To top off the weekend, Sundays will never be the same thanks to the legendary day to night Champagne Sunday brunch at the Lower East Side’s Beauty and Essex. Depending on the scene you are looking for, the retro glam downstairs dining room is a relaxing way to enjoy small sharing plates of brunch classics with a twist such as beer battered lobster tacos, fried Wash it down with their creative brunch cocktails such as a bacon infused bloody mary or the Beauty Elixir with sparkling rose, gin, cucumber and strawberry. Or pink champagne in the ladies room, no gents allowed. Upstairs, with the help of DJ Danny Estrella, the music gets the
models, promoters, and other pretty young things.
Beauty & Essex 146 Essex St. 212.614.0146 beautyandessex.com
Galli 45 Mercer St. 212.966.9288 gallirestaurant.com
secure a reservation at a power player restaurant like Michaels, without connections like Graydon Carter or Anna Wintour, but summer is a perfect time to land a reservation at a perennial Manhattan favorite. With powerful friends in the art, entertainment, and publishing worlds, owner and executive chef Micheal McCarty was able to convert the most jaded New Yorkers over to California Cuisine that’s
Galli, which is Italian for “roosters” was named after the collaboration of 4 entrepreneurs who saw a need for excellent yet reasonably priced Italian comfort food in the middle of Soho. Given their loyal following, that’s exactly what they did. Executive chef Steven Gallo took most of his family’s tried and true recipes to the spotlight and recreated classic fare such as Mad calamari- a marinara laced crispy calamari dish with the right texture of crunchy and savory, zuppa di Cozzemussels in a white wine sauce, baked eggplant parmagiana, veal Milanese, and mixed seafood marinara pasta, all of which are perfectly executed. Staying true to the artistic vibe of Soho, Galli’s loft like atmosphere is complemented by exposed brick walls displaying a rotating art exhibit of local artists and Gallo’s personal collection.
Michaels 24 West 55 St. 212.767.0555 michaelsnewyork.com
classics like seared scallops with a Thai vinaigrette, with foie gras. The only thing that can rival the food is the incredible museum worthy collection of artwork on the walls by leading contemporary artists such as David Hockney, Ed Ruscha, Jasper Johns, Richard
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