Today's Updates

Middle School: Spring's Midriff Trend

By Chantal Gordon | Manhattan magazine | March 17, 2010

Contrary to what vintage MTV might suggest, Britney Spears did not invent the midriff. There was a time when Bergman used it to distract Grant and Stanwyck used it to seduce Fonda, and this spring designers are rushing to rescue the crop top from pop-star purgatory. read more

Borough Down: Dine Out Brooklyn

By Danny Bonvissuto | ModernLuxury.com | March 16, 2010

Eat your way from Bay Ridge to Williamsburg during Dine In Brooklyn now through March 25—a great reason (not that you need one) to visit Manhattan’s scrappier sister. For much less than a pair of summer slingbacks—$20.10 for brunch/lunch, $25 for dinner—you have be at one of our favorite B-town hotspots: read more

All-Star: A Renovated Museum at Eldridge Street

By Danny Bonvissuto | Manhattan magazine | March 16, 2010

It’s the first house of worship built by Eastern European Jews in the United States—still functioning as a synagogue on the Lower East Side—and it’s a museum of the history of Jewish immigrants. Now the Museum at Eldridge Street is putting the cherry on top of a 20-year, multi-award-winning restoration with the commission of a stained-glass installation in the east window, the focal point of one of the city’s most stunning sanctuaries. read more

Celeb Q&A: Greta Gerwig

By Nicole Berrie | Photography by Mark Mann | Manhattan magazine | March 15, 2010

Indie standout Greta Gerwig scores big with the starring role in Noah Baumbach’s new romantic dramedy read more

Hot Spot: Recette

How refreshing: A new high-profile restaurant with a non-Italian menu. Chef Jesse Schenker, who previously ran a private dining room in Harlem, has opened a compact West Village space featuring dishes such as trout with savoy cabbage and bluefoot mushrooms. Pastry chef Christina Lee, once a rising star at Per Se, is making noise with her roasted-apple napoleon with caramel ice cream and Earl Grey milk jam. read more

Super Fly: Q&A Richard Branson

By Virginia Gil | Manhattan magazine | March 15, 2010

His whereabouts are as difficult to uncover as those of James Bond—to say that Sir Richard Branson gets around is an understatement. read more

Look Now: Blue Dazzles This Spring

By Lauren DeCarlo | Styled by D. Graham Kostic | Photo by Anna Knott | Manhattan magazine | March 15, 2010

Why so blue? Because the season demands it! The boldest shades of electric and royal blue are intensified this spring when they take on sleek, futuristic forms. Case in point: Oscar de la Renta’s water-snake crisscross sandals and Gucci’s teetering leather platforms. read more

Get Out!: Bounty Hunting at the Borgata

By Danny Bonvissuto | ModernLuxury.com | March 12, 2010

Near Nothing gets our attention like a press release that starts, “What do Gerard Butler and the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City have in common? Big packages!” And that’s a mighty fine lead-in to their “Follow the Bounty to Borgata” promotion, which makes the most of the fact that a few scenes from The Bounty Hunter were filmed in the big A.C. read more

Weekend Bites: March Madness Burgers and Brunch

By Danny Bonvissuto | ModernLuxury.com | March 12, 2010

Friday You’ve filled out your NCAA brackets, now there’s nothing left to do but scream at the TV, right? Wrong. Show your support by bellying up to one of the four March Madness burgers now through April 5 at David Burke at Bloomingdale’s. read more

It’s Only Natural: Eco Decor

By Monica Khemsurov | Manhattan magazine | March 12, 2010

Home furnishings that combine form and sustainability aren’t just functional—they’re cool read more

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