Fall 2021
Behind the Scenes at Bandits
We love the tagline at New York's buzziest new watering hole, Bandits, where we shot our Fall 2021 campaign: "Celebrate nothing and every-thing." It's emblazoned in big, bold, all-caps text high above a corner booth for everyone to see—four simple words that perfectly capture our festive, get-out-the-disco-ball mindset for the season.
"There is always something to celebrate even when seemingly there is no reason to," explains co-partner Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton of the phrase. "Some of the best nights we have in this city are the spontaneous ones where you’ve planned for nothing, and suddenly everything you didn’t know you needed happens."
We photographed Ramirez-Fulton and her #IRL crew of friends, all movers and shakers in the downtown creative scene—including her business partner and husband, Adam Fulton. To keep the six degrees of New York going, we also invited one of our designer friends, Todd Snyder, to dress the men.
As for the name of the upscale diner and dive bar, it's a mischievous nod to the notion of stealing time (another restaurant slogan, spotted on the menus is "stealing time on the daily"). Yes, there's a nostalgic tinge to the interior, ranging from the Fifties to the Eighties. And, yes, "there's a timelessness to the bar that we wanted to evoke," says Ramirez-Fulton. "But you're also stealing a bit of time for yourself. Many say we're on borrowed time, but stealing an hour for yourself, for that beer or that burger after work, is important. You can come and steal away with us every day."
We say RSVP yes to it all. Get ready. Get out there. And fall back into friends, laughter and the joy of going out again…
Cocktail Recipe: BRADSHAW ON BEDFORD
Ingredients
2 oz. Vodka
3/4 oz. Lemon
1 oz. Rose Rhubarb Sun-Dried Tomato Syrup (recipe below)
4 Basil leaves
3/4 oz. Lemon
1 oz. Rose Rhubarb Sun-Dried Tomato Syrup (recipe below)
4 Basil leaves
Directions
Shake lemon juice, rose rhubarb sun-dried tomato syrup, vodka, and basil leaves.
Double drain into a coupe glass.
Garnish with a ribbon of rhubarb.
Double drain into a coupe glass.
Garnish with a ribbon of rhubarb.
Recipe for Rose Rhubarb Sun-Dried Tomato Syrup
Ingredients
6 Stalks of rhubarb, cut into sections
950 g Sugar
950 g Dried rosebuds
950 g Water
650 g Sun-dried tomatoes
950 g Sugar
950 g Dried rosebuds
950 g Water
650 g Sun-dried tomatoes
Directions
In a large high-walled pot, combine ingredients.
Bring mixture to a boil for two minutes.
Lest rest for 10 minutes.
Strain.
Bring mixture to a boil for two minutes.
Lest rest for 10 minutes.
Strain.
The Soundtrack
1. (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop/Suga [The Get Down: Original Soundtrack] — Fatback Band and Sarah Ruba
2. You Should Be Dancing [Saturday Night Fever] — Bee Gees
3. Overnight — Parcels
4. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) — Talking Heads
5. Bang a Gong (Get It On) [2003 Remaster] — T. Rex
6. Ca Plane Pour Moi — Plastic Bertrand
7. Tasty Cakes — Idris Muhammad
8. The Locomotion — Little Eva
9. Ma Quale Idea — Pino D'Angiò
10. Love Train — The O'Jays
11. More Than a Woman [Saturday Night Fever] — Bee Gees
12. Purple Rain — Prince
13. Lust for Life — Iggy Pop
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