On Monday, New York entrepreneurs Matt Kliegman and Carlos Quirarte flung open the doors to The Smile To Go. The little sister of the cozy Bond Street restaurant The Smile, this new spot is set on kicking take-out food up a notch in a city where it's lacking. With co-owner and executive chef Melia Marden and Brenna White (formerly of M.Wells) whipping up the pastries, Matt and Carlos, who also run the show at the Jane Hotel Ballroom and own The Westway, get it right once again, but this time, they're right across the street from OC. Thrilled to have dishes like roasted butternut squash with blood orange and dandelion greens at our doorstep, I sat down with the boys to talk about how they got their starts and more.

Sofia Cavallo: Is the difference between The Smile and The Smile To Go just the tupperware?
Matt Kliegman: Well, we've had The Smile for three years now––this month is actually our anniversary–– and we wanted to get more into catering. The Smile has catered a lot of different events, so we're bringing back some of those MORE

FILED UNDER: food , just eat it , the smile to go , matt kliegman , carlos quirarte , melia marden , new york

Merging choreography and improvisation, Sophia Cleary's brother sister lover claimed the itinerant WoRKSHOP space last night, up on the Bowery. Sophia, along with artist Joseph Teeling, got unreservedly physical to a soundtrack that ranged from "Sure Thing" by Miguel and "As Long As He Needs Me" by Judy Garland, to ear-numbing white noise. Together they built a relationship through movement, each sequence conditioned by a particular genre of music. Crunking, jumping, grinding, hugging, pushing, and rolling (over each other)—they had all the right moves. MORE

FILED UNDER: art , exhibition , brothersisterlover , new york , joseph teeling , sophia cleary

Last night, OC friends gathered at Tiny's in Tribeca to toast the recently completed Fall/Winter 2012 men's collection, which has come a long way since the early days of colorblock diamond hoodies and woven sweatshirts. (Fans of those OC classics will be glad to hear they're coming back this fall!) MORE

FILED UNDER: fw12 opening ceremony collection , jen brill , juliana ribeiro , olivia kim , jesse hudnutt , edward lorenz , jack greer , tiny's , new york , lookbook , todd jordan , mariko munro , max vadukal , bruce pask , dan colen , Rushka Bergman

Meet Shane, who shared an extra special bonding moment with the OC team when his photo shoot was interrupted by that freak New York City earthquake. Get to know him here!

Your neighborhood (in NY): Washington Heights

Hometown: Tucson, Arizona. T-Town represent!

Astrological sign: Capricorn

What is something about you that no one would expect? I'm a Christian.

What was the easiest or hardest thing about modeling for Opening Ceremony? I wouldn't say it was easy or hard but the earthquake during the shoot was fun!

When I'm not modeling I'm: A hairstylist. MORE

FILED UNDER: shane gamble , meet the model , opening ceremony collection

Yesterday was Groundhog Day, and furry oracle Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his hole, saw his shadow, and left us with six more weeks of winter. But because it was 60 degrees in New York on Wednesday, and because Phil will clearly just say whatever the men in suits want him to, we're placing our faith in Staten Island Chuck, who predicted an early spring this year.

Here are some of OC's most floral, colorful, and spring-like pieces to get you buzzed for the next six weeks of sunshine. Enjoy tulip-hemmed skirts from Mugler, zesty lemon silk from OC Resort, and a hot pink blanket picked fresh from Argentina and ready for a picnic.

Shop all skirts here and all sunglasses here. MORE

FILED UNDER: opening ceremony collection , resort 2012 , mugler , band of outsiders , proenza schouler , keds at opening ceremony , altuzarra , christopher kane , heart heart heart , barton perreira

Farrah Fawcett was the girl all the boys wanted and all the girls wanted to be. With a hairdo that was basically "The Rachel" of her generation, the TV commercial model-turned-Charlie's Angel made it to icon status when she famously posed for a photograph in a red Norma Kamali swimsuit. All-American and all-smiles, the Texan bombshell will always be remembered. In her honor, here a few Farrah-inspired gifts! MORE

FILED UNDER: fine wine , birthday , farrah fawcett , opening ceremony collection , alexander wang , alexander cassaniti , keds at opening ceremony , pigalle , jean paul gaultier , ten , sunspel , pendleton , rodarte , jeremy scott x adidas , comme des garcons , ostwald helgason

In anticipation of their first LP, due out in late spring, the Brooklyn-based band High Highs performed to a tightly-packed crowd last night at Pianos. The setting was intimate and cozy, which is kinda how I would describe their sound—warm layers of harmonies, bouncy drum beats, and comforting synth chords. I think the band's keyboardist/singer, Oli, MORE

FILED UNDER: music , live music , new york , high highs

I love the word cheftestant! Of course, this word only exists in the crazy dialect of Top Chef—a world Missouri-native Ty-lör Boring (real name) knows all too well, thanks to a successful stint as a competitor on the series. Fresh off the show, Ty-lör is about to open his first pop-up restaurant in Nolita, and has the intention to open a Kansas City barbecue restaurant around the city in the not too distant future.

Gilian Tozer: Let’s begin by speaking about the City Grit pop-up restaurant you’re opening on Monday.
Ty-lör Boring: Yes! So, we’re opening the pop-up in the old St. Patrick’s schoolhouse in Nolita. It will be open from February 6th until the 11th. The event is called TBD, which could stand for Ty-lör Boring Dinners—what what?!—but also, To Be Determined. This is the first chapter in my post-Top Chef career, so it’s a great opportunity for people to experience my cuisine. I’ve been in New York for five years but have never been able to cook my own food, so I’m really excited! MORE

FILED UNDER: Ty-lör Boring , top chef , food , new york , just eat it , interview , it takes two

Julia Willinger of XL Recordings is a New York-based music writer.

Believe it or not, but the epicenter of hot music as of late is neither in our Bushwick backyard nor perching in the hills of Echo Park. Of course there are a plethora of bands we can see every night in the ‘burg or Silver Lake, but everything worth obsessing over recently is found in…CANADA. There, I said it. A proud American raised in New Jersey, I am crushing on all things coming out of Canada. Take a fledgling Arcade Fire or Drizzy Drake, mix it with some government funding, and voilà! Parliament and music cultures have collided to create some of today’s best tunes.

Although there are so many to name, the focus must be put on The Weeknd, Grimes, and Purity Ring. From the get-go, The Weeknd has had support from the OVO crew (aka Drake’s team, which The Weeknd's Abel Tesfaye is a part of). Tesfaye, a Toronto native, released the mixtape House of Balloons in MORE

FILED UNDER: next on deck , music , julia willinger , arcade fire , drake , the weeknd , grimes , purity ring , 4ad