New York’s Top Five power Lunch Restaurants for Business Deals and Meetings

Eater NY reports some change ups in one of New York’s hottest kitchens. The confirm that reps announced that Sebastien Agez is the new chef at downtown’s Smyth Hotel’s restaurant Plein Sud. The announcement gives a fun piece of trivia,

This weekend, Times Square Chronicles, MEDEA Vodka, and Columbus Circle Wines and Spirits launched Charities to Benefit; an innovative initiative to raise funds and awareness for charities of choice of a number of celebrities

A new Soho restaurant, King, from wd~50’s Tailor, and Momofuku’s Francis Derby, opened to the public this week. King offers classic menu items such as steak tartar, beef burgers, skate, and butternut squash soup with creative twists. With an “Old World” feel, the dining room décor showcases old portraits and antiques

EMM Group was granted a permit, after a protracted battle with Community Board 3 on the Lower East Side, to take over the long-since vacant space at 199 Bowery. The group–composed of Eugene Remm, Mark Birnbaum and Michael Hirtenstein, has a “lofty” concept for the 19,000-square-foot LES space; a mega-size “Asian fusion restaurant” with a front-of-house bakery from Catch pastry chef Thiago Silva and a jazz lounge down below.

New York’s real estate and restaurant royalty will join forces; Related Companies and Danny Meyer’s Union Square Events (USE) announced a partnership today.

Artexpo New York Returns to Pier 92 in 2012. Culminating NYC’s Month-Long Celebration of Art and Design, Artexpo New York, the world’s largest fine art trade show for over 33 years, will return to New York City, March 22-25, 2012.

The rumor mills have been turning with word that Beyoncé and Jay-Z put some serious cash into crafting a birthing suite fit for a queen at NYC’s Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side.

Supermodel, Elettra Wiedemann is back, by popular demand, this February with fast, fresh and healthy cuisine at her pop-up restaurant, GOODNESS, for the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week. The pop-up will be featuring top chefs such as Mario Batali, Alain Allegretti, Julian Medina and Leo Forneas.