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Teakwood Thai Chophouse Doesn't Skip the Seafood
Opening Yes, there are steaks, including a bone-in rib-eye and a New York strip, both with Thai seasonings. But the chophouse concept here by David Bank, the chef from Pure Thai Cookhouse and Land, with Bobby Chaemchaeng at the stove, is as much about seafood as it is about meat. The steaks (and also roasted halibut, fried whole fluke, fried pompano and roasted chiles with squid) can follow starters like crabmeat spring rolls, grilled squid and crispy smelts with Thai herbs. Inevitably there's pad Thai (with shrimp). Desserts include a roasted pineapple with mixed berry clafoutis. The room is done with marble, some taxidermy and a whimsical ceiling showing colorful fish in a dark sea. 345 Greenwich Street (Harrison Street), In case you were wondering, 1986 is the birth year of Victor Delgado, who founded this Southern California chain of Tijuana-inspired taquerias in 2018, with Jorge Alvarez-Tostado. They're now opening in the West Village with a standing-room-only spot that will soon share space with Mixteca, an agave bar conceived by Jeff Bell of PDT and run by Victor Lopez of PDT. A plush downstairs lounge opening later will make three. Choices at the taqueria also include quesadillas, mulitas, vampiros and perrones, in combos or à la carte. (Thursday) 1 Cornelia Street (West Fourth Street), When Covid hit, Marco Moreira merged his sushi bar into his adjacent Tocqueville restaurant; they closed, then reopened as 15 East at Tocqueville. The former sushi bar space now has a new owner, Jay Lim, who is calling it Fifteen East. He has installed Tasuku Murakami, who was at Sushi Azabu and the Lobster Club, as the chef in charge of this omakase (16 courses, $235). His specialty is using sake kasu, the lees from making sake, in the preparation, a centuries-old technique said to predate vinegar to marinate the fish. Most of the seafood he uses is imported from Japan, and cocktails also deploy sake kasu. An eight-seat liquor bar with an à la carte menu is part of the setup. 15 East 15th Street, 646-889-0018, This grander, more elaborate restaurant is built on the foundation established over the past two years by the chef Salvo Lo Castro's string of Italian coffee shops. A dramatic entrance with an onyx bar, framed with lemon and olive trees, defines the dining room. The Sicilian chef's deep experience in Italy informs a menu of classics like truffled beef carpaccio, paccheri pasta with guanciale and pistachios, sole with mint, tomatoes and olives, and osso buco. His arrival in the United States in 2022 inspired his dessert of apple pie with ice cream. There's a small balcony where Aperol spritzes are served. 195 Spring Street (Sullivan Street), 212-334-1013, Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
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Mandy Patinkin Was Tired of Only Acting in Serious Dramas—Now He's Playing Himself in the Comedy 'Seasoned' (Exclusive)
Mandy Patinkin Was Tired of Only Acting in Serious Dramas—Now He's Playing Himself in the Comedy 'Seasoned' (Exclusive) originally appeared on Parade. If you've ever tried to tell a story about your family with your family to a stranger, you'll know how many interjections and side plots there can be. "Oh, but you forgot the part when..." "So I was actually..." "No, no, no, I didn't say that..." And as it turns out, Mandy Patinkin's family is just like yours. The Emmy and Tony-winning actor is starring in a new comedy pilot along with his wife of 45 years Kathryn Grody, in which they play themselves. The show Seasoned, which is inspired by the two's real-life relationship, is written by their son, Gideon Grody-Patinkin, and longtime family friend Ewen Wright (who is also the director). As a part of the pilot's premiere at the Tribeca Festival, the quartet stopped by Parade's studio to chat about how Seasoned came to be and why they enjoy working together as a family. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Of course, as with all family stories, this one was told with numerous side quests, interruptions, off-hand comments and quippy asides, much to my delight. In the pilot, Mandy and Kathryn attend a play before their anniversary dinner. However, when Kathryn stays too long chatting with actors backstage, the pair misses their dinner reservation and spends the night wandering the West Village bickering and hungry. During the interview, the family chatted about how making TikToks during the pandemic inspired them to make Seasoned, what it was like filming on the streets of New York City in the middle of the night and why Patinkin was so thrilled to be acting in something other than a serious drama. Read the full raucous