Celebrity Life

Le Coucou, located in the 11 Howard hotel, honors old-school French cuisine at its fancy, fine-dining establishment. The SoHo neighborhood hotspot is housed in a high-ceilinged, airy space with large, loft-style doors that allow plenty of natural light to come through. Beautiful chandeliers hang above the tables covered with white table cloths. The bar is... View Article

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Allow Contra to take you on an adventurous food journey. The Lower East Side, dinner-only restaurant offers a tasting menu focusing on New American cuisine that focuses on locally sourced vegetables and fruits and meats. It’s an ultra-trendy restaurant that draws visitors for its experimental style — think: raw squash with sorghum kernels or Wagyu... View Article

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Carbone is an Italian-American restaurant located in New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood. The retro-designed spot features tile flooring and wooden walls covered in vintage-esque mirrors and artwork. Red leather banquettes line the walls and waiters dressed in maroon tuxedos serve red-sauce-centric pasta dishes to well-heeled New Yorkers. Known for its spicy rigatoni alla vodka, veal... View Article

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This sleek Mexican restaurant serves upscale Mexican cuisine in Manhattan’s Flatiron district. Cosme is helmed by chef Enrique Olvera, who also owns Pujol in Mexico City (often regarded as one of the world’s best restaurants), and was the chef’s first New York City restaurant. Alongside Daniela Soto-Innes, regarded as one of the youngest and most... View Article

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Located in a spacious area in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, there are few Italian restaurants chicer and more extravagant than Del Posto. Del Posto is like a fancy, upscale lounge or private club, with plenty of dining on the first floor and  a grand, dramatic staircase that leads you to the second level with private dining.... View Article

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One of the most anticipated restaurant openings in New York was Le Jardinier, from chef Alain Verzeroli, who spent more than two decades working with late chef Joël Robuchon. The menu takes a different approach to cuisine with a vegetable-focused menu and sustainable proteins. The menu isn’t completely vegetarian, there are dishes with fresh fish... View Article

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The two-Michelin-starred The Modern restaurant, located within the Museum of Modern Art, features three wonderful dining experiences that offer a respite after a morning or afternoon spent looking at some of the world’s best contemporary art. There is The Bar Room, featuring chef Thomas Allan’s seasonal dishes. Allan has worked at Per Se, Eleven Madison... View Article

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Chef Michael White’s fine-dining Italian seafood restaurant is located just near Central Park South and offers fresh cuisine that transports you to Italy. White is originally from a small town in Wisconsin but trained in Imola, Italy for seven years learning in-depth Italian cooking techniques. His culinary studies also have taken him to Paris and... View Article

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Daniel is a two-Michelin-starred restaurant helmed by French chef Daniel Boulud, serving New French cuisine. The Upper East Side restaurant is a veritable Manhattan institution since its opening in 1993, with lovely decor, service, wine cellar and European-style cuisine. Boulud is known for preserving French techniques and teaching those in his kitchen to do the... View Article

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Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten brings French savoir faire and style to his bright and airy restaurant overlooking Central Park. One of the most accomplished chefs with an impressive global resume, Jean-Georges New York outpost has two Michelin stars and combines French, American and Asian influences into his creative and whimsical dishes. Jean-Georges has a colorful and... View Article

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French seafood restaurant Le Bernardin has had quite the life: The restaurant first opened in Paris in 1972 by chef Gilbert Le Coze and his sister. In 1986, they restarted the restaurant in New York City. In 1994, chef de cuisine Eric Ripert took over after Le Coze died after a heart attack and he... View Article

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Voted the best restaurant in the world, Eleven Madison Park, run by chef Daniel Humm, is an upscale American dining restaurant located in New York City’s Flatiron district. The restaurant features high ceilings and an open-plan space with stunning floral arrangements and chic, modern furnishings with an Art Deco style. It is known for never... View Article

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