The triumph of simplicity [restaurant review]
Every time I write about a steak and seafood house, I get the same complaint: “Why are you writing about something simple like this that I can do at home?” If you have even rudimentary cooking facilities, you can indeed cook a steak at home. You may also have a piano at home, and listening […]
Jannie Kouri honored as Manhattan Legend
Almost all of the honorees at the 7th Annual Best of Manhattan Awards dinner recounted overcoming career challenges. Pages co-founder Linda McLoughlin, winner of the Shop MB Award, recalled opening her bookstore at the height of the recession, during the ascendancy of Amazon. Yoga Loft co-founders Justin Randolph and Greg Cicchino, winners of the Healthy […]
An ‘Odd Couple’ for our time
Fonda and Tomlin share their, timely, sometimes uncomfortable humor Of all the odd couples portrayed on stage and film, beginning with Art Carney and Walter Matthau on Broadway, followed by Matthau and Jack Lemmon in film and Tony Randall and Jack Klugman on television, the oddest of them all are Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin […]
A mentor in and out of the water
Mike Doyle was as smooth on land as he was surfing Editor’s note: Hermosa Surfing Walk of Fame inductee Mike Doyle was a champion longboarder and tandem surfer, an author and painter and co-inventor of the soft top surfboard and surf wax. Doyle passed away from ALS on April 28, at his home […]