New York
Food Fight
Leave the Gun, Take the Cocktail In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir, a maître d’hôtel for Brooklyn’s River Café recalls getting on the wrong side of a mobster from the Gotti crime family—and how he lived to tell the tale
Here Comes the Bribe
Golden Girl As extraordinary corruption allegations whirl around Senator Robert Menendez, his wife, Nadine, has been revealed as the so-called brains of the operation
Close-up
Jean-Pierre Villafañe The Puerto Rican artist’s bacchanalian paintings of New Yorkers go on view at the Armory Show
Shelf Help
Get Out of Your Head! Novelist Laura Zigman is using lessons learned from her own struggles in publishing to provide talk therapy to other writers
Landing Gear
Get a Grip! A new handle to help you take better smartphone photographs! The perfect flashlight! Never repeat yourself again! And more …
Landing Gear
Speak for Yourself Software that can synthesize your voice in the event that you lose it! A water fountain for your feline friends! The sleekest space heater around! And more …
The Restaurant Life
Valentin’s Day France’s newest superstar chef is drawing gourmets from all over Europe to Livingston, his restaurant in Marseille
Art and Commerce
Kahlo Incorporated How did Frida Kahlo go from being a little-known artist to a feminist icon to a global brand?
