The NoMad Bar at 10 W. 28th Street was voted number 3 on the list of the World’s Best Bars, and topped the chart at number 1 for best bar in North America. The awards, announced in London on October 5, 2017 were given by more than 500 members of the Best Bars Academy who are drink experts and writers and cocktail specialists. The NoMad bar opened in 2014 and in its short history has become one of the essential bars in the city with jaw-dropping large format cocktail explosions, some crafted with rare spirits. We congratulate our client. Bernstein Redo, P.C. is proud to be part of the NoMad Hotel and NoMad Bar team.

Chef David Bouley is set to open a new version of his test kitchen concept, Bouley Test Kitchen 21, at 31 W. 21st St. in Manhattan. Chef Bouley, a Michelin Star and James Beard awardee, is extending his operation of the test kitchen experience to the new location complete with an open kitchen, demonstration islands, and a large event space for classes, lectures and other programming. Beyond offering an incredible dining experience, Chef Bouley intends to educate patrons on the importance of using fresh, healthy ingredients and identify the correlation between the elements of a meal and an individual’s overall well-being. Beyond serving, Chef Bouley and his team will teach customers how to properly prepare healthy meals.

Congratulations to Chef Bouley on his recently received doctorate of humane letters from the University of Connecticut for his work in the expanding field of research related to food, health and diet, as well as his lifetime achievement awards from the Ceiliac Disease Center at Columbia University, and the Rogosin Institute affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College.
Bernstein Redo, P.C. is proud to be a part of Chef Bouley’s Test Kitchen team.

Restauranteur Danny Meyer and his Union Square Hospitality Group is opening Roman-themed Caffe Marchio today in the Redbury Hotel at 29 East 29th Street. Caffe Marchio will serve breakfast sandwiches and traditional baked goods by pastry chef Jessica Weiss, braised meats and other dishes. Union Square Hospitality Group already operates the restaurant Marta in the Redbury. Bernstein Redo, P.C. is proud to be part of the Union Square Hospitality team.

Have you seen it yet? Opening in spring 2019 and currently under construction, The Shed, to be located next to 15 Hudson Yards, will be a multi-arts center designed for performing arts, visual arts, and popular culture. The eight level 200,000 square foot base structure will be a center for artistic invention bringing together leading artists working in multiple art forms.
The most distinctive feature of this eight million pound building will be its outer shell that slides over the adjoining outdoor plaza with six feet wide wheels to provide a 120-foot-high, temperature-controlled hall. As the building expands and contracts, it can work in many configurations, allowing multiple events simultaneously including a theater for up to 1,250 guests. The shell rolled out for a test run this past May. The Shed is a registered nonprofit cultural organization. This will be quite a unique venue. More about it can be found at www.theshed.org . Bernstein Redo, P.C. is proud to be part of The Shed team.

The Seattle Times described it as “a love affair” with French restaurant L’Oursin. L’Oursin, which means “sea urchin,” is owned by Chef JJ Proville and Zac Overman. It opened to rave reviews in Seattle’s Central District, Seattle Weekly naming it the best French restaurant in the city. Both Zac and JJ are New York transplants. Originally thinking they would open a restaurant in Brooklyn one day, instead they headed west and now the lucky folks in Seattle are reaping the benefit of their talents. If you are passing through Seattle, this is the place to go. All the best to our good friend, Chef Proville.

e’s Bar at 511 Amsterdam Avenue, shuttered for months by a fire in its building, recently reopened and was just named by Eater as one of New York’s best theme bars. A self described “dive bar for grown-ups,” e’s Bar features trivia nights, craft beers, 150 board games, and music from the 70s and 80s. Not to mention the $5 Happy Hour burger. Bernstein Redo, P.C. is proud to be part of the e’s Bar team.

Burger & Lobster, the hugely popular London based restaurant chain, will open its second Manhattan restaurant today at One Bryant Park. The chain started in the Mayfair section of London in 2011. It opened its first New York restaurant at 39 W. 19th Street in 2015. A true surf and turf, simplicity is their key. Burger & Lobster features three dishes, lobsters, burgers, and lobster rolls, along with a salad and fries and a homemade dessert. With a full bar menu of course. Bernstein Redo, P.C. is proud to be a part of the Award winning Burger & Lobster team.

This past week the New York State Liquor Authority approved a beer and wine license for the new Restoration Hardware gallery at 9 Ninth Avenue, where the former Pastis was located. The 70,000 square foot decorating showroom and furniture gallery will have a full service restaurant on the fifth floor as well as an outdoor rooftop showroom. Founded in 1979, RH has design stores in the U.S. and Canada. The new Ninth Avenue gallery and restaurant is expected to open in November 2017. Bernstein Redo, P.C. is proud to be a part of the RH team.

Travel & Leisure just named the Roxy Hotel at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Church Street one of the “Top Fifteen City Hotels in the Continental United States.” (http://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best/city-hotels-in-us#intro) Originally opened as the Tribeca Grand to join its sister hotel The Soho Grand on West Broadway, the hotel was re-branded as the Roxy Hotel Tribeca in 2015. It evokes the 1920s movie theater and 90’s dance clubs and includes Paul’s Cocktail Lounge and Django jazz club. Good pick, Time + Leisure. Bernstein Redo, P.C. is proud to be part of the Roxy Hotel and Soho Grand Hotel team.

Bernstein Redo, P.C. is proud to be a part of the team opening the new Ian Schrager Public Hotel at 215 Chrystie Street on the Lower East Side.  Designed by Herzog & deMeuron, the hotel has 367  rooms and occupies most of the 28 story structure.  Jean-Georges Vongerichten will be running two restaurants in the hotel.  There will be three bars including outdoor space on the 16^th and 17^th floors, and a Public Arts multi-purpose space in two lower levels that has been dubbed Manhattan’s answer to BAM.