On October 25, "The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk"—which has spent two years traveling the world, from Montreal to Rotterdam—arrives at the Brooklyn Museum. The iconoclastic designer took us behind the scenes of his spellbinding show. Just don't call it a ... More

Co-chefs and owners Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette of Boston (with partners Will Malnati and Doug Jacob) bring their regional Spanish flavors and farm-fresh ingredients to life with modern tapas offerings. Designed by New World Design Builders (of ABC Kitchen and Willow Road fame), the 120-seat dining room with industrial design ... More

When I first got married, my wife, who is Brazilian, told me I should learn Portuguese. "But, Ana," I said, "it's of such limited applicability. Unless I'm in Brazil or Portugal, when will I ever speak it?" Ana responded that I was being insensitive and that if I thought being ... More

Calling all food lovers with a philanthropic streak: There's (now) an app for that. Introduced at the Lunchbox Fund's Fall Fête, Feedie turns shared photos of food into real meals for children in poor and underdeveloped areas of the world. Feedie users simply upload a photo of their meal from ... More

Just over 60 years ago, Langston Hughes wrote of Harlem, "What happens to a dream deferred?" Would it, he asked, dry up like a raisin in the sun or fester, run, stink, crust over or, perhaps, explode? The answer, to all his questions, is yes. Harlem did all those things. Those ... More

When the 51st annual New York Film Festival kicks off September 27, there will be scores of films for cinema buffs of every stripe to take in. From shorts to the work of emerging artists, the fest is known for showing some of the best contemporary ... More

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The last time the Danes invaded anywhere, it was shortly after the Battle of Hastings in the 11th century. Famously pacific as their army battalions were, however, their brigade of chefs have shown themselves to have an appetite for conquest. Even the most casual observer of the New York City restaurant ... More

  Quality Italian 57 West 57th Streetqualityitalian.com Restaurateur Michael Stillman has opened his first offshoot of the Quality Meats steakhouse brand, Quality Italian, serving chef Scott Tacinelli's signature dishes (cream-spinach carbonara, octopus saltimbocca and dry-aged porterhouse agnolotti). "You get a sense of the old world mixing with more ... More

To the joy of New York's omakase diners, an 11-year mentee of Tokyo's Jiro Ono—yes, the Jiro of the beautifully shot documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi—is the chef behind the bar at Sushi Nakazawa, opening August 19th. Daisuke Nakazawa was senior apprentice to the 85-year-old sushi master, ... More