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...One month he could be mending a west African kora; next month it could be a balalaika or banjo....
...If I had to limit my shopping to one neighbourhood in one city, I’d choose New York’s West Village....
...Mission Chinese Food, 171 East Broadway, 10002 (+1212-432 0300; missionchinesefood.com), from $43. The Modern, 9 West 53rd Street, 10019 (+1212-333 1220; themodernnyc.com), $168; wine pairing, $88....
...-207 8154) A recent “find” is a hidden gem called Torishin on West 53rd Street in Midtown, New York....
...The Little Door, 8164 West 3rd Street, 90048 (+1323-951 1210; thelittledoor.com)....
...And the thing I’m eyeing next is a wonderful raincoat a bit like the one I saw in the Comme des Garçons showroom in New York’s West Village....
...Sushi Park, 8539 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood (+1310-652 0523)....
...I only discovered his work a year ago at the Matthew Marks Gallery in New York and started delving deeper. 523 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011 (+1212-243 0200; matthewmarks.com) A recent “find” is...
...Cipriani, 376 West Broadway, 10012 (+1212-343 0999; cipriani.com). Levain Bakery, 167 West 74th Street, 10023 (+1212-874 6080; levainbakery.com)....
...He paints in single colours, often a particular Biro blue, and his pieces are painterly, dreamy, with a real depth of meaning. 555 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011 (+1212-741 1111; gagosian.com) A recent...
...Mr Chow 324 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022 (+1212-751 9030; mrchow.com). Sette Mezzo 969 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10021 (+1212-472 0400)....
...A recent “find” is 11th Street Café, in West Village....
...David Nolan Gallery, 527 West 29th Street, New York, NY 10001 (+1212-925 6190; davidnolangallery.com)....
...The Back Room, 102 Norfolk Street, NY 10002 (+1212-228 5098; backroomnyc.com). Chamber, 515 West 23rd Street, NY 10011 (+1212-206 0236)....
...Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up 0.6 per cent at $42.03 a barrel in Asia while West Texas Intermediate gained 0.7 per cent to $39.79....
...Japan Premium Beef, 57 Great Jones St (+1212-260 2333). Modernlink, 35 Bond St (+1212-254 1300; www.modernlink.com)....
...Balthazar, 80 Spring Street (+1212-965 1414; www.balthazarny.com). The Beatrice Inn, 285 West 12th Street (+1917-566 7400; www.thebeatriceinn.com)....
...Dr Erik Steiner, 41 Union Square West, New York, NY 10003 (+1212-227 6967; www.eriksteinerwellness.com)....
...Hudson Clearwater, 447 Hudson Street (+1212-989 3255; www.hudsonclearwater.com). The Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street (+1212-570 3600; www.whitney.org)....
...Delorenzo Gallery, 956 Madison Avenue (+1212-249 7575; delorenzogallery.com). Three Guys, 960 Madison Avenue (+1212-628 8108). Vilebrequin, 1007 Madison Avenue (+1212-650 0353; vilebrequin.com)....
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...Running from the east to the Hudson River – past Fifth Avenue and Central Park West – 96th Street serves as the unofficial northern boundary between the desirable Upper East and West Sides and the less affluent...
...Tel +1 212 581 1212...
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