Unrated during the pandemic
Matt Conroy was just a month into his new job last March, cooking at Lutèce in Georgetown, when the pandemic closed restaurants and he returned to New York, where he previously worked at the Michelin-ratedOxomoco in Brooklyn.
Biding his time with his pastry chef wife until Lutèce turned its lights back on, Conroy experimented with sourdough bread. Chefs, they’re just like us, right down to stalking flour at Whole Foods! Read More...
Explore More “Grand Army” — the new Netflix series, which premieres Friday — is the name of a fictional high school near, you guessed it, Grand Army Plaza in Prospect Heights.
But although these may be fake hallways, there is plenty of Brooklyn and New York realness in this gritty drama, courtesy of a young cast that is heavy on native talent who have lived that so-called life.
“It’s really special to watch kids who have lived this experience then embody it on TV,” said Katie Cappiello, who created the series that is based on her “Slut: The Play. Read More...
In 1974, the Kravitz family relocated to Los Angeles when Kravitz's mother landed her role on The Jeffersons. At his mother's urging, Kravitz joined the California Boys Choir for three years, where he performed a classical repertoire, and sang with the Metropolitan Opera. He took part in Mahler's Third Symphony at the Hollywood Bowl. It was in Los Angeles that Kravitz was first introduced to rock music, listening to The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Grateful Dead, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, KISS, Pink Floyd, and The Who. Read More...