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Ritz-Carlton Soon to be Occupied by Auden

The Ritz-Carlton Central Park is about to get ritzier with a new restaurant opening: BLT Market, which previously occupied the space closed a few months back. The luxury hotel chain recently announced that Auden, with executive chef Mark Arnao, will be taking over on September 28. The restaurant's ... More >>

Giants Ticker-Tape Parade Tomorrow; Go to Mayor's Twitter Right Now to Grab Ticket

We heard many of you screaming about the Giants on the streets and in bars last night -- but only 500 of you lucky fans will get to celebrate tomorrow afternoon at City Hall. For the rest of you, though, there's a parade! Late last night, the mayor's office announced plans for football festivities, ... More >>

Say Goodbye to BLT Market, Comida Mercado Fresco

It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. Here are some of the dogs who got eaten this week. Know of any restaurants or bars opening or closing? Drop us a line. Sorella has shuttered temporarily, for renovations. [Bowery Boogie] The Ritz-Carlton's BLT Market has closed as planned, taking its not-so-rit ... More >>

Small Crowd Rallies on Central Park South to Draw Tourist Support on a Horse Carriage Ban

Michelle D. AndersonDonny Moss, documentary filmmaker, and Elizabeth Forel, president of CBHDC​"Grains or Pigeon Feces?" "Will a person die next?" Those were some of the questions a group of horse advocates and animal-rights activists wanted tourists and New York residents to contemplate last ... More >>

BLT Market Gets Slapped With a Not-So-Ritzy 'C' Grade

The latest fine-dining establishment to get slapped with a C grade from the Health Department is BLT Market, in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Central Park South.

The Astor Room Noshes on Nostalgia

A mixed bag of American classics in Astoria. But no beaver.

Craig Hopson of Le Cirque Talks About the State of Fine Dining and Reveals His Predictions for This Year's James Beard Awards

Photo courtesy Craig HopsonCraig Hopson will make you pasta primavera...if you ask nicely​In New York City, restaurants come and go on a near daily basis. So when a restaurant stands the test of time, it's clearly doing something right. Le Cirque is one such example, so we got in touch with ... More >>

Veggie Mag Uses Meaty Models; Daniel Boulud Plans Montreal Resto

​A food blog has introduced a food-cart walking tour, charging $40 to take participants to some of the city's most talked-about mobile vendors. [NY Post] Underground food markets are cropping up around the country, allowing vendors to avoid hefty fees for health permits and insurance. [NY Tim ... More >>

A Broadway Leading Lady With Real Balls

At age 76, the theater vet is a real doll in Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest

Laurent Tourondel Resurfaces With a New Restaurant in Midtown

Tourondel does TV.​A year after BLT Group announced its split with the chef who gave the company its name, Lauren Tourondel has resurfaced in midtown.

Huge Email Hack Reveals Customer Info From Target, JP Morgan and 50 More Big Brands

​The digital marketing firm Epsilon told its clients on Friday of "an unauthorized entry into Epsilon's email system," insisting it "was limited to email addresses and/or customer names only" and that no other information was at risk, but it's only now becoming clear just how widespread the ha ... More >>

The Ritz's Norm Bukofzer Talks Big Tabs, What the Young Ladies Are Drinking These Days & Why He Doesn't Like Basil in His Drink

Norm!​For the past 30-odd years, he's been the man behind the bar at the Ritz Carlton on Central Park. His Facebook fan club has 122 members. In this world of mustachioed mixologists and bar pyrotechnics, Norm Bukofzer reminds us all what a bar should be. What is it like being one of the city ... More >>

The Cherpumple: A Turducken for Your Sweet Tooth; Nutrition Prof Goes on Twinkie Diet & Loses 27 Lbs.

​Top chefs are opening restaurants in the Caribbean, including Alain Ducasse, who opened Mix on the Beach at the W Retreat & Spa in Puerto Rico, and Eric Ripert, who has Blue by Eric Ripert at the Ritz-Carlton in Grand Cayman. [NY Times] Researchers are looking into what makes people love cer ... More >>

10 NYC Hotels Better Fitted for Charlie Sheen to Do Blow in Than the Plaza

​Home Alone 2. North by Northwest. Crocodile Dundee. Arthur. Eloise and her motherfucking Pet Turtle!* New York City's landmark The Plaza Hotel has been home to many famous scenes over its 103-year history. Yet Charlie Sheen has managed to sully it, as it is now also home to the famous scene that ... More >>

Chef Ricardo Cardona: Explaining Modern Dominican Food, Managing Six Restaurants, and Why He Hates Being on TV

Chef Ricardo Cardona​El Salvador-born Ricardo Cardona moved from his home country to Alphabet City when he was a teenager in the early '80s. He now heads up the kitchen of the newly opened Gabbana, a modern Dominican restaurant in Corona, Queens. The chef is a veteran of New York kitchens, hav ... More >>

Gabbana Chef Ricardo Cardona: Alphabet City in the '80s, Caribbean Kibbe, Racism at the Ritz, and What Dominicans Really Eat

Chef Ricardo Cardona​Ricardo Cardona heads up the kitchen of the newly opened Gabbana, a modern Dominican restaurant in Corona, Queens. The chef is a veteran of New York kitchens, having worked his way up from frying falafel in the East Village to the Ritz Carlton, and finally developing his o ... More >>

Levi Johnston Bares All in Exclusive Interview!

Palin the 'big backstabber,' he says. Plus: Don't ask, do tell.

Cops Sent to Hotels, Indonesian Consulate After Jakarta Blasts

Don't worry, New York City hotel guests -- the hotel bombings in Jakarta drew an immediate response from the NYPD: "critical response vehicles" have been dispatched to several hotels in Manhattan, including the Marriot and Ritz Carlton, whose Jakarta equivalents were the ones hit by suicide bombers ... More >>

Top Chef: Something's Fishy

Things were seeming so promising. Last night's Top Chef was actually testing the chef-testants' skills. Fishes were cleaned and filleted in timed competition. We watched Stefan peel the skin off an eel by nailing it to the chopping block (it was strangely arousing). Eric Ripert was there. There were ... More >>

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Amy Poehler Pops

Talking with the Baby Mama star

America's Best Mint Julep

Glamour Do: Hanging with Dita Von Teese

Who's more glamorous than the Olsen Twins?

Art Bites

The BlackBerry Trickster

On the trail of a 300-pound con man in hot-pink sunglasses

Life Is Like This Bar: You Never Know What You’re Gonna Get

Close-Up on Battery Park City

Literature and Libations: Where Reading Is Fundamental

Hey, FCC: OK?

What First Amendment? What Public Information? And What's News in Brooklyn?

Getting the Incest Out

A Bloomberg proposal that could transform city campaign finance

Settling Some Debts

Like Fox to Henhouse, Baker Goes to Iraq

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Beauty and the Big Shots

The Sexcapades and Politics Behind New York’s Bogus Catholic Museum

Wouldn’t It Be Nice

Can Window Dressing Turn Into a Window?

Redressing Chanel

Karl, Coco, and the Met

What the Butler Wired

Do Not Disturb — Unless You've Brought Me Some Floppies

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