“Unlike other bars on the block, this one is devoid of televisions and brand swag. It feels both experimental and trapped in time.”

“The guinea hen rivals the great roast chickens in town, with a crispy-skinned breast and a moist confit leg; it goes well with the memorable polenta mixed with miso-cured egg yolk.”

Peter Schjeldahl on the current Whitney Biennial, the last at the noble Marcel Breuer building: “Start on the fourth floor, which is, by far, the most visually appealing—it’s practically buoyant.”