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Wednesday
May182011

Getting in the Habit

Brooklyn Decker and Vanessa Hudgens displayed their height difference--as well as their excitement for Amazon.com's brand-new private shopping initiative, My Habit. The online retailer plans to go head-to-head with the Gilt Group and deliver deep discounts on designer clothing. Photo by Marion Curtis, for StarPix.


Friday
Nov192010

Hip, Hip, Hooray for Beaujolais!

Actress and model Molly Sims helps unveil the 2010 Beajolais Nouveau in New York, with winemaker Franck Duboeuf. For slide show, click here.


Thursday
Oct072010

Return of the Michelin Man

Michelin unveils its 2011 New York City guide, with a party last night at the Wooly, the super-chic club in the Woolworth Building. Check out who lost stars, who gained and who's new to the list.



Saturday
Oct312009

Caviar Comes Calling

Alexandre Petrossian (heir of the caviar business that bears his family name) this week showcased some of his company's newest menu offferings. There were treats aplenty at Petrossian restaurant, but our favorite was this playful blini topped with a quail egg (can we ever have enough eggs?), caviar and a snippet of crème frâiche. Also featured was one of Petrossian’s newer products, pressed caviar. When prodded about what they do with the “juice” left from pressing four kilograms of caviar into one kilogram of condensed, surreal deliciousness, the heir merely smiled and answered that this was a family secret. We'll report back if we discover what that secret is.

Our breakfast at Petrossian was a feast that touched our innermost voluptuary. Don’t forget, the restaurant's boutique and café also offer some of the finest gourmet foods in Manhattan. Their pastries are perfectly flaky, and the Greek honey they’ve sourced is so floral and fresh, you can taste the summer breeze. Perfect for the colder days now upon us. Or for holiday gift-buying. Because much as we love eggs, who doesn't love caviar?

 

Monday
May042009

Nothing Formal, Just a "White Tie Affair"

Fresh from their appearance at this weekend's Bamboozle music festival, band The White Tie Affair held an after-party at The Gates, in Chelsea. Not yet officially opened, The Gates also hosted a weekend fête for The Real Housewives of New York City. The Chicago-based members of The White Tie Affair (who nonetheless don't seem to wear ties, white or otherwise), cite musical influences from Stevie Wonder to The Police and are currently touring the country performing songs from their debut album, Walk this Way.  The party's venue, The Gates, will open officially this weekend, as the lounge's pre-selected "ambassadors" (125 élite members of the city's social set) and their guests will be marvel over the stunning lounge's marbled walls (reported to be worth $2.4 million) and bronze detailing. Managed by owners Danny Kane and Rod Surut, the space is the former home of restaurant The Biltmore Room (2002–2006). This time, here's hoping that the Gothic iron gates that lend the space its name remain open for a many years to come. 

For more photos, click here.

Saturday
Mar142009

The Past is So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

A celebrity wearing sunglasses indoors is usually trying to hide something....too many late nights out in a row, a black eye, bad Botox....but last evening, on the Lower East Side, celebrities were to be forgiven for donning dark glasses. In fact, they were encouraged to do so. Carrera, the company synonymous with big gaudy sunglasses that are all over vintage 1980s movies (as well as the faces of Gwen Stefani, Paris Hilton and Daniel Craig) took the wraps off its vintage collection at a party at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, a one-time temple turned shrine of all things cool and hip. Among the big names to pop in to see the collection—and to check out a special performance by 1980s punk icon Deborah Harry—included Taylor Momsen of Gossip Girl and actor Danny Aiello. Other attendees included model Jamie Burke, singer Dani D, rapper Lil Mama and fashion designer Patricia Field.

To see more photos—just make sure you put on your sunglasses first—click here.

Wednesday
Nov122008

Champagne Taste

Restaurant Bruno Jamais threw its doors open for the U.S. debut of Henri Giraud earlier tonight. The entire range was available for sampling, from six different cuvées in all. Oenophiles sipped the maker's miel not from flutes, but from wide-mouth wine glasses. This was not, as one might have guessed, because Bruno ran out of suitable stemware. Instead, Henri Giraud believes that for the breathability of its Champagnes, the wider mouth is the way to go. Judging from the smiles on the faces of tasters, there were no dissenters in the room.

For more photos, click here.

Tuesday
Oct282008

Expert Opinion

Talk about a brain trust. There was an expert for every conundrum at Whiskey Park last night, where the ever-charming Samantha Ettus, with the support of ForbesLife magazine, launched her latest book, The Experts Guide to Doing Things Faster. Having trouble getting pregnant? There was Lisa Masterson, of TV's The Doctors. Not the best judge of character? If you were able to pin down former Army interrogator Greg Hartley, he was there to tell you how to read the body language of others. Do you know the best ways to make someone feel good or (conversely) how to politely exit a conversation? No? Well, if you're feeling the need to brush-up in one of these areas, you're probably wishing you were at Samantha's party, too. But fear not, because all of this wisdom (and more) is found in the book—natch. And you don't need to be a speed reader to make your way through it. With quick in-the-know tips from Richard Branson, Barbara Corcoran, Colin Cowie, Gunnar Peterson, Graham Hill, Sally Hershberger and even New York Insider's Thomas P. Farley, among others, the table-top tome is jam-packed with pithy and engaging must-dos. One word of advice...don't start reading it before bed and still expect to nod off. It's far too scintillating to make you drowsy. But if you do have problems in that department, see Chapter 41, by Dr. Michael Breus. His contribution? "How to Fall Asleep."

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Thursday
Jun192008

Caviar Guaranteed To Get You Tipsy

xaviar-and-cocktail.jpgDaniel Boulud, one of the most famous members of New York's restaurant royalty, has never been one for serving up molecular gastronomy in his restaurants. Instead, the concept of cuisine created through chemistry has been the provenance of chefs like Ferran Adrià, of Spain's El Bulli, and Grant Achatz, of Chicago's Alinea. But last night, the hallowed walls of restaurant Daniel, on East 65th Street, shimmered with the gleam of "caviar beads" made from gellified Cointreau. Created by head bartender Xavier Herit, (above) the new cocktail—a strawberry margarita with a side of perfectly shaped pearls made from strawberry-infused Cointreau—took its place among Daniel's bar offerings. For $29. Steep for a margarita—even at Daniel—but what you're paying for here is the preparation, which is done right before your eyes. Syringes, strainers and all. Needless to say, it's a lot more involved than pouring a perfect Guinness. And a lot more colorful. INSIDER TIP: Ask nicely and bartender Herit may just show you the supersized silver briefcase containing all of the tools a would-be master mixologist needs to create Cointreau magic. champagne-and-pearls.jpg INSIDE TIP #2: The caviar beads also go well with a glass of Piper Heisieck Champagne (pictured left).
Wednesday
Apr232008

Smart Car for Smart People

Get Smart is not just the name of this summer's most anticipated movie (starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway). It's also an admonition to New Yorkers looking to find a parking spot. Yes, the ultra-low emission Smart Car is here and what better occasion to promote it but Earth Day? And thus, a group of stylish believers gathered at the Pace Wildenstein gallery, in Chelsea, last night, to sip cocktails and to hop in the so-called Smart fortwo. Needless to say, the "two" in question had better not be New York Knicks, but for the rest of us, hopping around the streets of NYC is about to get a lot more fun. Prices start at just under $14,000.