The Upholstery Store to Return After a Total Revamp:
After a six month shutter, thorough renovation, and a slight name change, Kurt Gutenbrunner's Upholstery Store will reopen on August 7, as Upholstery Store: Food and Wine, reports the New York Post. The revamped space, which is just around the corner from Wallsé, has seating for 48 and is meant to look like Vienna's Loos American Bar with a lacquered ceiling, banquettes, and marble tables (the...
NIMBYs Outraged By The Spotted Pig's Bench Situation:
Neighbors of The Spotted Pig aren't happy with the restaurant's outdoor benches. A complaint to the neighborhood Community Board describes what The Villager calls a "particularly egregious" bench situation outside of April Bloomfield's perennial West Village hot spot: two benches, one built around a tree, plus a whole lot of plants, all creating a serious "bottleneck effect." Complaints have...
"Top-notch" Modern Austrian fare keeps "schnitzel fans" coming to Kurt Gutenbrunner's "welcoming" "Vienna-in-NYC" Villager that's hung with "Julian Schnabel artwork"; "impeccable" service ensures that the "sophisticated" experience measures up to the steep tab.
Fin-de-siècle elegance, haute Austrian cuisine. Chef Kurt Gutenbrunner's five-course tasting menu loaded with innovative alternatives to goulash and strudel basics. Foie gras with vanilla and poached pear so "gut" you'll forget how it's made. Market menu's lobster ravioli with basil purée and wild mushrooms will have you licking your plate clean. Rock us, Amadeus.