Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.
What’s making our luxury list this week? Remedy Place debuts in Soho, Francesco Clemente sets the table and Tom Gold Dance returns for a one-night-only performance.
For one night only, ballet fans can enjoy a one-hour performance by Tom Gold Dance at the Marlene Meyerson JCC. This year’s performance, with live accompaniment by pianist Joseph Liccardo, is set to works by French composer Emmanuel Chabrier as well as Soviet jazz composer Alexander Tsfasman. For the uninitiated, Tom Gold was a 21-year member of the New York City ballet, ultimately as a soloist. He worked with legendary artists, including Ruth Page, George Balanchine, and William Forsythe; readers of a certain generation may remember him as the Nutcracker Prince — a role he performed for many years. This year’s performance of his dance company takes place Thursday, November 14 at 7:30; tickets are $32 at TomGoldDance.org
Everybody needs goals, and ours is to snag a reservation at Manuela ASAP. The recently opened restaurant, on the corner of Wooster and Prince, is owned by Artfarm, an independent hospitality and development company founded by Manuela and Iwan Wirth. If those names look familiar, it’s because they, with Ursula Hauser, are behind the blue-chip art gallery Hauser & Wirth, with over 20 outposts around the world. Artfarm, on the other hand, owns almost a dozen properties including restaurants, bars, members clubs and hotels in the U.S., Spain and the U.K.
Manuela is their first in New York. It’s a colorful space filled with works from artists, and not all are on the walls. There’s a crazy-cool chandelier by Mika Rottenberg, chairs by Matthew Day Jackson, and a table and rug by Rashid Johnson in a private dining room. Their menu represents a “rigorous commitment to regenerative agriculture, local purveyors and craftspeople,” and half is plant-focused. Brunch service begins tomorrow/on November 9, with lunch service debuting on Monday, November 11. Manuela-NYC.org
While we’re on the topic of art and eating, Francesco Clemente is the sixth artist to be tapped by Ginori 1735 for their “Reborn Project,” and just debuted two sets of table services — “Si Tu Savais” and “Grisaille Self-Portrait” — for the age-old brand. Each one-of-a-kind piece in those services was hand-painted by the renowned artist, and is on display at Lévy Gorvy Dayan in conjunction with his latest exhibit there, “Summer Love in the Fall.” “Each plate is a painting,” he said in a video Ginori posted about the range. “I was shocked by this at first…. This is a small collection of my paintings.” The debut also semi-coincides with the opening of the Clemente Bar at 11 Madison Park, which also features new works by the artist. LevyGorvyDayan.com
Here’s one we didn’t see coming: the Mikimoto x Chrome Hearts collab that debuted today. It’s a collection of eleven pieces including earrings, charm bracelets, necklaces and a safety pin broach featuring “classic Chrome Hearts motifs in 18-k gold and diamonds paired with akoya and white south sea pearls.” There are also four pieces, each in an edition of two, that they’re describing as “intricately hand-worked.” The collection is available at select Chrome Hearts and Mikimoto boutiques (including New York City) and by phone order. ChromeHearts.com and MikimotoAmerica.com
When Jonathan Leary opened the first Remedy Place in Los Angeles four years ago, it was an instant hit. Leary, who has a doctorate in chiropractic medicine and had a private concierge practice while scheming what would become Remedy Place, clearly knew his audience. Billed as the “World’s First Social Wellness Club,” it aimed to “blend ancient medicine with modern technology to create a holistic approach to better health.” Vitamin IVs? Check. Acupuncture, cupping and ear seeds? Check, check, check. Ice baths? Several Kardashians posted about them. If that weren’t enough, the space itself was absolutely gorgeous, clad in calming neutrals and infused with a custom scent. NYC got its first Remedy Place outpost two years ago in Flatiron, and the second just opened in Soho. The club can be experienced à la carte or via membership. RemedyPlace.com
