The first Project Shaw staged reading of the season, Village Wooing, a shipboard non-romance, took place at Symphony Space last night (gingoldgroup.com) with two stars of the first water. Jefferson Mays, Tony Award-winning actor for his role in Gentleman’s Guide to Murder, (broadwayworld.com) read the part of the annoyed upper class travel writer and J.…
With the demise of the Upper West Side’s beloved Popover Cafe, we have been searching for a replacement for the giant crispy hot fresh popovers that came from the kitchen all day long. PS—we haven’t found one yet, but yesterday we embarked on phase one of our search–Local in the Village. We turned off Varick…
No doubt about it, Times Square on a Friday night in the fall is mayhem. Walking on 42nd Street, dodging crowds of visitors loading onto buses going home, tourists enjoying the sights, and homely theater-goers attempting to eat or make their way down the street, is just not fun if you are the least bit…
With the proliferation of television food programs, including one on food trucks, it is no surprise to see that the romance of food trucks has hit the movies. (fastcocreate.com) Favreau, who wrote, produced, directed and starred in the film, is funny and touching and his semi-improvisational directing/acting style works well in this picaresque journey. (collider.com)…
In the heart of the Upper West Side at 72 West 69 Street, Telepan, here since 2006, deserves its high Zagat rating of 26 and its positive scores at Yelp, Open Table and other restaurant sites. (nymag.com) Bill Telepan, who spent the requisite number of years learning his trade in Lyon at the feet of…
