Josephine Meckseper Installation view

Location: Chelsea, NYC
Art: Josephine Meckseper
Show time: Tues to Sat 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Venue: Elizabeth Dee Gallery
Food: Il Bastardo
Drink: Brite Bar
Miscellaneous: Café Grumpy

With the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq, Josephine Meckseper deconstructs America’s globalization, militarization of Iraq, and it’s own domestic issues through displays and video. Not just a great name for a restaurant, Il Bastardo offers excellent Italian food, seafood, and steak in a large and beautifully designed space. With an interesting menu of cosmos and cocktails like the Fother Mucker, made with Zygo, a locally distilled energy vodka, Brite Bar is a gorgeously designed bar that looks like a lounge but is way more fun. One of my favorite coffee houses due to the fact that they are doing a great job of reinventing the wheel when it comes to making coffee, is Café Grumpy. Here, every cup is freshly pressed and the latte’s are thick and rich tasting.