Andy Wang
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Ready for the DJ wars
February 5, 2013 | 5:00amLas Vegas is buzzing about the seemingly unlimited money behind the forthcoming Hakkasan ultra-super-mega club/restaurant at the MGM Grand and the resurrection of the Light brand as a Mandalay Bay...
First look: Nobu Hotel
February 5, 2013 | 5:00amJust like TriBeCa has changed drastically since Nobu Matsuhisa and Robert De Niro opened up their Hudson Street Nobu restaurant in 1994, Vegas has seen a stunning makeover since Nobu...
Twice as nice for music festivals
February 3, 2013 | 5:00amWhy have a one-weekend music festival when you can have a two-weekend music festival? Both of these high-profile, big-ticket events answer the call. For the indie kids and aging hipsters...
Taste it all at food festivals
February 3, 2013 | 5:00amIt's almost the season for major food festivals. Here are three delicious picks. MELBOURNE FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL March 1-17 With more than 250 events, this food fest makes it...
Raising the stakes at Borgata
January 22, 2013 | 5:00am‘I can’t believe they fill this room like this every day,” boisterous poker pro Will Failla marveled last week, looking around the jammed poker tournament area at Atlantic City’s Borgata,...
Miami’s new heat
January 15, 2013 | 5:00amBecause nightlife is only getting more over the top. Miami nightlife heavyweights Dave Grutman and Chris Paciello have teamed up to open the new Story club in the old Amnesia...
Lucky 7
January 8, 2013 | 5:00amAndrea’s Despite its 24-hour nature, the Vegas Strip isn’t known for late-night dining. But Steve Wynn’s latest restaurant (named after his wife), adjacent to the Surrender nightclub at the Encore...
Act up in Las Vegas
December 18, 2012 | 5:00amThe Box, Simon Hammerstein’s theatrical nightclub in New York, is known for delighting and bewildering crowds with its mix of burlesque babes, circus acts, celebrity clientele and other assorted freakazoids....
Miami goes Brooklyn
December 11, 2012 | 5:00amUP until recently, the idea of indie versus mainstream wasn’t a discussion or even a consideration when it came to choosing a Miami hotel. For years, it barely mattered where...
Art class
December 6, 2012 | 5:00amThe exposure that Art Basel gives to the Miami real estate market is undoubtable,” says Douglas Elliman Florida President and CEO Vanessa Grout. Yes, this is a manic, vital week...
Banksy shot
December 4, 2012 | 1:13pmHere's a preview of the Art Miami fair’s highly anticipated “Banksy: Out of Context” exhibition, which will be unveiled at a VIP preview tonight and displayed through Sunday. Five murals...
Just back: Miami
November 13, 2012 | 5:00am‘We’re going to remember this like it was the first night of Art Basel,” Ocean Drive editor-in-chief Suzy Buckley Woodward said on Thursday night and she had a point. She...
All that sizzles
October 30, 2012 | 4:00amIf you’re planning to be at Art Basel Miami Beach, which kicks off the madness of South Florida’s social scene on Dec. 6-9, you’ll likely want to spend lots of...
Los Angeles is the future
September 25, 2012 | 4:00amIt is difficult to pinpoint the precise moment when Los Angeles stopped giving a damn what you or we or anyone else had to say — it was a slow...
Start the party
September 18, 2012 | 4:00amFlorida often feels like an extension of New York City in December. So it’s appropriate that this year’s Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival features Daniel Boulud, David Burke, Marc...
LA does Friday night right
August 14, 2012 | 4:00amOne of the best things that can happen when you travel is visiting one city and feeling like you’ve taken a trip all over the world. Another of the best...
Bringing the heat
August 9, 2012 | 4:00amThe absolute highest end of the Miami Beach market is sizzling. Broker Oren Alexander of Prudential Douglas Elliman’s the Alexander Group has just closed on a $47 million deal for...
How Portland has us licked!
August 7, 2012 | 4:00amSustainable, small-batch, locavore, a lot like Brooklyn. Yes, those are some of the obvious, overused descriptors for Portland, Oregon’s food. And they’re valid. But let’s move on to the fun...
Nazarian bringing his hospitality to Gotham
July 18, 2012 | 4:00amHospitality mogul Sam Nazarian, known for his celeb-friendly hotel, restaurant and nightlife venues in Los Angeles, will open his first New York hotel next year, The Post has learned. SLS...
Feeling Lucky in Vegas
June 26, 2012 | 4:00am“Top Chef” winner Paul Qui of Austin’s Uchiko was all over the Aspen Food & Wine Classic, cooking at an opening party and judging the Whole Foods Fishmonger Faceoff among...