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UPDATED CLASSIC Hot off a $100 million renovation, the Pierre ’ s new look rivals its Central Park views. Champagne bar so neighborhood fashionistas can always look their best, even into the wee hours. For those seeking to relax (or recover), e Pierre (2 E. 61st St., 212.838.8000) is introducing a wellness package that includes Indian therapies, gourmet health cuisine and a $100 donation made in the guest’s name to City Harvest. Feel better now? –John Quinn 38 | | November 2011 PHOTOS: GREY DOG BY PETER ADRIAN; BONNIE & CLYDE BY NATHAN JOHNSON THE CITY | NOW! OPEN-AND-SHUT CASES BOOK LOOK Some beloved destinations are closing long before their legacies expire. But as the saying goes: out with the old, in with the new. –Yelena Shuster Closed Salt . After providing an impeccably seasoned take on nouveau American to Soho patrons for 10 years, the restaurant recently closed its doors. Diners pining for Melissa O’Donnell’s hearty proteins, intimate environs and open kitchen may fi nd solace… Catch Me If You Can . Until this fall, Aaron Tveit charmed Broadway audiences as Frank Abagnale Jr., the dreamy teen criminal who forged millions of dollars in checks while impersonating various white-collar professionals. But beginning Nov. 4, theatergoers have… Opening … in Atera . This new spot features locally driven dishes by Portland, Ore., chef Matthew Lightner, a Food & Wine Best New Chefs winner known for his herb-foraging, in a revamped Tribeca space that includes a visible kitchen. 77 Worth St., 212.226.1444 … a new pair of young outlaws-cum-folk heroes to root for. In another period Broadway show based on a Hollywood blockbuster, Bonnie & Clyde is reimagined as a rockabilly-and-blues musical. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St., 212.239.6200 … in Nolita. Just make your way across Houston and Broadway, where a cup of rich coffee (with fresh-roasted beans special-ordered from upstate) will greet devotees at The Grey Dog ’s newest location. 244 Mulberry St., 212.966.1060 Floor the Florist Gearing up for holiday entertaining? Give your guests one less thing to criticize behind your back with some help from Design Star , a book from Michael Ga ney, the founder of the New York School of Flower Design. After bringing his blooms to Neiman Marcus and creating oral displays for the silver screen (his work starred alongside Natalie Portman in Black Swan ), Ga ney has decided to spill his fragrant secrets. His easy-to-follow tips (four-minute topiary, anyone?) ensure that even the most oral-design-challenged New Yorker’s talent will quickly blossom. What’s more, the process is as therapeutic as an hour of yoga—and it yields far better-smelling results. “ e focus on beauty, fragrance, color and design relieves stress,” Ga ney explains. “It occupies your mind, and it oods all your senses.” Bonus: Manhattan readers can win a copy of the book by following @ ManhattanmagNYC on Twitter. Starting Nov. 7, we’ll tweet the contest, and the rst ve people to re-tweet our prompt along with #DesignStar will nab Ga ney’s tome of blooming tips. –JS The Grey Dog , West Village. Owners (and brothers) Peter Adrian and David Ethan’s stroller-and-leash–friendly mini-chain’s fl agship location shuttered last month. But for those who’ll miss the café’s 15-year West Village tenure, there’s hope… There’s No Place Like Hotels Although ostensibly for out-of-towners, NYC’s latest and greatest hotels have been making a play for locals to come eat, drink and spend the night. Looking to displace André Balazs as the king of hyper-designed hotels-cum-nightclubs, Vikram Chatwal opened the Dream Downtown (355 W. 16th St., 212.229.2559) in June, and it’s quickly become the center of the Meatpacking’s universe. Your goal: to make it into the basement lounge, Electric. Hotel Lola (29 E. 29th St., 212.689.1900) has enlisted the help of photographer Matthew Rolston to light the lobby’s
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