HotelChatter - Tag: Thor

HotelChatter - Tag: Thor http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T04:26:40Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Thor New York: Hotel On Rivington's Restaurant Re-Opens With $22 Margaritas http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/7/121929/7948 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/LevantTHOR.jpg" class="top"> While the last few weeks have thrown all the hotel restaurant publicity into <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795">The Standard</a>'s court with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/30/03847/7038/hotels/Standard_Grill_Finally_Welcomes_The_Plebes_But_Only_For_Dinner">opening</a> of The Standard Grill, another spot managed to get off its feet as well: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Hotel+on+Rivington+THOR/local/1">The Hotel on Rivington</a>'s cursed space now known as Levant East at THOR. Formerly just known as THOR, and no good for anything beyond drinks and continental breakfast, the restaurant is hoping to breathe life back into its stale spot in the otherwise-happening neighborhood of NYC's Lower East Side. However, when we look at the <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/food/2009/06/laurent_brunacci_is_in_at_matt.html">menu</a>, we see nothing but another dead end. The "combination of classic French Bistro meeting American Spa," which doesn't sound much appetizing the begin with, JetSetCD 2009-07-07T14:25:56-05:00 40.7197640 -73.988116 New York: What's the Deal With Dining at The Hotel on Rivington? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/24/113059/905 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/THORrestaurant.jpg" class="top"> Poor <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Hotel+on+Rivington+THOR/local/1">Hotel on Rivington</a>; the beautiful, airy space on its first floor (otherwise known as its restaurant) has been through a hellish five years with its chefs and its ever-changing identity. According to <a href="http://www.downbythehipster.com/blog/2009/4/24/matt-levine-savior-of-thor.html">Down By the Hipster</a>, the curse continues as THOR switches up its chefs yet again to bring in Matt Levine, owner of New York's notoriously "secret" lounge The Eldridge. Since we have our own history with the THOR restaurant space, including but not limited to private parties and continental breakfasts, we sincerely hope that Levine makes it work when he re-opens the space in 3-4 weeks time. As it stands now, the hotel itself and even its second-floor lounge with pool table JetSetCD 2009-04-24T12:10:00-05:00 40.7197640 -73.988116 If Only Lindsay Lohan Could Serve Drinks in Five Languages http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/7/25/144811/487 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotel_oldbar.jpg">Hotel bars have really evolved over time. What used to simply be attached to the hotel's restaurant, has become more important than the restaurant and in some cases the hotel itself. Take for instance <a href="http://www.hotelonrivington.com">THOR's</a> Members Only lounge which is apparently the size of a port-a-potty but requires an exclusive invite to enter with the exception of hotel guests. Then there's the Rande Gerber lounges found in <a href="http://www.whotels.com">W Hotels,</a> <a href="http://www.redrocklasvegas.com">Red Rock Las Vegas</a> and the <a href="http://www.sofitel.com/sofitel/fichehotel/gb/sof/0937/fiche_hotel.shtml">Sofitel LA</a> with its celebrity-studded opening parties. And we certainly cannot forget the Tropicana Bar and the VIP lounge Teddy's, at the <a href="http://www.hotelroosevelt.com">Hotel Roosevelt</a> which ruled the Hollywood scene for a whole entire summer and essentially eclipsed the hotel's Courtney 2006-07-25T16:08:31-05:00 New York: I-Banker Versus THOR http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/5/22/11349/6404 <![CDATA[ [Update: 11:27 AM. Literally twenty minutes after we published this we received this email from the THOR guest: I would like to go on record to state that Klaus Ortlieb, the Rivingtons General Manager has contacted me to correct the issue. I will take him at his word that corrections have been made to correct the issues identified and look forward to giving the Hotel on Rivington another try. We are guessing wine is involved...] <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/thor_br.jpg"> A <a href="http://www.hotelonrivington.com/">Hotel on Rivington</a> guest did not like her stay. Furthermore she did not like the fact that Klaus and the THOR crew did not respond to her follow up emails and phone calls. Thus, markj 2006-05-22T11:09:15-05:00 40.719764 -73.988116 New York: Wynn Parties with Out of Control Chefs http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/5/11/13057/8529 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/wynn_boulud.jpg"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix/68373.htm">Page Six</a> reports that Steve Wynn made a trip to NYC to scope out chefs for his new ventures at the Bon Appetite party Chinatown Brasserie on Lafayette Street. Among the list of chef attendees were Daniel Boulud, Guy Savoy, Julian Alonzo (Brasserie 81/2), and "Iron Chef" Masaharu Morimoto. Later the cooking crew headed to the Lounge at <a href="http://www.hotelonrivington.com">THOR</a> (altho we doubt Wynn followed) where Boulud inexplicably "jumped up on the bar, gripped a bottle of Veuve Clicquot between his thighs, popped the cork and sprayed the crowd."We didn't know there was that much room at the Lounge to even attempt such a feat. Maybe Wynn had given him a compliment or two. Lounge image via juliana 2006-05-11T13:30:02-05:00 40.719764 -73.988116 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/