tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13766045698454463142024-03-19T14:56:37.867-07:00New York for InsidersReviews of hotels, restaurants and shops in New York by travel writer Karin DauchAlexandra Forbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277136673835698236noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-28290757771262857952014-11-17T20:25:00.004-08:002014-11-17T20:29:29.299-08:00The "House of Speakeasy" made me talk again<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">I’ve hibernated for, ohgosh… two years. Almost three. I
even took the date stamps out of the blog not to embarrass myself even further… </span><br />
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long sleep and I’m looking the farthest of a bear that I ever had (as a
Brazilian, I finally decided to get a total<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Simply inspirational. It jolted me out of the writing funk, what else
can I say. I’m so grateful to these remarkable professionals (and my new writer friend and Flybarre work-out-buddy Lucy who invited me!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">The line up of
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.houseofspeakeasy.org/">http://www.houseofspeakeasy.org/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">I can’t quote the brilliant lines that made me laugh and think (I was not in my reporter mode, I had no idea I would actually post this),
but what I share with you is this: please, please, if you are in NYC around their next
gathering: just go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Lucky for me , what's saving me from being such a bad note-taker tonight, they
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What’s all the fuss about ACME? The facade is exactly the
same as it was during it’s many years as an “Authentic Southern and Cajun
Cookin” bar and grill… But the interior has been completely redone, well, to
look old. Danish chef Mads Refslund brings a modern, and somewhat revolutionary
cuisine to the spot, not disappointing his legacy of being an apprentice of the
world-renowned restaurant Noma in Copenhagen.
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obviously intimidating to passers by and completely discourages walk-ins. The
place has a super buzzed scene, but once you score a resie (really simple, try
opentable in advance), and after you pass the lizard handles on its shiny red doors,
service is friendly, the mixologist kind, and the atmosphere quite welcoming,
emulating a Parisian café. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Downstairs is a funky basement bar, for aperitifs or an après-dinner
cocktail. Perfect place if you want a hip vibe, with innovative and interesting
dishes. </span></div>
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renovation, the NoMad is finally unveiled. Located on the in the historic
district North of Madison Square Park (hence the neighborhood’s nickname NoMad)
the hotel is a homage to Paris in the twenties, taking advantage of the 100+
year-old building’s original opulence. The overall feeling is warm and
charming, striving for romantic. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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shabby, but that’s also slowly changing. WIth block the ultra hip Ace Hotel
just one block away, that area is bound to become a destination. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the books in the library. According to Andrew Zobler, the owner of the hotel,
the idea was to recreate the reading taste of a well-educated twenty something
French educated woman who moves to NYC in the quest for romance and adventure.</span></div>
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couldn’t be better: Daniel Humm and Will Guidara, of Michelin-three-starred
Eleven Madison Park. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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direct sunrays that shine through the enormous skylight in the building’s
courtyard is stunning and ensures a bright atmosphere for a breakfast meeting,
or leisurely brunch. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: small;">This is a movie I made about my recent visit and tour of a couple of rooms.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: small;">Still operating under soft
opening rates, but not for long. When booked in advance you can get a small
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Samba dancers opened up the the catwalk before the runway shows by designers such as Rachel Roy and INC</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since last night, Brazil is
now also spelled with an S in NYC, thanks to Macy’s. BraSil, as in
its
written in its native Portuguese, is the latest theme endorsed by the mega department
store,
which is paying tribute to its design and culture with the campaign
“Brasil: a
Magical Journey”. The launch party was last night, filled with clichés,
such as
semi-naked samba dancers wearing feathers on tiaras, overly sweet
caipirinhas,
and even parrot clad ladies prancing about on stilts. Yes, stuff you see
“everyday” in real Brasil… In any case, the vibe was fun and positive.
