Nate Storey

1 month ago | surfacemag.com | Nate Storey

To hear the owner of Lucali tell it, his humble Carroll Gardens pizzeria was never meant for stardom. “My waitresses used to come here as kids when it was a candy store,” says Mark Iacono, who grew up near the Brooklyn storefront he transformed in 2006. “Now, it’s a pizzeria.”That’s putting it mildly. Lucali has become a modern temple to New York’s signature dish, with a fanbase that includes Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Selena Gomez, and Taylor Swift.

2 months ago | surfacemag.com | Nate Storey

Bar Urban Cowboy cofounder Lyon Porter on cowboy cosplay, historic arcades, and maximalist hospitality at the brand's first standalone bar. Urban Cowboy, the boutique hotels synonymous with wild-hearted design and good times at its properties in Nashville, Denver, and The Catskills, New York, is stepping out from behind the check-in desk with its first-ever standalone bar.

2 months ago | surfacemag.com | Nate Storey |Catie Case

Travel The exclusive Caribbean island where Princess Margaret once found solace remains a haven for celebrities, rock stars, and industry titans to disappear into timeless bliss. “I don’t know where heaven is, but I live next door,” Basil Charles tells me one night over bites of pork slow-cooked in banana leaves. Charles is the likeness behind Basil’s Bar, a Balinese-style haunt perched over Mustique’s Britannia Bay.

Mar 7, 2025 | surfacemag.com | Nate Storey

Restaurant After his Michelin-starred omakase den in Harlem shuttered during the pandemic, Chef Shinichi Inoue joined forces with the team at Kosaka. His pop-up at the famed South Florida hotel previews a permanent location coming this fall. Restaurateurs Key Kim and Mihyun Han of New York’s Michelin-starred Kosaka have unveiled Inoshin, an exceptional omakase experience tucked inside the historic Hemingway Tower at The Surf Club.

Oct 23, 2024 | surfacemag.com | Nate Storey |Catie Case

ANANTARA CONVENTO DI AMALFI GRAND HOTELLocation: Amalfi Coast, ItalyOn offer: Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel is a masterful blend of past and present, situated in a 13th-century Capuchin convent perched on the cliffs of Italy’s famed Amalfi Coast.