By Moira Hodgson 4/10/06 12:00am

A Night Off the Town: Keeping Busy at Country

Country reminds me of the time when the Soviet Bloc nations were building glitzy showcase palaces to impress visiting Westerners. It’s not just the sight of middle-aged men dining in shirtsleeves in a roomful of chandeliers that transports me to an East German hotel circa 1990. It’s also the newly-restored Beaux-Arts grandeur, the green-and-white glass Read More

By Moira Hodgson 5/28/01 12:00am

The Underground Gourmet: Geoffrey Zakarian Goes to Town

I’ve always had a soft spot for 56th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. It was where I had my first affordable French meal, at Larre’s, just across the street from Town (offically, it’s Town.; the logo, in these designer days, comes with a period). In the early 70′s, you could get a three-course Read More