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Upper West Side: Oscars and Hors d’œuvres March 7 at Lincoln Center

This year, I’m watching the Oscars in my PJs at home. But if you want to put on the dog and do Oscar night up right, then you can mosey on down to Lincoln Center and watch the awards—admittedly, Lincoln Center ain’t Hollywood—on a big screen TV. Swill down cocktails and nibble on  horsd’œuvres . [...]

Chef Ed Brown Talks About Upper West Side Dining, His New Chowder House, and the Economic Downturn

With the opening today of Ed’s Chowder House in the Empire Hotel near Lincoln Center, Chef Ed Brown will be dishing up the seafood equivalent of comfort food.
A year ago, Brown, who lives on the Upper West Side with his wife and two sons, opened Eighty One, a Michelin-starred eatery on 81st Street across from [...]

Upper West Side: Tavern on the Green Owner Chosen; A Voce Moves to the Neighborhood

Just as Cafe des Artistes was shuttered, two other restaurants announced new operations on the Upper West Side this week.
The owners of the Central Park Boathouse said they were taking over Tavern on the Green, the Central Park eatery better known for its surroundings than for its food.  As the Westside Independent noted about the [...]

Upper West Side: Bill Telepan is Opening a Wine Bar

Update: Upper West Side: Telepan’s New Wine Bar in Doubt

Photo: http://www.telepan-ny.com/default.htm

The New York Times reports that Bill Telepan is planning to open a wine bar in the former Elite Cafe space at 185 Columbus Ave. According to the Times, Telepan and a partner are still working out the details of the new place which [...]

Alice Tully Hall Offers Sunny Place for a Snack

The renovated Alice Tully Hall, located on Broadway at Lincoln Center, was recently unveiled.  For years, Lincoln Center has sat back from Broadway, a bit aloof and distant from the neighborhood it inhabits.  But the newly refurbished glassed-in Alice Tully Hall actually seems to reach out to the street and embrace it.
Of course, the main [...]