Especially because all funds raised by the silent auction went towards
BrazilFoundation. Bebel Gilberto ad Sergio Mendez sang a couple of
classic
tunes, which set the party mode and lifted the spirits of the 500 or so
guests hanging
around store’s the 9<sup>th</sup> floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">To stock up on
Brazilian goods or Brasil-inspired fashion, visit <a href="http://magicbulletmedia.com/MNR/MacysBrasil/">Macy's The Magic of
Brasil</a> site</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Guarana is a typical Brazilian soda, that tastes like gummybear juice (if there were such a thing!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The store has a Brazilian corner called "O Mercado", which brings traditional arts and crafts to the Macy's shoppers</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A dim sum barn in the West Village? Sounds odd, and it is. But deliciously so. The
food is healthy, less greasy than your typical Chinese, with a fresh twist on
Asian classics such as crispy beef (a must have!) and dumplings.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Red Farm opened end of last year, and has quickly turned
into a classic for New Yorkers in the know craving some American-Cantonese. The
atmosphere is lively, and the crowd very mixed. The long communal table in the
center of the small, cozy restaurant, summons a relaxed vibe, while the red
checkered booth cushions evoke a leisurely picnic. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOPMVGnqFaS1V0xUKy5dvd4AFCzg9SWBWSusmlnYj_KNP6WfQBq9UAKLT8Aw0xz9v63ABKYGH7DGPji6uc2EwD5m2X0_JKRqJWOP7egq-AHPmeWhrZImecuynxdPGMt_iyiYA57-49WQ_/s1600/redfarm2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOPMVGnqFaS1V0xUKy5dvd4AFCzg9SWBWSusmlnYj_KNP6WfQBq9UAKLT8Aw0xz9v63ABKYGH7DGPji6uc2EwD5m2X0_JKRqJWOP7egq-AHPmeWhrZImecuynxdPGMt_iyiYA57-49WQ_/s320/redfarm2.jpg" width="239" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chef Ed Schoenfeld’s whimsical creativity is reflected in
his creations: eyes on dumplings and crispy noodles that look like oysters
clutching a vegetable salad.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQgIP5afBkbTbzk3I-CE3Qr1-VnHuAQvGt1UUhRB-5cFErbyvto_m6j8s6ZL8toMjW-g-EHWDKi0U0qa4EyuM-qB8Tr8X5JCJ6kI0vFCQq5ujrkJTHMYPFI2ZF-PHFGsC7jMTkVz24ljV/s1600/redfarm1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQgIP5afBkbTbzk3I-CE3Qr1-VnHuAQvGt1UUhRB-5cFErbyvto_m6j8s6ZL8toMjW-g-EHWDKi0U0qa4EyuM-qB8Tr8X5JCJ6kI0vFCQq5ujrkJTHMYPFI2ZF-PHFGsC7jMTkVz24ljV/s320/redfarm1.jpg" width="239" /></a></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We sat at the 4-seat bar counter and were very well served
by a beautiful and friendly Asian-American mixologist.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No reservations accepted.</span><br />
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</span></div>Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-56698381294449593792012-04-02T07:14:00.003-07:002012-04-02T07:19:28.269-07:00Cindy Sherman at the MoMA<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkxEGCuCpkX-vg4_9PVqJhh_s7BO6psGYpM_W_EJCibP8F1jPXRpSzwcpD3YmiGppZZjBEx7Ec8FiV-Ge62_7ojGhjpzNipkBAluB-s1WYmCRwWUiDEJIWToSE2DKAyG8co3rFuS9GdtI/s400/cindySherman1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726806732174983250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></div><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> 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style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">If you haven’t done so, you’ve got to go see Cindy Sherman’s show at the MoMA. Thirty years of self-transformation captured on film and printed in large prints, reveal the artist exposing strong ideologies, or just plain fun ideas, throughout times.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCMwE3zYXcsa82uyDeoC8f272ZDhyphenhyphenpJimkqfM7YkURsGTeOEe3g0T7Q6iWHrxtZfYpKXUragVd3KvCC_p0LrxiS251WhlCrUUpYqowZ23sFE6CFscMB_NKnISjONck9-Zi5Hf9UORllnn/s400/cindySherman3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726806748575681762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Some personas may look uncannily similar to some visitors around you, especially in the room that portrays “high society ladies” with obvious “work” done…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small; ">It is extremely forbidden to take photos of the exhibit, but my courageous friend MZ took a few shots with her iphone and let me share them here…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvDSBdIdzyMgN2JQwYO8LlcMyV-jUrVp0Vd_WUtxaCvi4NSzUYtiAsPqS9ZvJAQ0mZZ5KUtmM0qTcqqmirwhPwmtGlm8qViFJIrfMYNMJQPzzHMEq4p-B1wyueLpOAYe73-7W6t8pKrE8/s400/cindySherman2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726806739658636834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">If you haven’t made a reservation at The Modern (MoMA’s classy delicious restaurant), I suggest the Café 2 on the second floor for delicious italian Panini, salumi and artisanal cheeses. Wine also available…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimE_VkT9cCCaN5bF_76tpl8hl0eEa4HNpk5K0UzD8pKuosUbzSWJWvEBPfRqIkbwW83JdH3tls-L8UNyTLTGJ1Pt33j3ZueNUFAni1fMGKUG1P83hyphenhyphenzKj6m0y2B4M5egObThhmIFCfVeys/s400/cafe2_moma.