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Jay-Z spending $10 million on custom walnut millwork mirrors and other swanky things for his 40/40 Club; Yotel's tiny rooms to be inversely proportional to the amount of fun; a new rumored buyer for Elaine's, beer cocktails and more! Today's nightlife roundup is ready for the beach! More»

Ivanka Trump donned her best pearls, fancy people enjoyed Chinese dance at Lincoln Center, Ethan Hawke proved this will not be the winter of his discontent, Garrett Hedlund hung out for "Country Song," and Seth Rogen was in superhero form. What else happened last night? More»

If only JFK Jr. were around today to give us his input on things like the iPad-only newspaper, the craziness of Lanvin for H&M and, even more so, Sarah Palin's prose. Alas, I'll do my best on these and much more. Check out what I'm reading today! More»

As touched on this morning, the NYTimes food critic, Sam Sifton, recently gave Del Posto a whopping four stars. It is now in the company of only 6 other restaurants in NYC and it has some people wishing that Frank Bruni had never left.... More»

Peels, the new diner-inspired restaurant from Freemans maestro Taavo Somer, unveiled its facade yesterday. The place looks swell, but the most interesting thing about the shiny exterior on Bowery (near 2nd) is how little it sticks out on the once-derelict boulevard. More»

Le Baron isn't the only pretentious Parisian import coming to town. Dans le Noir? (question mark theirs) is a restaurant where diners eat food served by blind waiters in pitch darkness. Its Lower East Side neighbors aren't in the dark about the eatery's shadiness. More»

The hoi polloi will always want to eat among the rich and famous. Rubbernecking distracts from the food at New York's celebrity canteens. But diners once had a reason to refocus on their plates. This week's reviews of The Lion--one scathing, one mediocre--suggest that's no longer true. More»

Rooftop bars are where it's at, and Frank Bruni seems to think so too. In his article for the Times, he reviews some of Manhattan's choice locales, including the Roosevelt and Gramercy Park Hotels. Apparently, the latter has some nice foliage (uh... ok), and the Strand Hotel's new bar has an unbeatable view of the Empire State Building.

He lays out the deal, from when and where to go, to how to act, for some of us newbies. You, too, can "hover in the clouds!" (at the Peninsula), a la Bruni. Oh, Holden Caulfield Frank, you're so poetic.

Times Carpetbagger Melena Ryzi k witnessed a special guest at media power lunch canteen Michael's today. He briefly distracted people from scanning the room for Barbara Walters and fretting about the future of print. And even perched atop the bar, he was way lower than the joint's inflated prices. More»

@KBAndersen Here in mega-carnivorous Buenos Aires, the waiters in vegetarian restaurants seem almost preternaturally nice.
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@StellaMcCartney All stores open til late in Palais Royal in celebration of Paris Fashion Week – come say hi!
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Everyone debates the question of best pizzeria in New York. But rarely does a clear front-runner emerge like Motorino did today when Times food dude Sam Sifton, by far the most prominent restaurant critic in NYC, said it served "the city's best pizza." More»