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 "Dessert"

Dining / Bars

Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain

Take the first sip of a frothy egg cream at Brooklyn Farmacy, and you instantly recognize the taste of good medicine. It helps that you are seated at a classic… read more »

Features

Cordato’s Deli

Photo: Staff

Hidden and Hipster-Free

PDT, La Esquina, Milk & Honey…secret bars and restaurants are scattered all over the city. But let’s face it; these unmarked or “underground” places aren’t so secret anymore. In fact,… read more »

Alex and Companies

Alex Calderwood has a history of turning nothing into something. He looks at unloved and abandoned spaces with an optimistic eye, seeing potential to infuse them with new life, art,… 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 »

Blog

The Supper Room's dining space in a Williamsburg loft

Photo: Olly Hamm

The Supper Room

On a recent Saturday night, The Supper Room – a brand-new NYC dinner club – held its inaugural event in a Williamsburg loft. The sold-out event served a… read more »

Guests at the first Underbelly

Photo: Jothan Cashero

Inaugural Dinner for Underbelly

You’ve heard this story before – a muti-course meal, cooked by a mystery chef. An undisclosed location. Directions e-mailed at the last minute; an uncertain journey into unfamiliar territory; ringing… read more »

A Visit to Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain

Take a trip back in time to your grandparent’s youth at Brooklyn Farmacy and Soda Fountain. The ice cream shop couldn’t have opened at a better time. At… 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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