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 "Hidden"

Dining / Bars

Photo: Courtesy of La Lunchonette

La Luncheonette

Find respite on a desolate stretch of 10th Avenue in West Chelsea at La Luncheonette, a little slice of France in the unlikeliest neighborhood. Just blocks away from the madness… read more »

Photo: Courtesy of Burger Joint

Burger Joint

Another contender for the title of “New York’s Best Burger,” Burger Joint is a small, crowded, diner tucked away in a discreet corner of, strangely enough, the upscale Parker Meridien… 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 »

Multiple Visions A Common Bond exhibit

Photo: Dana Johnston

El Encanto de un Pueblo (The Magic of People)

Brooklyn welcomed Dana and me on November 7th, 2004 to a sublet apartment with a sheet-less bed and the haunting noise of radiator piping. We arrived with 2 suitcases and… read more »

Blue Owl's bar

Photo: Courtesy of Blue Owl

Whisky Run

If you want a pint of beer, a shot of vodka or a glass of wine, there are hundreds of bars you could go to. But if you’re looking for… read more »

Blog

Table made from chip boards

Photo: FormaFantasma

Secret Natures exhibition-Droog Design New York

FormaFantasma, the design duo from Eindhoven, will be exhibiting their latest collection at Droog’s Design gallery in SoHo on May 16th. Similar to Droog’s thoughtfulness behind their designs,… read more »

Grace Kim, Love Hotel

Photo: Grace Kim, Melanie Flood Projects

Grace Kim at Melanie Flood Projects

Grace Kim’s Under the Glass Bell, A Dream opens at Melanie Flood Projects this evening. Taking its name from Anaïs Nin’s short story, "Under a Glass… read more »

Jae Kim with his bike/shop, the "Ugly Original Wardrobe"

Photo: Super

Ugly Original

Jae Kim, the man behind Ugly Original has been selling his handmade scarves, shorts and t-shirts in various shops including Oak and Cube here in New York. But… 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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