interview below. Related: Where did the idea for and a show about Mandy and Kathryn originate from? Ewen Wright (EW): Gideon started capturing videos of these guys for social media during the beginning of lockdown, and so when that took off, to hear them tell it, they were all surprised and confused. And then, when the 2020 election rolled around, because they had this growing influence and platform, and they're all very political and beautiful-hearted people, they asked, "What can we do with this platform?" So they brought me in to help generate election content, which was not official at all. It was just us making up Grody-Patinkin (GGP): Ewen and I are long-time friends and collaborators, and he's been part of the fam for a long time, so when he was down to jump on board with us, that's when our platform started growing in a different The four of us just had a great time. Gideon and I took it very seriously at first, and the first couple things we put out were kind of somber in tone, but hanging out with these two is so fun. It's so funny. So we're like, "Let's start using that." Then we started bending that, and we just had a great time, so by the end of the election, we were all looking for another excuse to work together. At the same time, Mandy was getting inquiries to do just He was getting asked, "Do you have a project you want to develop?" And he was coming to the family, saying, "Nobody ever asks me if I have a project. I'm a hired gun. I'm an actor. I don't develop projects." And we said, "Is there anything you really want to do?" And he said, "Well, I just really want to work with Ewen." So Ewen wrote down 10 great ideas, and this one was in the I sent them to Gideon first. Then I sent them to Mandy. He highlighted three he really liked. And I kept going back to this one sentence blurb that was just "Continuing Mandy and Kathryn, but we fictionalize and go on top of Grody (KG): I'm not a social media person. I generally am critical of what it's done to all of us, young people, everybody. But what I felt good about was making people at least feel like they were in company during the pandemic. Then, when 2020 came along, it was like, "I will do ANYTHING. I can be ridiculous." We were asked to be idiotic on TikTok [to get people to register to vote]. We did everything we knew how to do. And these guys framed it in a very interesting and creative and insane Patinkin (MP): They put us to work. We were working 24/7. They were writing scripts, ideas, different famous people we had to have Zooms with and schedules and timing. It was a job non-stop, and the clock was ticking. It was They kept trusting us. We kept expecting them to say no to stuff, and they kept saying One of their superpowers is a willingness to try things they might not understand in the moment, and listen to us say, "You actually don't need to understand this concept or what we're doing, but can you give it a go?" Then often they'll understand it in the edit. Sometimes they'll never understand it and still be willing to participate, which is very Gideon knows me well enough that when I say, "I can't do this." I can't do this. Kathryn and Gideon, and they've educated Ewan. They go, "We'll talk to him in the morning," and usually by morning, I begin the conversation by going, "I have a different take on it now. I think it's fine."EW: Matt, are you freaking out because that was question one? Oh no, I love this so much better than having to yank answers out of people! Mandy and Kathryn, what's it like playing versions of yourself? Is that easier or harder than playing a completely different person? MP: I think it's heaven. There were times in my career when I'd done things that were lighthearted, but I was playing a lot of heavy, serious stuff over and over again. And Gideon and Kathryn knew I would like to have something fun. And I felt that more, because when we were doing the social media with Gideon and Ewen, it was all about fun. It was just how we live our lives, what we do, how we interact. Gid said, "This is just you. You don't do any research. You don't have to have an accent. You don't have to connect to anything other than you. You don't even have to prepare. Just walk out there and say whatever the fuck you want." So I went, "Okay."Then they wrote a script they wanted us to follow, but we were so used to not having the script. Once we decided to have a narrative, we were obligated, like actors, to learn what they wrote, which was absolutely in our voice, but we also begged that we could improvise in any given scene at any given angle before we change that angle. Everybody agreed, so that's pretty much what we do in every scene. The pilot is set on Mandy and Kathryn's anniversary. How did the two of you initially meet?GGP: Is