FEATURES

The Mast Brothers

By Tom Ran
Michael Mast and Rick Mast of Mast Brothers Chocolate

Photo: Mindy Best

The Mast Brothers Chocolate factory occupies only three rooms in a nondescript building in Williamsburg. The first doubles as a storefront that opens on the weekend to customers with much…

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Roman & Williams Studio Visit

By Tom Ran
Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch in their studio

Photo: Rose Callahan

The partners behind Roman & Williams, Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch are anti minimalists. It’s apparent in the spaces they create.

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Billykirk Studio Visit

By Tom Ran
Chris and Kirk Bray of Billykirk

Photo: Rose Callahan

Billykirk’s studio is surrounded by things, equipments, flat files, paintings, photos, and memories.

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RESULTS FOR "No Reservations"

Dining / Bars

Photo: Mindy Best

Smith & Mills

You could easily walk right past this tiny gem on a quiet stretch in Tribeca; one the outside, it’s nondescript and unassuming. 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 »

Blog

Anthony Bourdain's <i>No Reservations</i>

Photo: Travel Channel

No Reservations New Season

The mildly annoying but always entertaining Anthony Bourdain returns with a new season of No Reservations on the Travel Channel. Last night’s premiere took us to Mexico City… read more »

Watching the chocolate eggs to melt

Photo: Zero Point Zero Productions

Bourdain in Spain

As a dining enthusiast, living in New York is a wonderful treat, but after last night’s episode of No Reservations, there’s definitely some food envy. New… read more »

Left: On the set of Gossip Girl Right: The lounge in all its original glory.

Photo: In Style

Eames and Missoni

There are only a handful of TV shows that we watch, No Reservations being one of them while Gossip Girl on the other hand is not. Though it did pique… 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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