Tag: Love The Way You Live

There’s no denying the way we shop was throttled by the pandemic. But while online sales continue to grow, we’re not ready to give up shopping in person. “People love to touch and feel and experience things,” says Tori Frericks, founder of the Landing Lab, one of several new retail incubators in Atlanta. Many of […]

Even as questions about the future of traditionally office-concentrated neighborhoods like midtown and the Financial District continue to make headlines, new restaurants and bars move into the formerly much buzzier areas.  Firenze Ristorante Toscano & Bar is the latest addition to the former, an Eataly operation on the third floor of 101 Liberty Street. It […]

It’s been a while since talks about an observation deck addition to the Top of the Rock at 30 Rockefeller Plaza first circulated, and we’re delighted to report that the Landmarks Preservation Commission has officially (unanimously!) approved a set of plans that includes a rooftop beacon and a rotating ride alongside a new “skylift” viewing platform that will afford visitors […]

Get a taste of seafood and Alpharetta and get your hands dirty this May in metro Atlanta. To read the entire article, click here.

It’s going to be a full summer of concerts on The Rooftop at Pier 17.  The Seaport’s summer concert series under the stars will feature more than 60 shows including from artists like Simple Plan, Sum 41, The Offspring, Pusha T, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Blondie, DEVO, Deftones, The Head, and the Heart, Flogging Molly, […]

Aaron Mattison, CFO, and co-founder of Bar Vegan, launched a pop-up French bar at Ponce City Market last week, and it’s about as different from Bar Vegan as it could get. A “boho, feel-good” spot called Excuse My French, was inspired by Mattison’s Parisian travels when he was in business school. “I remember the number of […]

The bar program is first, where some of the $19 cocktails are named for local neighborhoods. The Astoria is made with blanc and dry vermouth, a gin blend, chrysanthemum, palo santo, and pickled honeydew.  The Red Hook mixes toasted coconut-infused rye, Italian vermouth, maraschino, and chocolate. And the Manhatta(n) starts with rye and adds bourbon, […]

In France, one of the highest compliments one can pay to a dish or a meal is: “It was correct.” Having grown up in this context, where proper execution is valued and silly hyperbole frowned upon, I am delighted to say that Forough Vakili’s posh new all-day restaurant in Buckhead—a celebration of the Parisian grand […]

The craft cocktail movement and a higher demand for nonalcoholic drinks has led bartenders to take a more creative approach to nonalcoholic drinks. No longer does getting a “mocktail” mean being limited to a soda or a drink labeled virgin. Gone are the days that these drinks are called mocktails, too, with many bartenders opting for less […]

Manhattan’s Little Italy is all about nostalgia, and one new red sauce joint is giving us a major throwback.  Opening on Thursday, March 31, Manero’s on Mulberry is a full-service restaurant by the owners of nearby Manero’s Pizza, which is known for its hybrid Neapolitan and NYC-style pizzas served by the slice. The new Italian restaurant is envisioned as […]