there a short version of that story?KG: I'll tell the short Oh, that's not You're taking up my time. The only thing I do in my 20s, I was going to have a life in the theater. I was going to be a mother, not the kind my mother was. And I was never going to go out with an actor, because one in the family is enough. Michael Weller asked me to do a play, and I was like, "Who's in it?" He said, "Mandy Patinkin." He was the new kid on the block. I was the more seasoned off-Broadway performer. I said, "I've wanted to work with him. I'll do it." That is how we meant, in a very cliche way, Matthew, in a frigging play. But Michael Weller came up doing reconnaissance, and said, "What do you think of Mandy?" I said, "No way, Michael. He's a baby. He's an actor. He's a little bit nuts. No, the next person I'm with is the father of my children, and he's not it." That's a short You want my version? I had a rule never to go out with anybody I'm doing a play with, because once, I got burned. Play was over. We go out for our first brunch at the Black Sheep Tavern, and I bring some yellow-button mums. I sit down at the table, and I say, "I'm going to marry you." First date. And she says, "You're an actor and a baby, you don't know what you're talking about." We went outside and we were kissing right near the garbage can, and this man says, "Love, isn't it wonderful?" Then we walked and cried and told stories with each That's why [Seasoned] starts in the theater, because that's where they I forgot the part where I was lying on the floor before the first performance because I had panic attacks, and she still chose to go out with me. In the pilot, Mandy is very concerned about how many stars the restaurant has. Are you a foodie in real life? KG: That is the most fictional part. I don't pay attention to those ratings, and he doesn't I eat for fuel, If he was told he had to [survive on a liquid diet] for the rest of his life, he'd be fine. I'd be like, "I got to think about whether I want to live." That's the difference. Related: In the pilot, Kathryn, you hate hot dogs. Do you like those in real life? KG: No, I do not like them. That is very true. Matthew, I hate them. That was a very accurate I do like hot dogs. My mother loved hot dogs. We were from Chicago. My mother's tombstone reads, "I'm one with everything." It's like a hot dog. You order it with everything. In the pilot, you also eat cold split pea soup out of a can with tortilla chips. How did that taste? GGP: One of the great joys of our incredible production team was we discovered they really loved any opportunity to make things very personal. So throughout filming, we're able to surprise [Mandy and Kathryn] with inside jokes. On the menu in the first restaurant they go to, every item was an inside joke about our family and The flowers that are on the stoop were those yellow-button mums that Mandy took to the first Then the woman on the can of split pea soup is a picture of Mandy's It's called Doralee's Split Pea Soup [after Mandy's mom Doralee Patinkin].EW: But hey, straight up, we were eating split pea soup out of a can. That what your original question was. What was filming the show like, especially on the streets of New York City?MP: They wanted to create an equitable atmosphere for everyone involved in the production. They chose people that were open to that idea, and so there wasn't some hierarchy. It was like, "We're all in this together." We're shooting five nights in a row. We're starting at 4:00 pm till 6:30 in the morning. We're shot out of a rocket, and we're all equals here. And let's get it. KG: 95 degree heat. Still the pandemic. It was really not the easiest circumstances. And they just created this amazing family and real cohesive It was a very New York experience. I'm based in LA, so filming in New York, everything's just tight and humid. But that's also the whole beauty of it. There's just this real texture and authenticity to it. We had a very tight budget. We had enough to have a few background walkers, but some of the people are just New Yorkers going by, not giving the s–t that we asked them not to. We had to just cut off Kathryn one night because the police showed up, because there's a guy on a scaffolding, you know, in our shot. The sprinklers went off in the park after we'd set up the whole sequence How did they turn them off?EW: The gaffers just found the electric switch. Can you tease what will happen in future episodes if the show gets picked up?EW: It's not just a rinse and repeat of the pilot. We really tried to go in a bunch of different directions. Mandy and Kathryn are both incredible actors, and so it's this fun mix of getting to have them step into themselves and then totally step into ridiculous circumstances that they would never