Style Talk

Chef David Myers cooks stylish pan-Asian food with a decidedly Japanese bent and a tremendous amount of elegance in its simplicity. That same elegant simplicity can be translated into fashion and Myers, as a chef who makes his living in both Tokyo and America, employs that concept in the kitchen and in his personal style. Now...how many pairs of Converse does he own? 

"We're probably the only clothing store in New York with a 4 a.m. liquor license," says Alexander Olch, as he puts the finishing touches on his first boutique on Delancey Street one night late last week (scroll down for photos). The accessories designer isn't kidding: his shop carries his ties, scarves, bow ties, notebooks and other accessories in the snug main space, and there's a secret door that leads to a bar. Manhattan has plenty of speakeasies, but nothing like this.

We always have style on the brain at FR headquarters, so from time to time we reach out to our best-dressed chef friends to hear about their favorite designers and why it’s never OK to wear chili pepper pants in the kitchen. Next up, Frank Cisneros, a living legend in the New York bar scene and the man behind the drinks at Dram and The Bourgeois Pig.