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Annie Armstrong

Annie Armstrong is a New York City-based journalist originally from Atlanta, Georgia.

For years, she covered the fine art beat and is best known for helming Artnet News’s cult-hit gossip column “Wet Paint,” and coining the term “red chip art.” Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, GQ, and other publications. Send her a tip: [email protected].

Articles by Annie

Annie Armstrong

2 weeks ago

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2 min read

The Twilight of Mr. Chow?

The Larry Gagosian-favorite restaurant has closed in Miami Beach after 17 years. It’s the third location of the legendary, art-centric restaurant to close in the U.S.

Annie Armstrong

1 month ago

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4 min read

She’ll Show You To Your Table, and To Your Duchamp

Gabrielle Buffong moved to New York to work in fine art. Through an illustrious hosting career at institutions like The Polo Bar, Metrograph, Frenchette, and now Wild Cherry, she’s been able to do just that.

Annie Armstrong

1 month ago

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2 min read

How Did That Frank Stella Get There?

Not one, but two Stellas hang quietly inside the East Village wine bar darling Stars.

Annie Armstrong

1 month ago

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7 min read

The Rise and Fall of Prestige Food TV

“When Tony started, there were ten years between Kitchen Confidential and when his show became a major cultural force. Now your show has to work in year one.”

Annie Armstrong

2 months ago

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1 min read

Inside the Least Clubby Club

Every Thursday, the Estonian House, a members club on East 34th Street, welcomes non-members for dinner—complete with Soviet-era home cooking, Estonian vodka, and a choir rehearsing upstairs.

Annie Armstrong

2 months ago

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3 min read

Gosh Almighty

A Maximalist Florence import lands in Chinatown with confessionals, gnomes, and a bat-phone guest list, rejecting quiet luxury in favor of absurdist excess.

Annie Armstrong

2 months ago

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3 min read

Sole! For $175!

At Marcel, the phones connect to Sotheby's auction floor and the price of chicken will give your city councilman a nosebleed.

Annie Armstrong

2 months ago

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2 min read

Ghetto Gastro Lays Down Roots in SoHo

The roving Bronx-based chef collective is opening its first brick-and-mortar with a $307 tasting menu.

Annie Armstrong

3 months ago

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4 min read

How Water Became the New Wine

As diners drink less alcohol, restaurants are turning to high-end water programs—complete with sommeliers, pairings, and $100 bottles—to make up the difference.

Annie Armstrong

3 months ago

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4 min read

Where the Wild Things Are

How a FiDi Greek restaurant became the fringe internet’s favorite hangout.

Annie Armstrong

3 months ago

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6 min read

The New Masters of Museum Dining

With buzzy openings at the Breuer, Amant, and the New Museum, the art world’s next power players might be restaurateurs.

Annie Armstrong

3 months ago

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4 min read

The French Dispatch

Annie Armstrong reports from Paris fashion week, with stops at legendary cookware shop E. Dehillerin, Mashama Bailey’s new Left Bank restaurant, and a visit with famed chocolatier Jacques Genin.

Annie Armstrong

4 months ago

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4 min read

What do Colbo, Stars, and Corner Bar have in common?

Tiny wine bars are bullish on big sound.

Annie Armstrong

4 months ago

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8 min read

Daniel Humm’s West Village Coup

En Japanese Brasserie’s bitter goodbye included rotting cod and a celebrity eulogy.

Annie Armstrong

4 months ago

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5 min read

You love ’em, you hate ’em, you can’t escape them

New York’s private members clubs are manifesting destiny.