actually find themselves in. For this first season, we really hit on Each of the next episodes deals with sex, [Puts his fingers in his ears and starts making noises.]GGP: I think that's supposed to be my role, that I can't see my parents as sexual beings. But we had no problem writing that episode with them at a sex party, but we then go identity, politics and ultimately death, and somehow manage to have fun with it. We'd bring them these scripts thinking they might throw up a red flag and be like, "That's too vulnerable. We don't want to go there." But trying to strike a balance of depth and heart and hilarity, I think, made it a little more easy for them to dive Let's just say a chatbot could not come up with what they've come up with!Mandy Patinkin Was Tired of Only Acting in Serious Dramas—Now He's Playing Himself in the Comedy 'Seasoned' (Exclusive) first appeared on Parade on Jun 26, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
New York Times
5 days ago
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A Big, Adorable Reveal on the Second Date
On their first date, Dayton Samuel Munson and Emily Francis Orozco were 'so engaged in the conversation,' he said, that he 'didn't find a way' to work in an important piece of information. On their second date, he told her he had a daughter. 'When I started getting back out there after Margot was born,' Mr. Munson said, 'my plan was always to mention it on the first date.' Neither the information nor the timing fazed Ms. Orozco. 'I didn't feel duped in any way,' she said. 'Being a parent is tied to your identity, so it was nice. For that first date, I knew him as just Dayton.' On the second, she said she was 'delighted' to learn the news. They spent much of that meal, at Left Bank, a restaurant in Manhattan's West Village, talking about Mr. Munson's daughter, who came from a previous relationship, and sharing photos. Mr. Munson and Ms. Orozco met in early April 2024 on Bumble. Mr. Munson had mentioned in his profile that he loved karaoke, so Ms. Orozco messaged him asking, 'As a karaoke fan, have you been to Sid's?' She was referring to Sid Gold's Request Room in the Chelsea neighborhood. He replied, 'No. But would you like to do a duet?' About a week later, they exchanged numbers. From that point, Mr. Munson texted ''Good morning' every single morning,' Ms. Orozco said. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
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Why Did the Indie Film Studio A24 Buy an Off Broadway Theater?
In the two years since A24, the artistically ambitious film and television studio, purchased Manhattan's Cherry Lane Theater, the historic West Village building has been dark, at least from the outside. But inside, the company behind 'Moonlight,' 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' and 'Euphoria' has been quietly overhauling the facility, and in September Cherry Lane will reopen as the first live performance venue run by the indie powerhouse. The company says it plans a wide-ranging slate of programming, prioritizing theater — Cherry Lane describes itself as the birthplace of the Off Broadway movement — but also featuring comedy, music and film. Another attraction: food. A24 has enlisted the Frenchette Group, which runs several lauded eateries in Manhattan (including Frenchette, Le Rock and Le Veau d'Or), to open a small restaurant and bar at Cherry Lane. The restaurant, called Wild Cherry in a nod to the theater's name, will be Frenchette's second collaboration with a downtown cultural institution — it also operates a bakery cafe inside the Whitney Museum. Among the initial programming highlights will be a Sunday film series curated by Sofia Coppola (first film: Adrian Lyne's 'Foxes' from 1980) and a five-week run of 'Weer,' a one-woman show from the clowning comedian Natalie Palamides (each half of her body plays a different partner in a romantic couple). There will also be a week of opening events, starting Sept. 8, that includes comedy, music, a play reading and a block party. The venue does not plan to announce a season, or to have subscribers — it wants the nimbleness to extend or add events as it goes. 'First and foremost, we really want this to be a place where people can be sure they'll see a great, good quality piece of live performance,' said Dani Rait, who spent a decade at 'Saturday Night Live,' helping to book hosts and musical guests, before A24 hired her to head programming at Cherry Lane. 