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 "Opening"

Retail

Goose Barnacle

Photo: Mindy Best

Goose Barnacle

Shop owner David Alperin is rooted in his family’s heritage. Being a 4th generation Brooklyn Heights man, he decided to open his new concept shop in the neighborhood and gave… read more »

Holler & Squall

Photo: Mindy Best

Holler & Squall

Zak and Gillette Wing worked at Housing Works together before opening their store, Holler & Squall in 2009. The second part of their name “Things Unlimited” perfectly describes what this… read more »

Photo: The Studio

The Future Perfect

David Alhadeff opened the Future Perfect in 2003 to showcase independent Brooklyn designers in a retail environment. A curator of sorts, Alhadeff helped to usher in a design scene with… read more »

Dining / Bars

Photo: Staff

Cookshop

You’ll feel good about eating here—most of the food is locally grown or produced, and the space is sleek yet homey, with an open kitchen boasting a large stone oven… read more »

Photo: Noah Kalina

Momofuku Noodle Bar

An upgrade to a bigger location was a smart move for the god-like David Chang, whose original restaurant Momofuku Noodle Bar (there’s also Momofuku Ssam Bar and the impossible-to-get-into Momofuku… 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

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

Photo: Tuukka Koski

What’s In Store? - Saturdays Surf

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…. read more »

What’s In Store? - C'H'C'M'

Sweetu Patel started C’H’C’M’ (Clinton Hill Classic Menswear) as an online shop from his Brooklyn apartment. The opportunity to open a brick-and-mortar store came by chance when a… read more »

Michael Mast and Rick Mast of Mast Brothers Chocolate

Photo: Mindy Best

The Mast Brothers

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… read more »

Events

Spencer Finch, The River That Flows Both Ways

Photo: CreativeTime

Spencer Finch: The River That Flows Both Ways

We heard Spencer Finch speak last spring about his anticipated installation for the High Line, The River That Flows Both Ways, and really liked his thinking…. read more »

Died Young, Stayed Pretty Rock Poster Show

Photo: 303Grand

Died Young, Stayed Pretty

A bit short notice, but we wanted to announce an interesting pair of upcoming events. Opening tonight at 303Grand, the Died Young, Stayed Pretty Rock Poster Show rides… read more »

Herman Miller Collection Pop Up

Photo: Herman Miller

Herman Miller Collection Pop Up

Today marks the opening of the Herman Miller Pop Up Shop at 68 Wooster Street in the heart of Soho in New York City. Designed to highlight the… read more »

Blog

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge

Photo: Open House New York

Open House New York

New York is ever changing, structures are built and destroyed everyday. Yet fortunately, there is enough buildings in the the five boroughs to preserve the city’s history. Unfortunately they are… read more »

M Blash for Opening Ceremony

Photo: M Blash

Opening Ceremony Japan

A short film was recently made for Opening Ceremony’s Tokyo launch. It stars Jena Malone prancing around in a golden field while Gus Van Sant sits awkwardly in… read more »

The new Monocle Shop in London

Photo: Monocle

Monocle Shop to Open in LA and NY

It was inevitable. Fashion Week Daily reports on the highly successful and admired magazine, Monocle, is expanding once again. After opening its store in London last year, Monocle… 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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