AMP3PR is excited to announce that we are handling the pr for Contorno’s Restaurant– a new family owned Rustic Italian ristorante tucked away in the back of the new Boutique Holiday Inn just steps away from the Empire State Building and Herald Square.

The vision for Contorno’s is Sunday Family Dinner, meaning a place for family and friends to come together at the dinner table, enjoy laughter, and many small dishes of traditional, old world Italian style food paired with fine Italian wine.

We will be holding a private opening event and media night on February 22nd.

AMP3PR is excited to announce that we are handling publicity for the launch of a new music discovery platform called Splash.FM.

Splash.FM offers a simple and social way to discover new music based on “who you know” mechanics versus a “what it sounds like” algorithm. Basically, Splash.FM allows you to create a profile, follow your friends, browse for songs, and “Splash” the ones you love. Unlike most music streaming services, the Splash.FM platform began by building a dedicated social layer first, and music streaming capabilities second.

Splash.FM will launch in Private Beta on January 16th and will be made available to press, industry tastemakers and a select group of college testers. To be one of the first to check out Splash.FM, visit the website and request an invite to get on the list.

For press inquiries, contact Alyson Campbell at 646.827.9594 or splashfm@AMP3pr.com.

AMP3PR is excited to announce that we are handling the pr for Polpettina Homestyle Pizza Kitchen– a new Italian influenced New American restaurant in Eastchester, NY, just a short metro north ride outside the city.

Polpettina is in the midst of an expansion, scheduled to be complete October 1st, 2011, that will add the Polpettina Market to their existing space. Polpettina Market will bring additional seating as well as a market where you can buy homemade jarred Polpettina products and organic Blue Bottle coffee.

We will be holding an opening party for the restaurant later this October.

For press inquiries, contact Ashley Lutzker at 646.827.9594 or polpettina@AMP3pr.com.

This fall, Nolcha Fashion Week began with Fashion’s Night Out on September 8th, 2011. Nolcha hosted an Independent Pop Up Shop at the Opia Lounge on 57th Street. The event was hosted by The New York Post, Ricardo Ralph Lopez, Farasha Boutique, and Globalfashionbrands.com.

Seventeen fashion brands were presented at FNO; at least three of which are eco friendly. Press and Industry personnel had the opportunity to browse the different collections; visit the beauty bar set up by Kroma Makeup and Kiss Nails; and sample cocktails provided by Don Q Rum. The first 100 shoppers who attended received a gift bag with goodies from vitabath and LypSyl among others.

Nolcha Fashion Week continued on Monday September 12th at The Metropolitan Pavilion. The event featured 3 runway shows, and an all day Apparel and Accessories Exhibition. People could browse the various collections at the exhibit while waiting for the runway shows to begin; or they could visit stations sponsored by Kiss Nails and vitabath. The runway shows were scheduled at 1pm, 4pm and 7pm and featured 12 different collections.

Nolcha Fashion Week officially concluded on Wednesday with the closing party presented by kiss nails at The Sanctuary Hotel on West 47th Street.

Nolcha in the Press:
Joonbug
Diva Gals Daily
Glam.com
MTV Act
New York Gossip Gal
Style and the Startup
BeautyCrasher.com
The Fashionisette
Runway Passport

We are proud to announce that we will be handling the opening of HaChi Restaurant & Lounge—a dual level contemporary Asian Fusion oasis coming to 185 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side (July 26, 2011).

HaChi, meaning the number “8″ in Japanese (a lucky number), will bring upscale asian-fusion to the neighborhood, with a distinct (and unusual) French influence. Think: filet mignon served with a wasabi potato spring roll. The menu will include an extensive list of both hot & cold “small plate” options in addition to many seasonal specialties from the Chef. The design will feature an open and spacious dual-level concept mixed with the tranquility of a Japanese garden, allowing customers to experience the flare of NYC with the laid-back attitude of the LES.

AMP3 will be hosting a private preview of the restaurant on July 26 before it’s public opening which is set for July 27, 2011.

For press inquiries, contact Ashley Lutzker at 646.827.9594 or hachi@AMP3pr.com.

On June 23rd, after the ringing of the official opening bell at Milk Street Cafe, owner (and AMP3 PR client) Marc Epstein, interviewed live with CNBC’s “Power Lunch”.

The CNBC crew was on location to capture the excitement as hungry Wall Streeters got their first taste of all that the new Milk Street Cafe at 40 Wall Street has to offer.

Milk Street Cafe is 23,000 square foot gourmet Food Hall located in the ground level of the Trump Building. It boasts several gourmet food stations including: a barista station, made-to-order breakfasts, made-from-scratch breads, desserts and pastries, pasta bar, Asian specialties, sushi bar, two create-your-own salad bars (one vegetarian, one not), homemade soups, a grill, a rotisserie and a carving station.

