tables. [NJ] A number of trendy restaurants, like Má Pêche i ... More >>
The next outpost of the No. 7 empire. Having conquered Fort Greene and the Ace Hotel, the No. 7 team is setting its eyes on NoLIta: the latest Community Board 2 agenda shows that Matthew Maddy, the designer behind No. 7 and the No. 7 Sub Shop, has applied for a liquor license for 168 Elizabet ... More >>
Roe Ethridge/The New York TimesLights out.After 65 years on Lexington Avenue, Gino closed its doors after dinner on Saturday night. Brooks of Sheffield has written up a poignant, cogent account of the evening on Eater, one that makes painfully clear what -- aside from the zebra wallpaper -- w ... More >>
John Messinger/T MagazineThe John Dory of old.A month after he told us he'd be re-opening the John Dory in the Ace Hotel, Ken Friedman has revealed a few more details about the seafood restaurant's resurrection. According to the Wall Street Journal, it should open by mid-July, and will featur ... More >>
Gregg GreenwoodSo, if you're keeping track of Shepard Fairey-related activity around NYC, there is the wall on Houston Street, the Ace Hotel wrap-around, the May Day show at Deitch Projects and, last but not least, a permanent, indoor mural installation at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. That ... More >>
John Messinger/T MagazineThe John Dory's first incarnation.A few weeks after Ken Friedman told Fork in the Road that he was indeed planning to open a new John Dory in the Ace Hotel, a tipster writes in with an update: "There will be no kitchen in the restaurant when it opens. Just a raw bar w ... More >>
No. 7 Sub's General Tso's TofuLast week, after months of drooling anticipation, No. 7 Sub Shop opened its doors in the Ace Hotel, becoming the newest member of what is effectively the city's most pedigreed food court. Long before the shop opened, Tyler Kord had earned a reputation as somethin ... More >>
John Messinger/T MagazineThe John Dory will resurface at the Ace Hotel. Yesterday evening, Fork in the Road received a tip that Ken Friedman was planning to resurrect the John Dory at the Ace Hotel. For months now, rumors have been circulating about what Friedman will open at the Ace -- in Ja ... More >>
How much art can you see in four days?
The scene at the Ace Hotel was pretty rowdy on Saturday night, as Opening Ceremony threw a party to celebrate opening a bizarre and tiny store in the chain hotel's lobby. Further research undertaken by SOTC over the weekend seemed to indicate that the store is long on McSweeney's and Levis-collabo ... More >>
Woe to pigs who value their head and feet!
What are some of the buzziest openings to look forward to in 2010? Keith McNally and Nate Appleman's Pulino's Bar and Pizzeria, natch. But also Loreley Williamsburg, Zak Pelaccio's Fatty Cue, and No. 7 Sub in the Ace Hotel. [Metromix] The city is getting increasingly lax on smoking speakeasi ... More >>
Jason Denton, who owns, 'Ino and 'Inoteca, has opened Corsino, which specializes in crostini with assorted toppings, as well as other Italian plates from chef Steve Connaughton. [NY Times] From the The Spotted Pig team, The Breslin has finally arrived. The Ace Hotel's new restaurant will feature a ... More >>
It's Friday afternoon. And these are the best posts of the week: We ranked Our 10 Best Food Shops. Corona's Abarrotera Central offers one-stop shopping for Halloween. Scottish food importer Andrew Hamilton is making haggis for Highlands. This week, g-u-t-b-o-m-b was spelled okonomiyaki at May Ch ... More >>
This week in food blogs... Eat Me Daily took a look at the price-per-pound ration of cookbooks and The Big Fat Duck Cookbook weighed in at 11.6 pounds for $157.50 or $13.58 per pound of book. Midtown Lunch got excited over one of its images being used in Polish Playboy as part of a piece on Taam T ... More >>
A medium latte "I love that band!" exclaimed my tattooed, be-hatted barista to the other barista, who sported a jacket, tie, and bored expression. It is news to exactly no one that Stumptown Coffee in the Ace Hotel is a hotbed of hipster-dom, so hipster-ish, in fact, that it crosses the parod ... More >>
...Are the longterm residents of the Breslin Hotel. Now that the former SRO has been resurrected as the Ace Hotel, they're apparently being discouraged from entering through the lobby. According to Chelsea Now, the holdover tenants have been told to use a separate entrance: "...Ace manager Jan Rozen ... More >>
The long-awaited Stumptown has finally opened in the Ace Hotel. It's the only New York outpost of the Portland coffee chain, although you can get Stumptown coffee at a number of restaurants and cafes, including Cafe Pedlar (both in Brooklyn and now in the LES). [Eater] Cantina Latina is opening in ... More >>
Madison Square Park brings news that Lower Midtown caffeine fiends have been waiting for: Stumptown's opening in the Ace Hotel this Monday. Though the Portland import is sold at an increasing number of coffee shops throughout the city, this will be its first dedicated location in the city.[Via Eater ... More >>
Julian Andrews/The AgeThe Feedbag has announced the imminent return of Fergus Henderson, the offal-loving British chef who created a frenzy last fall when he came to town to cook dinner at Momofuku Noodle Bar. This year's FergusStock will take place at the Spotted Pig on October 15, followed ... More >>
Both New York magazine and Metromix have unleashed their Fall restaurant previews today, lending a bit of autumnal snap to the dead heat of August. Names that everyone's smacking their lips over include Momofuku Midtown, which will be located in the old Town space; the Breslin, April Bloomfield's ne ... More >>
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