Jean-Georges Vongerichten

'Stamboul Letter: Ben Widdicombe Finds It Hard to Really Leave

Inside Jean-Georges' Istanbul outpost.
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Inside Jean-Georges' Istanbul outpost.

Following his departure from the Daily News, former Gatecrasher columnist Ben Widdicombe took off for Istanbul for a much needed gossip-free vacay. But his job followed him!

"Having run away to Istanbul to try and start enjoying life it's funny how NYC comes with you," he writes to The Daily Transom. And:

 

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Scarlett Johansson Buys in Tribeca for $1.95 M

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The New York Times is reporting that Scarlett Johansson recenlty dropped $1.95 million on a Leonard Street condo.

Built in 1901, this former textile building was converted to condos and brought in some notable tenants; including, Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Ms. Johansson's duplex loft includes 22-foot ceilings, Tuscan walls, Brazilian cherry wood floors, and double-height windows.  read more »

Corcoran brokers Daren Herzberg and Julie Pham had the listing.

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Globe-Trotting Chef’s Detour Not Too Far Off the Fast Lane

Mid-century airport lounge chic: Perry Street, Jean-Georges Vongerichten
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Mid-century airport lounge chic: Perry Street, Jean-Georges Vongerichten

The two men in black loitering outside Richard Meier’s glass tower, hard by the West Side High  read more »

Nobu Goes North, Joe Moves East, Bouley Bakery Comes to Tribeca

When the restaurant economy is good-and it's very good indeed-culinary maternity wards overflow with  read more »

Tribeca's Off the Menu

Robert De Niro isn't the only Tribecanto decide that he's had enough of the trendy neighborhood.  read more »

Dining out with Moira Hodgson

You Win Some, You Dim SumAt Jean-Georges Vongerichten's 66  read more »

Shrewd Mike Piazza Waits Out the Market, Swings Gramercy Pad

Mets superstar Mike Piazza is finally putting some roots down in Manhattan, adding a $1.975 million  read more »

Raffish Society Scion Matt Aston Opens 'Swifty's for Kids' Bistro

On Christmas Eve, when many of the bland restaurants cluttering Third Avenue from 75th to 85th stree  read more »

New and Cool Vongerichten: A Family Kitchen on Steroids

For years, the large red-brick building that was boarded up on the corner of Prince Street was a dis  read more »