Many consider cooking a form of art. And few would deny that what Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi are concocting in their kitchen at Torrisi is anything less than that. But they, along with their partner Jeff Zalaznick, have extended their art beyond the kitchen. What is fine dining in NYC? What can be novel or innovative in an industry drowning in a post- Batali era?

Try as they might to formulate fashionable menus based around regional Italian flavors, our Goodfellas were unsatisfied. It wasn’t right. It didn’t feel inventive. They dug deeper. And, what they unearthed was something that was in them all along. They weren’t Italians living in America; they were American-Italians! And they thought it was the perfect time to start celebrating the cuisine that they grew up on, the very one that had been disregarded in the high-end NYC culinary world that they had evolved from.

Last week, they were awarded a Michelin Star, THE international stamp of approval in the restaurant industry. It is a first time accomplishment for both a restaurant on Mulberry Street to win a star and one that serves Italian-American cuisine (as opposed to Italian cuisine from Italy). We're not talkin' pomodoro, we're talkin' red sauce, yo. I met with Mario, Jeff and Rich the day after their celebration party for said star. I was inspired by their palpable excitement and, more over, by the story of how they had to travel all over the fine dining world only to end up back home on Mulberry Street. More»

With so many high quality restaurants in New York (often with prices to match), it can be difficult to frequent them all. Fortunately, there are plenty of cookbooks available to make some of these rare dishes at home. Check out our list of cookbooks published by some of our favorite restaurants in New York. More»

Last night in NYC, Diane Kruger and Sofia Coppola came out to celebrate the opening of Yayoi Kusama's exhibition at the Whitney Museum of Art, Freida Pinto dazzled in Rachel Roy at the NY screening of Trishna, Anne Hathaway mingled with Aziz Ansari at the after party for Oscilloscope Laboratories' documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits, Neon Trees lit up Webster Hall, and so much more! Last night's parties were all about marking your spot on the red carpet. More»

This weekend, Brooklyn’s Prospect Park hosted the first Great GoogaMooga Festival, a food and drink festival that attracted thousands of attendees, including James Murphy, Aziz Ansari, and Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino). If there's anything New Yorkers know how to do well, it's yelling at taxi drivers and, of course, eating and drinking. This festival featured 73 different restaurants, food seminars with some of the top chefs and food enthusiasts, including Tom Colicchio, Masaharu Morimoto, and Terry Theise, and enough beer and wine to survive another world war. More»

Last night in NYC, Susan Sarandon attended the Wall Street Journal's "Donor of the Day" celebration at the Whitney Museum, Vogue and the CFDA welcomed designer Uma Wang to New York at the W Downtown, Kieh's unveiled their "Meet Mr. Bones" installation designed by Alicia Keys, Terry Richardson, and Zach Galifianakis, and more. More»

Last night in NYC, Beyonce, Kanye, and Rihanna, were among the many stars running around town from the Met Gala to the after parties at the Crown and the Boom Boom Room, Wolfgang Puck was presented with the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2012 James Beard Awards, VICE and Munchies held a foodie after party at the Jane Hotel, and more. Last night's parties were all about the met ball bash! More»

Last night in NYC, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber stepped out together for Chanel's Tribeca Film Festival Artists Dinner, Rihanna, Hillary Clinton, and Jeremy Lin were among the many stars honored at the Time's 100 Most Influential People Gala, Greta Gerwig attended the after party for Lola Versus, The Big Pink rock out at the Electric Room, and so much more. Last night's parties were all about throwing down with the most influential people in the world! More»

Last night in NYC, Tom Brady and Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated the 40th anniversary of Audemars Piguet's first luxury sports watch, Oberhofer shakes down the house at the Bowery Ballroom, Blood Orange's performance lights up Lit Lounge, Lovecat Mag hosts a private birthday party for Prince Chenoa, and so much more. Last night's parties were all about the late night soirees. More»

Bill Clinton and James Taylor wished Carnegie Hall a happy birthday, the New Yorkers for Children gala brought out the beautiful gowns, powerful women congratulated powerful women at Radio City Music Hall, 50 cent lent Harvey Weinstein some street cred, the literary elite remembered that NY is magical and more. Take a look! More»