'And it's an opportunity for discovery — for artists to have a stage and connect with audiences in a really intimate way.' A24 has built a staff of 30 to run the Cherry Lane — some of the employees retained from the theater's previous incarnation. This summer, A24 has been holding a series of private events at the theater to see how it works with audiences in the seats and artists on the stage. There has been comedy by Ramy Youssef, a staged reading of a new play called 'Fabulous Pasta Salad,' and film screenings. Last month, I attended a Cherry Lane album listening event featuring the band Haim. Over the course of an evening the three Haim sisters showed music videos, played audio tracks from their new album, talked about how some of the songs came about and performed one song live. They also made several jokes about hoping A24 would hire them for movie projects (all of them were featured in the film 'Licorice Pizza'). A24's takeover of the 167-seat theater comes at a time of significant commercial investment in an Off Broadway scene long dominated by nonprofits. Audible, a subsidiary of Amazon, now operates the Minetta Lane Theater in Greenwich Village; Seaview Productions, a company half-owned by Sony Music Masterworks, is leasing the former Tony Kiser Theater in Midtown, and No Guarantees Productions, backed by Christine Schwarzman, is taking over Astor Place Theater in NoHo, where the Blue Man Group splattered paint and devoured Twinkies for 34 years. A24 is preserving some of the nonprofit programs known as Cherry Lane Alternative, including a playwright mentoring program. And Rait said ticket prices will vary by show, but that 'we're really cognizant of having accessible, not-too-expensive tickets.' Cherry Lane, at 38 Commerce Street, has a long history — it was built in 1836 as a brewery, and in the years since has been a box factory and a gay bar. It has been used for theater since 1924; an adolescent Barbra Streisand had a backstage job there in the 1950s, and she has recorded an audio message welcoming patrons to the reopened theater. Among the theater's other past highlights: Alex Edelman's 'Just For Us' and Nick Kroll and John Mulaney's 'Oh, Hello!', both of which later transferred to Broadway. A24 purchased Cherry Lane in 2023 for $10 million in a partnership with Taurus Investment Holdings. According to a March filing with the New York City Department of Buildings, the company expected to spend $2.3 million renovating the building. The theater is part of the Greenwich Village Historic District, and its exterior has been preserved, along with the signature red doors. Inside, a space previously used as a black box theater and rehearsal area has been converted into the restaurant, with a titanium bar top and green-upholstered booths; there are also a new concession area for food and merchandise in the lobby and additional bathroom facilities. But otherwise, the changes are mostly aesthetic and technological — new lighting and sound systems; new seats and spiffy new carpeting; projection equipment and a retractable movie screen; upgraded dressing rooms; wall curtains for when the auditorium is used in 'cinema mode.' (Rait said she expected occasionally, but not exclusively, to screen A24 films.) The company is not requiring the theater to program work by artists who make films or television programs with A24, and is not looking to the theater to develop stories for film or television adaptation, although both of those things are likely to happen from time to time. And the company is not planning to use the theater for film premieres — it's too small — although there could be special events with film tie-ins. A24 executives have made a practice of not talking to reporters on the record, but a company official, speaking on background, said that the studio had been considering the possibility of a live performance venture for about a year before Cherry Lane came on the market. The company, which is headquartered in New York and has distributed or produced more than 200 films and television shows in the 13 years since its founding, had already expanded from film into television, following the interests of its artists, and thought a physical space might have similar appeal, both for film and television artists interested in live storytelling, and for A24 fans looking for new ways to connect to the brand. (The company already has a membership program, backs a beauty brand and has partnered with a talent management company.) The official said the company is not expecting to make significant money at Cherry Lane, given the small seating capacity, but that it would like the venture to become self-supporting over time. 'We're first and foremost trying to make this a live destination in New York, and have the space be where people come to enjoy great live performance,' Rait said. 'There's an opportunity for this to be a discovery hub for A24, and our ecosystem of artists that have worked with A24 is really excited about this endeavor, but it really stands on its own and is its own thing.'
