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The DP Interview

Playwright/author Matthew Gasda

He is not comfortable with comfort, nor virtue. And in the just-published collection of his plays, he writes about what he fears—for his friends, and for himself.

Relationships

Revenge: Best Served Cold—With A Dash of Creativity

From Othello to Sweeney Todd to the upcoming Fatal Attraction remake, getting revenge has always been a delicious subject for art and entertainment. But nothing beats the cray-cray of real life.

Julie Reiner, New York City's 'cocktail queen'. Photo by Daniel Krieger
Food & Drink

Julie Reiner, NYC’s Cocktail Queen

Traditionally, bars have been the province of men. Then came Julie Reiner, breaking the cocktail-glass ceiling.

After Hours

Jac’s on Bond

Bond Street’s newest hipster mecca is the kind of hotspot Cousin Greg would approve of. (No surprise, since Succession actor Nicholas Braun is an investor.)

First Person

Sexual Healing: Do Women Deserve a Happy Ending?

One woman who had enough of a sexless relationship chose a novel way to get her mojo back.

Benjamin Franklin with a kiss on his cheek
History Lessons

Choosing Your Woman

“If you Want to be Happy for the Rest of Your Life…” Jimmy Soul had nothing on Benjamin Franklin…

DP Books

Excerpt: A Small Affair
by Flora Collins

Wanted: Dead or Alive.

Bathtub Gin's cocktail menu comes in the form of a newspaper blaring headlines like “A Classic New York City Gin Joint
After Hours

Speakeasies 2023

Sometimes you want to go where absolutely nobody knows your name.

The New York Junior League hosted its Most Outstanding Volunteer Party for Amy Phelan at Pink Elephant on January 23, 2010. (Photo by CLINT SPAULDING/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
The New Twenties

The End of Excess

The Pink Elephant’s former GM says the debaucherous consumption his notorious nightclub pioneered in the aughts would never fly today.

Marco Vacchi isn’t the original mad man behind Madman Espresso, but over the years he’s come to embody the brand.
Tipples

Pass the Aperitivi

Marco Vacchi adds a homey wine bar, Sorsó, to his burgeoning Madman Espresso empire.

Performers at Fool’s Delight, a new circus extravaganza in the UK. Photo courtesy of Fool’s Delight
Night Out

Cirque de Sauté

Acrobatics and gourmet dining enter the big tent.

Linden Pride and Nathalie Hudson, co-owners of Dante and Dante West, are adding a Los Angeles outpost in 2023. Photo credit: Robert Fitch
Cocktails

Raising the Bar in Beverly Hills

The co-owners of NYC’s legendary Dante plan to open their first West Coast outpost on a posh LA hotel rooftop before next year’s Oscars.

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