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This weekend, we stayed at the just-opened Surrey Hotel, a 190-room Upper East Side newbie perched on a posh block just off Central Park. Inside a pre-war building fresh off of a $60 million renovation, the luxe property (a member of the Affinia Hotels family) has only been open since October 15th. We got in…
[Flickr/ulterior epicure] New York City has thousands of restaurants, but for one of the highest concentrations of high-end dining, Columbus Circle is hard to beat. Home to the massive Time Warner Center, the Midtown West destination houses Thomas Keller’s Per Se, the ostentatious sushi den Masa, the second location of the refined Italian restaurant A…
Question: Mr. E., New York City It’s my lady friend’s bday this weekend, and I’m taking her to the Ballet, and afterward I want to take her to a hotel where I can finally get to second base. I am willing to spend a good chunk of change on her birthday (and live in personal…
With the Food Network’s New York City Wine and Food Festival kicking off on Thursday, we were inspired to whip up a little Big Apple “wine and food festival” of our own — without the need for pricey, hard-to-come-by event tickets, crowded venues, swarms of press, and the packs of Food Network star stalkers. Oh,…
On this week’s episode of AMC’s hit Mad Men (spoiler alert!), little miss Peggy Olson and Duck had an, um, “encounter” at The Pierre. This isn’t the first time the storied NYC property has made a cameo on the show; in season one, Don Draper had an awkward meetup with department store heiress Rachel Menken…
In case you didn’t catch it, Oyster’s Senior Editor, Will Begeny, was on TV again. This time, he chatted with Better TV about the most popular hotels for celebrities in New York City. Privacy, discreet service, and fancypants amenities are the major factors that the rich and famous consider when selecting a hotel — and…
Holiday Inn, Manhattan 6th Avenue
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