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Best Brunches in New York: Penelope

Where: 159 Lexington Avenue [map], New York, ny, United States, 10016

9/07/2007 at 11:30 AM
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When it comes to trendy brunch spots with fancy omelets and inventive cocktails Manhattan's got the market cornered. But after a night on the town and an early morning walk of shame, sometimes you want a place that feels like home. For that, there's Penelope. The Murry Hill country kitchen serves up specials just like mom used to make--only better.

Buttermilk waffles are covered in seasonal fruit, French toast is drenched in hazelnut spread and farm fresh eggs come any way you want. Rustic wooden tables are perfect for tucking into a copy of the Sunday paper, and mismatched mugs for the strong house brew lend a warm touch to a meal that can sometimes be a pretentious scene elsewhere. If you can't eat in your own kitchen, Penelope is the next best thing.

Related Stories:
· Best Brunches in New York [Jaunted]
· Penelope [Official Site]

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Could This Be New York's Best Irish Pub?

Where: 129 Lexington Ave. [map], New York, ny, United States, 10016

5/22/2007 at 12:05 PM
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We were out in Manhattan this past weekend, and a terrible sequence of events lead us to the horrific nightlife cemetery of the East 30s. It's not there's a lack of bars in the neighborhood--far from it, in fact. But there aren't many pubs that don't feature drunk 22-year-olds auditioning for the remake of Animal House.

Fortunately, we've been clued into Rocky Sullivan's, a gem of an Irish pub. You're not gonna find any $12 lychee martinis at this place. It's almost like a bad joke: an Irish writer and an Irish rocker open a bar. The punch line though is nice cold beer, friendly folks and bands on stage. Thursday night is the award-winning quiz night, for all you know-it-alls.

All of which is to say that Rocky's is slowly becoming the unofficial Jaunted hang out--but only when your editors are in NYC, of course.

Know an Irish pub in New York City that we should check out, let us know in the comments section below.

Best Irish Pubs in New York City Map

Update: Sadly, Rocky's has closed down since we wrote this post. Fortunately, NYC has plenty of other options for getting boozed up Irish style.

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Related Stories:
· Rocky Sullivan's [Official Site]
· Jaunted's bars coverage [Jaunted]

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Scarlett Johansson's First Brazilian Wax

Where: 150 East 34th Street [map], New York City, ny, United States, 10016

9/25/2006 at 3:36 PM
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Scarlett Johansson was a nervous wreck before she had her first Brazilian waxing at the Oasis Day Spa and, according to insiders at DaTommaso restaurant, the waxing crew couldn't stop admiring her body.

Now we aren't going to pretend to know anything about waxing, we are just here to sift the travel advice out of Scarlet's adventure.

Oasis Day Spa, which was voted "Best of NewYork" has three locations:  Park Avenue, Affinai Dumont Hotel, and Jetblue @ JFK Airport.  Something tells us Scarlett's first time wasn't inside JFK's Terminal 6.  On second thought, she is rumored to be fond of confined places.

[On an almost related note--thanks for the First Time stories you guys sent in this weekend--good stuff, and remember, there is still time to enter our Jaunted Giveaway.  Don't worry, Scarlett hasn't entered the above story...yet.]

[Photo: GossipRocks]

Related Stories:
·We Hear... [NY Post]
·Chateau Marmont [HotelChatter]

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