Michelin released its new additions to its list of stars last night, and among the 19 restaurants in the city that received a star or more, five are in Tribeca or Fidi. / 2 comments
Five neighborhood restaurants are on the Michelin Guide's short list. / 1 comment
The Japanese omakase restaurant has been brewing for ages; cats at The Journal Gallery; a dancer takes Manhattan; one of the world's best squash players opens his own facility. / 9 comments
In the works for three years, the diminutive restaurant is close to opening. / 3 comments
Plus: carp spotted swimming downtown; a Black Fox runs uptown; Hudson Square adds some color to its light poles. / 2 comments
Plus new stretch studio - Outer Reach - opens on Greenwich; Japanese on Warren is coming along; Meryl Streep's digs on Laight are relisted and reduced in price.
A rep for the Japanese restaurant coming to 20 Warren referred to it as a "high-end omakase sushi bar," but the sample menus indicate kaiseki, possibly as a showcase for beef from Hokkaido.
Plus: Fire at 108 Leonard; the Four Seasons spa now offers clairvoyance treatments; Shigure is serving lunch; "Motherless Brooklyn" shoot; Spring Studios cladding. / 3 comments
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