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Faustina Photo: courtesy of the restaurant It took just four weeks for Cooper Square Hotel manager Klaus Ortlieb, Scott Conant and his crew to transform the hotel’s dining room, formerly Table 8, into the sleek new restaurant Faustina. Fans of Conant, who followed him from City Eatery to Alto, Scarpetta and Tutto Il Giorno ...

Image: Courtesy of the restaurant Billy Gilroy has had a stream of successes, starting with Lucky Strike, which he opened with Keith McNally, and continuing along with Match, Employees Only and Macao Trading Co. Now he and his partner Patrick Fahey have opened the East Side Social Club, an homage to old school Italian social ...

Even before it opens its doors to the public tonight, the New York outpost of London’s Le Caprice has hosted an impossibly chic crowd. It didn’t hurt that Anna Wintour did all the inviting the first night, and that proprietor Richard Caring also happens to own London’s Ivy (along with Annabel’s, Harry’s Bar and ...

Casa Lever Photo: Whitney Cox Casa Lever, a trendy, Milanese-focused restaurant from the gents behind Sant Ambroeus, opened in the former Lever House last night, and here's everything you need to know about its big debut. The Food: Manhattan Italian via Milano The Design: Moderno Midtown, with a cool collection of ...

Yerba Buena Perry Photo: Hernan F. Rodriguez Latin kitchen Yerba Buena didn’t feel it was right to keep the fiesta limited to the East Village, so chef Julian Medina and partner Chris Gilman opened a second location across town. It’s not an exact clone of the original, however: Yerba Buena Perry has its ...

Permanent Brunch Photo: Kathleen Squires Thanks to restaurateur Lesly Bernard, brunch is no longer just for the morning after. At his new East Villager, Permanent Brunch, it’s all breakfast all the time. Last night was the official roll-out, and we were there. The Food: What was once considered morning ...

Hotel Griffou Photo: Adrian Wilson Located in a West Village townhouse that was once a 19th-century lodging stop for the likes of Mark Twain and Edgar Allan Poe, Hotel Griffou is the product of a dream team of restaurant vets from Pastis, Balthazar, Freemans and Waverly Inn. Last Wednesday saw the first night of ...

Monday night was the first official dinner service at Charlie Palmer’s much-anticipated, relocated and rejuvenated Aureole in 42nd Street’s Bank of America Tower. The new space is set up to serve a cross-section of patrons: the casual front bar room features an à la carte menu, while the more subdued back room sports ...

Standard Grill Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Last night Standard Grill, the long-awaited appendage to the Meatpacking District’s Standard Hotel, opened to the public. Here’s a quick take on the scene: The Food: retro-inspired American fare from Dan Silverman (ex Lever House). Sample Dishes: ...