The Meatpacking District’s cobblestones were thoroughly polished with foot traffic from the highly anticipated New York City Wine and Food Festival, which kicked off Thursday, October 9th, and ran through Sunday the 12th. Highlights included Friday’s "Midnight Music & Munchies," where chefs like Scott Conant of Scarpetta and Anne Burrell of Centro Vinoteca made late night treats and bartenders like Jim Meehan of PDT and Jason Kosmas of Employees Only whipped up creative concoctions. Saturday saw wine tasting seminars at Del Posto, and a dinner at Adour hosted by Alain Ducasse. The big wrap up party Sunday evening was held at the Hotel Gansevoort’s rooftop lounge, where guests mingled with celebrity chef Todd English and enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while watching the sun set over the Hudson.
The Hotel Gansevoort was also the place to be the night of Friday the 10th , when Prince held a rare private concert in the rooftop’s loft. One hundred tickets went for $1,000 a pop, and money went to Love 4 One Another Charities and Urban Farming. The two back-to-back shows were celebrated by the celebrated, namely Dave Chappelle, Howard Stern, Spike Lee and Anderson Cooper.
There will be more glamour amongst MePa’s grit this Wednesday evening, when the stars come out to celebrate the opening of Hugo Boss’s first ever concept store on 401 W. 14th St. Five hundred guests will savor creations by caterer Olivier Cheng while grooving to tunes spun by Alexandra and Theodora Richards. Among those expected to attend are Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brooke Shields, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Alan Cumming.
Says Philipp Wolff, Director of Communication at Hugo Boss AG, “This special, globally unique store concept is a tribute to New York and the Meatpacking District. When collaborating with Matteo Thun [the Italian architect], our goal was to create something exceptionally distinctive that both reflected the character of its surroundings and forged a symbiosis with our collections.”
The store features a diamond wooden framework that cocoons the interior of the store, with special lighting that reacts to the weather and time of day. This will be the first time that Hugo Boss sells both their women’s and men’s lines together.
In other opening news, chef April Bloomfield of the West Village’s stylish Spotted Pig plans to debut a new restaurant on 85 10th Ave in early November. Slated to be called the John Dory, the restaurant will feature seafood and other traditional English dishes from the chef’s home country.
As for more sweet and sour news, last week saw four robberies, four burglaries and two assaults in the West Greenwich Village area, which encompasses MePa. There were 19 reports of grand larceny (property exceeding $1,000). According to a community affairs agent at NYPD’s 6th Precinct, the items taken were generally purses and wallets. Surprisingly, this number is down from last year’s report of 32 grand larcenies. Overall, crime is down five percent from last year and significantly lower than 1990’s stats, which included seven murders, 10 rapes, and 3,835 reports of grand larceny.
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