| |  | Rusty Knot | | | “Kitsch meets class at this tiki-themed, rum-focused cocktail den, conceived by alums of Spotted Pig, Milk and Honey and Freeman's.” —citysearch | | Cuisine: Bar & Grill |
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| | | | | | Fashionista and I were mulling bar ideas on a bleak, rainy Friday. We wanted somewhere undiscovered, somewhere zippy, somewhere with eligible bachelor potential, anywhere that would make for a fun Friday adventure. I was reeling from a rough Thursday, but after a few pep talks I rallied for round ... | | | | | | Some things are best left unblogged. But here are a few observations after a night out in Manhattan that started at David Chang's unofficially 6-day-old, 14-seat restaurant Ko and ended at the even newer dive bar, the Rusty Knot, from the folks who brought you the Spotted Pig. *The Spotted Pi... | | | | | | Ken Friedman and friend.Photo: Patrick McMullanThe Rusty Knot, Spotted Pig owner Ken Friedman's new west side bar, was jam-packed last night. Maybe a little too packed: Friedman has decided to close the place back up for a few days until he can figure out how to handle the crowds, which are much mor... | | | | | | The Rusty Knot, soon So, how's about we go ahead and blow your minds now? Ken Friedman (Spotted Pig, John Dory) and Taavo Somer (Freemans, Bowery Hotel) have teamed up on a bar and restaurant. The king of the hottest restaurant on the East Side and the guy behind April Bloomfield's west side si... | | | | | | This is the Thursday Opening Report, a regular feature that provides the precise status of venues reported as open elsewhere. As per standard operating procedure around here, your contributions are so very welcome. Yogo Monster grand opening, Image via Gowanus Lounge 1) Midtown: Word on a new ... | | | | | | Knot so much.Photo: Chris Mottalini Julie Reiner’s Clover Club may be the cocktail spot of the moment — making it an easy target for a take-down such as the Observer’s — but the Voice is just getting to the bar du jour before it, the Rusty Knot. Sarah DiGregorio thinks the shepherd’s pie recalls sc... | | | | | | Some nights you think you're the coolest person in New York City because you scored a seat at David Chang's Ko (the reservation site just went live but is fraught with problems) and discovered your new favorite dish (that would be shaved foie gras with lychees and pine nut brittle). And then y... | | | | | | "We do something called a 'pickle back' — a shot of Jameson with a shot of pickle-juice brine."Melissa HomJenn James was a full-time student and part-time rooftop gardener before she decided to return to waitressing. She called up her old boss at the Spotted Pig, Ken Friedman, and his brot... | | | | | | The keeper of the jukebox.Photo: David LeventiBack when Spotted Pig owner Ken Friedman first clued us in to the Rusty Knot, in the old West space, he said little more than, “We’re doing a little dive bar there — it’s going to have a pool table and a jukebox.” In this week’s issue, chef Joaquin Baca ... | | | | | | The Rusty Knot has only been open for a month and already its tiki mugs and piggies in a blanket are the subject of a maudlin soft-focus montage by blogger and PR guy Michael Williams. Not even Toots, the documentary about the legendary saloon keeper Toots Shor, was filled with this much wistf... | | | |
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