The NYFW bar
The fashion crowd braved the snow and ice to make it to the Terrace and Rose Bar at Gramercy Park Hotel. The hotel hosted nightly NYFW fetes in the two bars, including Rebecca Minkoffs after-party. If a blizzard lets us have an intimate party, Im happy about it, Minkoff told the New York Times looking on the bright side of bad weather. Up-and-coming New York designers Cushnie et Ochs and Joseph Altuzarra also held their after-show events at the Gramercy, while smart fashion folk took advantage of the hotels fashion week package and based themselves in one of its colour-clash suites for the duration.
Gramercy Park Hotel, 2 Lexington Avenue, NY 10010
Enq (001) 212 920 3300, gramercyparkhotel.com. Doubles from £208 (room only)
Exhibition...Shoe Obsession at FIT
Were loving the sculptural heels at this new exhibition in the Fashion Institute of Technology. Shoe Obsession, on until April 13
The Museum at FIT, 7
Enq (001) 212 217 4558, fitnyc.edu
Hot Bites
Steakhouses are back in vogue thanks to two chic new openings. Arlington Club Steakhouse on the Upper East Side opened in autumn 2012 to rave reviews. Alexa Chung and Pharrell have already been spotted in the navy leather banquettes at the Beaux-Arts style restaurant, which also cleverly caters for the UESs non-carnivores with a sushi menu.
Bill's Food and Drink in Midtown is a revamped version of much-loved steakhouse Bills Gay Nineties, housed in a 19
Arlington Club, 1032 Lexington Ave, NY 10021
Enq (001) 212 249 5700, arlingtonclubny.com
Bills Food and Drink, 57 E 54
Enq (001) 212 518 2727, bills54.com
The gossip...Marc Jacobs for Diet Coke
New York is all a-buzz over Marc Jacobs' new role as creative director for Diet Coke. Jacobs will be creating limited edition bottle and can designs inspired by the 80s, 90s and noughties, to celebrate Diet Cokes 30
[dietcoke@lexisagency.com- 0207 908 6466]
Hot hood... Carroll Gardens
Once a working-class Italian neighbourhood, Brooklyns Carroll Gardens is getting buzz for its hot restaurant scene. Solange Knowles is one of several famous faces to call the neighbourhood home, while sister Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z love stylish bistro Buttermilk Channel and cult pizza joint Lucali. Smith Street, known as Brooklyns restaurant row, is home to seasonal food spot Battersby - currently one of the hottest restaurants in America, along with speakeasy-style bars like Clover Club. Neighbourhood favourite Frankies Spuntino is also a favourite of locals Michelle Williams and Jason Siegel. Among the pizza parlours and 100-yr-old Italian butchers', you'll also find a Momofuku Milk Bar.
Buttermilk Channel, 524 Court Street, NY 11231
Enq (001) 718 852 8490, buttermilkchannelnyc.com
Lucali, 575 Henry Street, NY 11231
Enq (001) 718 858 4086
Battersby, 225 Smith Street, NY 11231
Enq (001) 718 852 8321, battersbybrooklyn.com
Clover Club, 210 Smith Street, NY 11201
Enq (001) 718 855 7939, cloverclubny.com
Frankies Spuntino, 457 Court Street, NY 11231
Enq (001) 718 403 0033, frankiesspuntino.com
Momofuku Milk Bar, 360 Smith Street, NY 11231
Enq (001) 347 577 9504, milkbarstore.com
Shop...The Bar at Bauble Bar
Bauble Bar, the fashion bloggers' favourite online jewellery store has opened its first real-world store on 5th Ave. Stock up on still-hot statement necklaces, cuffs and earrings from designers like Claudia Rowe and Alex Woo, and look out for fashion-blogger hosted evenings.
The Bar at Bauble Bar, 230 5
Enq (001) 646 664 4827, thebar.baublebar.com
