New York Magazine: August 11, 2008 Issue

No Honking, No Fumes

Come August’s car-free Saturdays, this stretch of street will be one big sidewalk.

Business Plan? What Business Plan?

The slow, random, party-fueled growth of an East Williamsburg empire.

The Look Book

“I’ve been wearing suspenders since I graduated from law school. They just seemed to suit me.”

The Underground Gourmet

A stellar example of New Brooklyn Cuisine.

In Season

Parsley, the perennial garnish, gets to shine in tabbouleh.

Restaurant Openings

Week of August 11, 2008: Opus and Allegretti.

Insatiable Critic

Michael White and partner Chris Cannon bolted the door at L’Impero for two weeks and invented Convivio.

Hot Salami

’Nduja, a devilishly hot sausage paste of sorts, seems perfect for these nose-to-tail times.

Trendlet: Cream in Your Coffee?

Whether you call it a drink or a dessert, the affogato al caffè is a summer staple in Italy and, increasingly, in New York.

The New Gelato in Town

Capogiro gelato has been making recent inroads onto the dessert menus of some of New York’s most popular restaurants.

Big Fakers

The best of the new stuff, where and how to buy vintage, and why a “fake” necklace costs $500.

Distraction Pricing

Why put an over-the-top number on an apartment? Sometimes it works.

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

August 11, 2008

About-Face

Columns

The Low-Road Warrior

Culture

Milo’s Musical Education

Nordic Charm

The Movie Review

Puff Piece

No More Masks

The Book Review

The Approval Matrix: Week of August 11, 2008

Intelligencer

Bashir Blunders Addressing ‘Asian Babes’

Fashion Fist Bump! ‘Bazaar’ Tribute

East Village Carrie Bradshaw?

Andrew Giuliani’s Legal Mulligan

Gov. Paterson Is Finally A-list

Middle-Class Move for Maccioni

It Happened Last Week

David Paterson vs. the Seventies

Eurotrash at the Hedgerows

Special Olympicks

How I Got Caught Not Kidnapping Reigh Boss

Agenda

Yo What?

You Can Go (to) Home Again

Strategist

No Honking, No Fumes

Business Plan? What Business Plan?

The Look Book

The Underground Gourmet

In Season

Restaurant Openings

Insatiable Critic

Hot Salami

Trendlet: Cream in Your Coffee?

The New Gelato in Town

Big Fakers

Distraction Pricing

Departments

Comments: Week of August 11, 2008

Artifact: Big Tights To Fill

Features

What Do Crack Cocaine and Journalism Have in Common?

The Farmer as Cult Hero

American Girl

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