FOOD: Trestle on Tenth, the “homey joins hearty” Swiss-inflected restaurant that takes its name from its proximity to the High Line and the avenue where it’s found, kicks off a special five-night series called “metzgete.” The Swiss tradition loosely translates to “butchers affair” and arises from the practice of salvaging every scrap of pig after the winter slaughter – “especially those parts that would or could not be dried, smoked or pickled for later consumption.”......

(A not so new) newsflash: some of best international cinema being made today is coming out of Korea. One of the established leaders of that pack is Hong Sang-soo, a director Mahnola Dargis called "one of the most exciting and authentically individual filmmakers to emerge on the world stage recently." A frequent participant in the New York Film Festival, his movies are brilliant character studies, examining the intricately messed-up ways men and women try to......

THEATER: The Jaded Assassin, an original “fightsical” which prompted the Times to gush, “Take that, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’!”, was a hit at last year’s Ice Factory Festival with its daring mix of martial arts and visceral storytelling. “In a mythical world, in brutal times, a curse has plagued the land ever since the chosen ones infuriated the gods. It is up to one non-pureblood to end the curse and end the misery that has......