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| | | | | | I mentioned to a friend that I’d be dining at Butter on Saturday night. She noted, “Butter used to be a huge celeb hotspot about 2 years ago.” We noted no celebrities, but the place was packed. On entering, you are greeted by the same attitude Eric Asimov noted in his one-star review for the Times... Read More | | | | | | Butter 415 Lafayette Street (Bet. 4th Street and Astor Place) (212) 253-2828 For my second and final Restaurant Week meal I went to Butter with seven colleagues. It’s somewhat of an annual tradition for us. Last year we went to Blue Smoke, this year it was Butter. After my experience at Chinatown... Read More | | | | | | Went to eat at Butter on Wednesday, hosted by my friend Wirt who cooks in Alex Guarnaschelli's kitchen. Because we all went with Wirt, we got extra TLC and a few bonus nibbles from the kitchen, so this is not going to be a review. Disclaimer aside, if you're interested, here's what I have to say a... Read More | | | | | | Richie Akiva dines with his dog, Meatball, at Butter.Photo: Melissa Hom Richie Akiva, owner of celebrity favorite Butter, tells us that he and his partner Scott Sartiano’s next project 1OAK is set to open at 453 West 17th Street on October 19. He won’t tell us much more: “I really want it to be a s... Read More | | | | | | Food is fair to midland; service is lost in the woods. | | | | | | Fun bar with interesting drinks. Good food. Pricey. | | | | | | Big news from club land. It seems that an old favorite is getting a makeover, with a little birdy telling us "Scott Sartiano and Richie Akiva (both of them co-owners of Butter) will be opening a nightclub in the former Plaid/Spa space on the corner of 4th Avenue and 13th street. It is all board... Read More | | | | | | Akiva and Martignetti trade shots.Photos: Melissa HomEarlier, we brought news (via Guest of a Guest) that Bar Martignetti was courting celebs via a Monday-night I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter party. Now Butter owner Richie Akiva is telling "Page Six," "All Butter-alternative products... Read More | | | | | | Albeit Butter is no doubt better known for its swanky downstairs lounge, a nocturnal playground for the glitterati & New York's trendiest, but if you venture above ground, you'll happen upon a serene, forested landscape with an accomplished chef, modestly dazzling diners with her New American m... Read More | | | | | | Butter 415 Lafayette St.; (212) 253-2828As this popular restaurant and bar prepares to celebrate its belated fifth anniversary, the who's-who's and what-happened in the half decade they've enjoyed thus far is really better suited for a book than an... | | | |
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