Daily Mail
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Iris Law flashes a glimpse of her toned midriff in a slogan T-shirt and capri pants as she links arms with a friend during a stroll in NYC
Iris Law turned heads on Wednesday as she enjoyed a stroll with her pal in New York City. The model daughter of Jude Law and Sadie Frost, 24, looked stylish as she flashed a glimpse of her toned midriff in an orange 'Happiest girl in the world' slogan T-shirt. She teamed it with a pair of white linen cropped trousers and cashmere slippers. Iris toted her belongings in a chic cream mini bag and accessorised with dainty jewellery. Meanwhile, her friend looked trendy in a navy top with a blue and white striped skirt. During the outing, the two friends appeared in good spirits as they linked arms and strolled through Manhattan's West Village neighbourhood. Iris Law made sure to turn heads on Wednesday as she enjoyed a stroll with her pal in New York City The model daughter of Jude Law and Sadie Frost , 24, looked stylish as she flashed a glimpse of her toned midriff in an orange 'Happiest girl in the world' slogan T-shirt During the outing, the two friends appeared in good spirits as they strolled through Manhattan's West Village neighbourhood Her outing comes just days after Iris flashed her bottom and went braless as she shared a cheeky insight into her summer. The model took to Instagram on Monday to share a collection of summer snaps. Included in the post was a racy snap of Iris wearing a burnt orange silk wrap dress, where he bottom was on show. In another, Iris could be seen going braless as she posed for a mirror selfie in a red t-shirt with silver sequin shorts and chunky black sandals. She accessorised with an array of glitzy diamond jewellery and oval spectacles, as well as a floral shoulder bag. Elsewhere in the post, Iris looked effortlessly stylish as she headed out for the day wearing a navy boat neck graphic t-shirt. Iris paired the t-shirt with a low-rise denim mini skirt, dark green crew socks and yellow and green trainers, as well as a brown leather shoulder bag. She also shared a selfie while sporting a baseball cap reading: 'Poser. You think you can pose? Name every position.' Her outing comes just days after Iris flashed her bottom and went braless as she shared a cheeky insight into her summer In another snap, Iris could be seen going braless as she posed for a mirror selfie in a red t-shirt with silver sequin shorts and chunky black sandals Iris recently spoke out to clarify her relationship with DJ Tommy Gold after the two sparked romance rumours during a Notting Hill outing earlier this month. The model was seen with the London-based DJ - who bears a striking resemblance to her ex Trent Alexander-Arnold. The pair were seen browsing stalls at the famous Portobello Road Market, where they paused to pick up some flowers in the seemingly romantic setting. However, Iris has now addressed the speculation and insisted that Tommy is her 'bestie', taking to Instagram on Sunday to clarify their relationship. Resharing a picture of their day out, Iris wrote: '[laughing face emoji] sorry guys but that's bestie.' During the outing, Iris dressed for the hot weather as she stepped out in a dark grey vest top with a white lace bra and a pair of cream low-rise satin lace shorts. Iris last sparked romance rumours in October when it was reported she was growing close to her ex Pa Salieu again after her split from England footballer Trent. She had been tapping the heart button in response to social media posts by the rapper, just a month after his release from a 33-month jail sentence for violent disorder. She also commented on his latest post, writing: 'Fiya'. Iris last sparked romance rumours in October when it was reported she was growing close to her ex Pa Salieu again after her split from England footballer Trent (pictured in 2021) The pair were first seen together in October 2021 and relationship rumours were sparked in April the following year. It is not known when they split. Brit nominee Pa was jailed for two years and nine months for taking part in a mob attack on a 23-year-old man shortly after his best friend was stabbed to death. The 27-year-old admitted violent disorder at a previous hearing, having been caught on CCTV using a tree branch to repeatedly hit the victim, who spent ten days in hospital. The BRIT Award-nominated artist, who was named the BBC's Sound of 2021, was cleared by a jury of a second count of violent disorder relating to a mass brawl in a nearby street minutes earlier, which led to the death of 21-year-old Fidel Glasgow, grandson of The Special's singer Neville Staple. A source told The Sun that despite having a 'really fun summer' and holidaying with Trent's family in July, the pair's busy work schedules are now clashing. 'Life is about to get really busy for them both, with Trent's schedule packed with first-team football and Iris having jobs all over the world.'
