Topic: Graydon Carter

The Monkey Bar

When you're flush with cash and cachet in certain prominent fields—at the head of DreamWorks, the Yankees or even The New Yorker—it's expected...

Men

0 . . . 'Tis not easy to abide, dudes. To make it easier, three guides. "Anderson & Sheppard: A Style is Born," a chronicle of one of Britain's...
Matthew Broderick and Alec Baldwin found themselves in a bizarre situation at the Hamptons International Film Festival on Saturday night. Baldwin...
On the night of Sept. 17, 2001, David Letterman sat behind his desk at the Ed Sullivan Theater for the first Late Show since what were awkwardly...

The 9/11 tuneout; few great songs

How does music respond to tragedy? In the case of 9/11, inadequately.. Ten years after the event, it has inspired no "Ohio," no song that nails the...

Graydon Carter interested in Elaine's?

Graydon is interested in Elaine's.. . The cocktail chatter making the rounds of the Second Ave. saloon founded by the late, great patron saint of...
Why is Graydon Carter laughing?. . Probably because the Condé Nast chieftain has resurrected a hallmark of Hearst-owned Esquire magazine's storied...

Ten Star-Spotting Restaurants

Remember the I Love Lucy episode when the always star-struck Lucy eats at Hollywood's Brown Derby and finds William Holden sitting in the next booth? Hilarity, of course, ensues, with Lucy making a fool of herself trying to get Holden's ...

Review: Monkey Bar

When Graydon Carter took over the Monkey Bar this past spring, the implication was that few mortals could manage to talk their way in. The turnaround began when Carter canned Ketley and brought in a star to wrangle the kitchen, pillar of ...

Go for the old

At 5:45 on a recent Thursday evening, Minetta Tavern was all but empty. The Minetta Tavern may be just a demonstration of Keith McNally's genius for stagecraft, but it's in good company. In January, the Patina Group reopened La ...