Frank the Tank shows up at 10 Downing this week to reassess the talents of one Chef Jason Neroni. Of course Frank makes mention of Neroni's brush with the law, his James Beard grovelling, the year-long delays at 10 Downing, but when he gets to the point of the piece—Neroni's cooking—we l...

This past weekend the cutie and I went to see Watchmen. I had no idea what to expect, simply that a certain someone was eager for some action. Well, the opening scene was a ballet of violence. Beautifully handled and with a surreal choice of music, I was there and ready for whatever happened next. Y...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. 1) Hell’s Kitchen: Both Bret Thorn and Steve Cuozzo of the Post report on a new massive eatery from Simon Oren (Pigalle, L’Express, Nice Matin, etc). The former writes: “A 15,000-square-foot space at 450 West 33rd Street (at Tent...

Boing boing! Gigi Deluxe, Chicago’s glamor-puss is here to talk about her new collaboration with House of Bias, a fashion forward clothing line specializing in clothes made out of rubber latex. Think it’s too kinky for you? The clothing line hopes to mainstream latex-wear for everyone, t...

Figure 1. Dr. Manhattan working to isolate a "gluino." “…and he’s American” (IV.13).  His backstory comes straight out of a Marvel comic, a company famous for its heroes who are made so by exposure to some form of atomic energy.  He begins life as Jon Osterman, a ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. [Horine, 3/5/08] West Village: The long wait for Scuderia, Da Silvano's casual offshoot located right across 6th Avenue from the mothership (though the technical address is 10 Downing St.), is over. She opens her doors tonight at 5 p.m. Opened by ...

East Village: BAMN! the 2 1/2 year-old St. Mark's Place automat/filling station—which received the deluge of press typically reserved for a Momo or McNally opening—has been closed for over a week now with papered over windows and a sign reading "Closed for Today." We think it's safe to s...

Before I get into any of that, I just wanted to say that it's simply nice to see that Andrés Galarraga, a k a the Big Cat, is still alive and looking very healthy. He was always easily one of my favorite Major League Baseball players, and was diagnosed with cancer way back in 2000, so it was just g...

By now, it's likely that you've seen "Watchmen" in the theaters. And, like most of the audience that I saw this movie with, you probably took your children with you because you thought it was just going to be a superhero movie, but instead, were treated to R-rated superhero humping. And a lot of glo...

Filed under: Movies, Wacky & Weird, Hot Bodies Bad news for Billy Crudup fans -- that whole "Watchmen" thing -- it's too big to be true.Fans are buzzing over scenes in the flick featuring a completely naked Crudup as the very blue superhero Dr. Manhattan. What you suspected is correct -- Crudup'...