FEATURES

What’s In Store? - 3x1

By Tom Ran
Scott Morrison, founding partner of 3x1.

Photo: Daniel Bernauer

Scott Morrison is the Sean Parker of denim. Though not as ubiquitous as facebook, Morrison has had a string of successes with the launch of Paper Denim & Cloth and…

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What’s In Store? - Saturdays Surf

By Tom Ran
The Saturdays Surf crew, left to right: Morgan Collett, Josh Rosen, and Colin Tunstall

Photo: Tuukka Koski

For years surfing in NYC was reserved for the die hards. Even though the Atlantic Ocean is minutes away, the urban density didn’t make transporting a surfboard an easy task….

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Behind the Bar - Karlsson’s Batch 2008

By Craig Cavallo
A family affair, Bertil Gunnarsson with his son Bo Gunnarsson.

Photo: Stefan Andersson

Potatoes are a significant part of Swedish culture. On Cape Bjare, in the south of Sweden, the soil they grow in is referred to as farmer’s gold. The country grows…

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RESULTS FOR "Chef"

Dining / Bars

Photo: Courtesy of Perilla

Perilla

Dine at the bar or at one of the few tables in Top Chef season 1 winner Harold Dieterle’s sparsely elegant restaurant. Though you might walk in skeptical given all… read more »

Hibino

Photo: Courtesy of Hibino

Hibino

Several blocks south from bustling Smith Street sits a quiet Japanese restaurant in Cobble Hill called Hibino. The restaurant is a collaborative effort between two chefs and a graphic designer. read more »

Features

Left: Jill Donenfeld Right: Whiskey Prawn Skewers w/Tomato Curry

Photo: Left: Jill Donenfeld Right: Melissa Ricketts

Life of a Personal Chef

It sounds like an idyllic life—cooking inventive meals in private homes, working flexible hours, spending your days shopping at the greenmarket, and getting paid to do it all. read more »

Watermelon radish and goat cheese, topped with microgreens and a tart blood orange vinaigrette

Photo: Staff

A Delicious Improv

It was a long ride from Manhattan on the A train (running local, naturally) to BedStuy on a cold Saturday afternoon. Exiting at the Utica Avenue stop, in a completely… read more »

Left: Chef Walker Stern Right: Chef Joseph Ogrodnek

Photo: Tuukka Koski

Battersby Brooklyn

At Battersby, it’s all personal. Chef-owners Walker Stern and Joseph Ogrodnek have a long-standing friendship that’s taken them through culinary school to stints at some of the city’s best restaurants. read more »

Blog

Whiskey Prawn Skewers w/Tomato Curry Left: Lamb Racks Right: Burger  Photo: Melissa Ricketts  Left: Lamb Racks Right: Burger Left: Mini Mac Cups Right: Lasagna with Wild Mushroom Ragu  Photo: Melissa Ricketts  Left: Mini Mac Cups Right: Lasagna with Wild

Photo: Melissa Ricketts

Personal Chefs In The City

In New York City, there are thousands of restaurants and thousands of chefs slaving away in all those kitchens on any given day of the week. But there are lots… read more »

Isaac Mchale and James Lowe from <i>The Young Turks</i>

Photo: © Per-Anders Jörgensen

The Young Turks

There was a time, not too long ago, that chefs didn’t have a connection to their suppliers. And it’s still true for many restaurants. But the relationship between supplier and… read more »

MADCrush

Photo: MADCrush

MADCrush

Opening tonight and for the next five Thursdays is MADCrush, a wine bar sitting on the seventh floor of the museum’s event space overlooking Central Park. This project… read more »

TOURS

The Bacon Tour

By David Tez

Photo: Staff

From time to time, The Scout will feature interborough food tours designed as culinary and geographic explorations of our fair city. Each has been field tested, in a single day,…

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The Tenenbaums

By Siobhan Vivian

Photo: Staff

The Royal Tenenbaums is Wes Anderson’s visual love letter to New York. Though never explicitly named, the film presents a stunningly constructed pastiche of the quirky, the kitschy and the…

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