Watch as the owner of Milk Street discusses his latest venture:

La Vie Lounge celebrated their Grand Opening last night, April 28th, with a private party featuring tastings from their new French-Moroccan fusion menu, designed by Chef Momo Terien.

Guests at the event were treated to an open bar, hookah, passed hors d’oeuvres from the new menu, and an impromptu belly dancing performance.

Check out all the photos from the night on the La Vie Lounge Facebook fan page.

We are very excited to announce that we will be handling the opening of Milk Street Cafe–a 23,000 square foot Food Hall set to open at 40 Wall Street in the Trump Building late this Spring.

This will be the second Milk Street Cafe location, the first being a small retail and large catering outpost that was founded in 1981, and is located in the Financial District of Boston, MA.

Unlike its Boston space, the new Wall Street destination will feature multiple gourmet food stations created by Executive Chef, Steven Mettle. Everything will be prepared fresh on-site daily, using top quality ingredients, and the most innovative equipment—all to provide the best customer experience possible.

We gave The New York Times the initial scoop on this new venture, which you can read up on, here.

AMP3 will be hosting a private preview of the restaurant before it’s public opening which is set for June, 2011.

For press inquiries, contact Alyson Campbell at 646.827.9594 or milkstreet@AMP3pr.com.

After an intensive two month search, Nolcha in conjunction with Blazetrak.com announces the winner in their competition for the best independent fashion brand: womenswear designer, Abreu Rios (www.abreurios.com).

Nolcha and Blazetrak (both clients of AMP3 PR) had partnered to host a contest that would ultimately give one aspiring designer the opportunity of a lifetime to participate in Nolcha Fashion Week: New York in February 2011. From November 17th, 2010 through January 17th, 2011; fashion designers from all over the world were invited to enter this online competition. By submitting pictures of their best work through Blazetrak, designers were guaranteed a review by Nolcha’s team, and potentially, the career opportunity of a lifetime.

“It was a tough choice,” says Nolcha’s CEO, Kerry Bannigan, “However, Abreu Rios was chosen for several key factors: the brand’s use of color is innovative, subtle and effective. The cuts and finish are precise and overall the brand has great marketability. I look forward to assisting the brand growth.”

Thanks to the contest, Abreu Rios is now entitled to complimentary exhibition space at Nolcha Fashion Week; a two-hour consultation regarding target, retailers, supply chain, breakeven and scale of the line by Global Purchasing Group; free membership to Afingo.com plus featured spotlight and interview; a complete business formation package by Bizfilings.com; and a sourcing package that includes premium level membership to Source4Style, including complimentary swatches and sourcing consultation.

“We are so excited for Abreu,” states Nate Casey, managing partner and co-founder of Blazetrak.com, “This is what Blazetrak is all about; connecting people and helping to launch careers in every industry – including Fashion.”

Nolcha Fashion Week: New York is a four day fashion week event held simultaneously with New York Fashion Week annually in February and September reaching 10MM+ media impressions which includes runway shows, accessory exhibition and Ethical Fashion Preview.

For more information on Nolcha, visit www.nolcha.com. For more information on Blazetrak, visit www.blazetrak.com. For any press related inquiries, please contact Alyson Campbell of AMP3 Public Relations via 646.827.9594 or blazetrak@AMP3pr.com.

About Nolcha:

Nolcha is an award-winning leading platform for independent fashion designers and retailers through online, events and education; making business easy for the fashion minded. Nolcha debuted in 2007 and since has expanded to five cities and three countries (USA, UK, and Turkey).

About Blazetrak:

Blazetrak.com provides direct access to the world’s top professionals in the areas of Business, Fashion & Design, Music, Screen & Stage, and Sports & Fitness. The company has done extremely well since its launch in November of 2009 with over 400 professionals now using the platform and dozens of successful connections made.

AMP3 PR client A.R.T. has opened a new pop-up storefront in Brooklyn. This new store is the first destination of its kind, carrying exclusively modular products. Specifically, they’ll be featuring their sister brand Module R, an aggregation of modular art & design products from around the world. With Module R, they will retail 52+ modular products, such as: wine racks, shelving units, room dividers, housewares–something for every room—all items that make sense to be customizable and modular based on the taste and space requirements of the buyer.

The A.R.T. pop-up store opened to the public on November 5th and will run until January 9th. Located at 400 Atlantic Avenue, store hours are Wed-Sun from 11am-7pm. A.R.T. will be holding an opening reception in honor of the new A.R.T. | Module R storefront on December 2nd from 6-8pm. If you wish to attend, please RSVP to RSVP@amp3pr.com.

A.R.T., founded by architect/artist Donald Rattner in March 2010, can also be found online at www.art-rethought.com.

Recent Press Mentions of A.R.T./Module R
NY Magazine
Brooklyn Paper
Ponoko
Brooklyn Exposed
Socially Superlative
Associated Content
NY Post
24SevenBrooklyn
Bustler
ChicTip
Time Out New York