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If you missed yesterday's installment of our three day interview with Rachelle Hruska of Guest of a Guest, you can find it here. So, in today's installment of my interview, I mentioned the joke I told Bono one night at... More...

We stopped by SubMercer for a repeat visit over the weekend and had a chance to scope their revamped cocktail menu, featuring the Tequila Mockingbird, a literary take on a the traditional margarita. Featuring maraschino liqueur, grapefruit and lime juice, it's the perfect tequila cocktail to keep you refreshed when drinking in a sub basement during the summer - if Stefan ever lets you in. More...

Building up a mysterious internet identity is something we know a bit about. So did Guest of a Guest, until today. That's her up there wearing the vest and hanging out with pumpkins. Looks just like we said she did. She's our buddy, and now she wants to be yours too. Meet her everyone, and then Facebook her, and then call her, and write to her, and do everything because Rachelle is the [cough] force [cough] behind GoaG, and apparently she has some big plans and stuff and wants you to read all about it as she sits down with her Uncle Steve to chat. We're going to go call our Auntie Clara to talk about it. More...

"Toto, I've got a feeling were not in Kansas anymore" - Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz "pay no attention to that man behind the curtain" - The Great And Powerful Wizard Of Oz When I started writing this blog... More...

Studio B (which we all know has some hot ladies) recently opened a rooftop lounge, even though they apparently never had permission. New York Shitty has a real problem with this, stating: Let’s imagine for a moment that I, a citizen, invited 140+ of my best friends to party on my rooftop (and I have a nice one, btw). Someone would call the cops and I’d be cited and/or thrown in jail. In other words, it’s a matter of inequality. Studio B, despite having no permission to host events on their roof does so anyway. It doesn't seem fair, but the party does indeed soldier on. More...

For the past two days, Steve has been talking to Steven Kamali and Karma McDermott about the real estate side of the hospitality business in New York City. If you missed either of those posts, check them out now (day... More...

Another tidbit of information that bubbled to the surface during the Cordell Lochin legal tizzy was Serge Becker had plans to open a second La Esquina in Miami. So exciting. Well, DBTH has learned a bit more intel on the project, and it's shaping up to be a doozy. The word from South Beach is that Becker and his posse have signed a deal to open La Esquina in the soon to open Mondrian South Beach Hotel and Residences, and that Becker will operate not only a La Esquina lobby restaurant but also a roof top bar. Good deal for Becker, but will taking a restaurant that is known more for its basement than its food to the land of Latin cuisine be a success? Will it diminish the strong La Esquina brand here in New York City? Only time will tell, but as one wise operator told us, "your brand is your brand it's best not to fuck with it." Indeed. [PhotoCredit] More...

Yesterday I posted the first part of my conversation with Steve Kamali and Karma McDermott. If you missed part one, read it here. Otherwise, keep reading after the jump. Part three will be follow tomorrow. More...

After learning that you really can't dance at the Beatrice Inn, Grub Street snared a copy of the 2008 list of Manhattan establishments currently operating with the coveted cabaret licenses. Who has ever heard of these places? At least Sway, one of the tiniest dance areas in the City, has one. The full list is below. More...

"The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life to make sure that one note follows another... and leaves us with the feeling that something is... More...

We wanted to give a quick shout out to our friends Michael and Mark at Globorati, the go to resource for high end, non tourist travel intel. The site just went through a little redesign and we are more than a little jealous. One post a day, and it's alway outstanding stuff. Do check them out. You go Globorati. More...

Some years ago the city decided that the nightclub/cabaret industry was a necessary part of the city’s vibrant tourist industry. The city that never sleeps was always and still is a major destination for foreign travelers and their pounds or... More...

Well, that didn't take long. According to Eater, Bowery Electric was raided early Saturday morning, just 5 weeks after opening. No word if the bar was shut for the rest of the weekend. Photo Credit More...

Above, please find a gorgeous parking lot located on the corner of West 19th Street and 10th Avenue. Glorious, right? Really reminds you of colonial times. Anyway, what is now a parking lot is soon to be a new hotel project from the genius that is Ian Schrager. It's a bit of old news, but Schrager's plans to open a "combination of high-end hotels and less expensive hotels" on this site by 2009 seems doubtful. You know, credit crunch and all. But at least we all still get to use that parking lot, and then one day, people paying a lot of money and people paying a bit less will all get to stay right next to each other. · An Interview With Ian Schrager [Portfolio] More...

It's not just lewd behavior and illicit drugs that are banned at the Beatrice Inn - it's dancing and smoking too. Are you listening MK? That means you! More...

Remembering the Baggot Inn, where comedians went to chill after they killed. More...

For those in search of the next groovy thing, Taavo Somer, proprietor of Freemans and the new Rusty Knot, is the prey of the moment. His downtown anti-style wants to have it all ways all the time—ironic and earnest, neurotic and carefree, cool and cheeseball. More...

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After having their last party busted up by the cops before it ever got started, Two Thousand 80's returns to throw it down tonight at Blvd. And this time, they are armed with Talib Kweli. Ho! And according to the invite, "And because we want this to be extra crazy, everyone is F-R-E-E til midnight when you rsvp to hypelist@gmail.com. For those who RSVP'd for the Feb 29th bash, you're F-R-E-E all night." Go get em crazies. More...

What lengths will people go to get into the hot spot? Well I'll give you some answers in a minute. But first, there is another side of it. What will a doorman say to get rid of a lingering would... More...

Drum roll please! According to a source at Upstairs, despite thenoisy stereo scandal, the amazing club is back open! According to our Little Birdy: We are open for business this weekend. See you tonight. Praise Him! Upstairs Be Thy Name! More...

After reading the earlier report that Upstairs was shut down by the cops on Wednesday night, a Little Birdy send us this email that explains the the semi-secret Soho club was closed again last night for the oh so tricky "legal problem with the sound system". Dear beautiful people, We have just been informed that Upstairs will be closed tonight due to a legal problem with the sound system. This only pertains to tonight - we will be back next week with the same line up plus more! We apologize for the short notice, let us make it up to you next week...!We hate it when that happens! Still no word if they have reopened for tonight, but we will of course try to let you know. We weep for you Upstairs, and hope that you can reopen soon. NYC needs you. More...

Belvedere kicked of their Downtown Meets Uptown party series last night at the new Rose Club at the Plaza Hotel. DBTH hasn't been that far uptown since... we'll we don't know when, but it was a pretty fancy soiree and we are still nursing our nosebleed. It was a mix of tuxedoed uptown society types, mixed with a handful of downtown hipsters. This was more than an event - this was a pah tay! The Belvedere and rose champagne were flowing (and mixed vodka drinks served in cute mini-Belveder bottles) and Citizen Cope performed an intimate set for the 200 or so guests. The A-List celeb crowd was out in full force and we spotted Harvey Weinstein (literally half the man he used to be), Matthew Perry, Malcolm Gladwell, James Gandolfini and enough models to bang all the Russian billionaires who reportedly bought all of the apartments upstairs. Judging by the female escorts these gentlemen had on their arms it is safe to say that if you get famous, you have it made. For those of you who missed out, have no fear. This is the first of a series of events, and lucky for you, we will be there to cover them all. More like lucky for us. More...

"Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future" - John F. Kennedy As we wrap up the week and offer the third installment of the Matt... More...

So we got this rumor from a Little Birdy in the know, but haven't been able to confirm. Anyway, our Little Birdy in the know says, "last Wednesday night upstairs got raided for apparent liquor license violations. they were shut down for the evening...not sure where it goes from here." So that's what we hear. Developing. More...