The Standard Grill

Just had a great dinner at The Standard Grill - the restaurant at The Standard NYC (the hotel at which we're staying). The bar and restaurant at The Standard are at present the hottest place in New York - packed every night with hot young New Yorkers and others. Monday night Quentin Tarantino had the afterparty here after the premiere of Inglorious Basterds, complete with Brad and Angelina, among many others. People who've been at the bar and restaurant so far include Lindsay Lohan, Renee Zellweger, Cameron Diaz, the entire fashion world (including Anna Wintour) and pretty much everyone else.

Had a fun day today hanging around and shopping in SoHo and NoLita - incredibly hot, but fun anyway.

The Standard, NYC

Staying at The Standard, NYC - it is pretty new and is built above the Highline (an abandoned above-ground train line being turned into an awesome public park) in the Meatpacking District, which has awesome shops and restaurants and great cobblestone streets.

We have a fairly tiny - but very cool - room, with a glass wall giving great views over NYC (the Highline, the Meatpacking District and the Hudson River).

Had a few drinks last night (Tuesday night) in the Beer Garden -the hot NYC bar at present. Amazing / bizarre drinks (my drink of choice for the evening comprised rye, a raw sugar cube, a lemon twist and absinthe bitters), a full-on summer electrical storm, a fun conversation with a songwriter and lifelong New Yorker with whom we shared a table.