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726806754786706322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 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It has all those ingredients that make a bar and restaurant alluring. It’s located in an improbable neighborhood (Chinatown), on a desert street (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Doyers</span>), and has no sign (I know, typical New Yorker hot spot, but I fell for it nonetheless). It’s in a basement, but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">doesn</span>’t feel stuffy. In the contrary: the ambiance has a genuine tropical flair with its thatch roof, colorful tiled floor and spacious dining room. I like the bar area the best, where the DJ turns alternative tunes on his mac from the corner of the counter, while patrons sip a Sol beer, fresh <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">margueritas</span>, or fancy concoctions of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">jicama</span> and mezcal (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Pulqueria</span> is owned by the same owners of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">mixologists</span> haven <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Apotheke</span>, - which is pretty much next door.) The food is really good. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGrNNgJAqyB3lzUzmh3LWn-z_m4ncvetPQndmTFnhYXHUFq1zruIZsMcFYezWWd1ZLho1xIxM-X3ajQcbQHhScJaKnXIFgcy3TtT6iZyNEcOEL6BV42YPfYfi7HYwoRTDgR_M4-THFrTN/s400/pulqueria2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721815051812569202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">The ubiquitous guacamole at this Mexican joint is an indication of what comes next: spicy and garlicky, not for the mild taste buds. Viva <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Pulqueria</span>!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">FYI, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Pulque</span> = the sap of the agave plant when distilled is called mezcal, and if fermented its called pulque. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Here’s a super well edited video (by GloboMaestro), where the The Bowery Hotel’s concierge, Laura Cooper Brown, tours the “secret” Mexican bar/restaurant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spc1-N5g96s&feature=player_embedded&noredirect=1#!">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spc1-N5g96s&feature=player_embedded&noredirect=1#!</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">11 Doyers Street</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">212.227.3099</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://pulquerianyc.com/">For more info</a></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="aleforbes";</script><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-13307490088253572122012-03-07T21:02:00.005-08:002012-03-07T21:24:14.821-08:00The Armory Show 2012 at Piers 92 & 94<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjt5FwG9Eyf72Kktyjg6EapUXpPP4Nhbks3OYdLTHUApDnyXxTLleL0YWmV_j6xyi_yf-Q8d-J5qmWOKDP7DsFMhrNgbiciJqgPLA3m6o3Ht3_4bvDygU0xakWBZQGu60fWxH2UXgQMHF/s1600/armory_show_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjt5FwG9Eyf72Kktyjg6EapUXpPP4Nhbks3OYdLTHUApDnyXxTLleL0YWmV_j6xyi_yf-Q8d-J5qmWOKDP7DsFMhrNgbiciJqgPLA3m6o3Ht3_4bvDygU0xakWBZQGu60fWxH2UXgQMHF/s400/armory_show_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717391670782993314" /></a></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --></span><div><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Celebrating its 14th year, the Armory show is known for being the most dynamic contemporary art fair in New York City, exhibiting artists from all over the world. 31 countries are represented this year by 113 exhibitors. </span></a></div><div><a name="data:post.title" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></a></div><div><a name="data:post.title" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">The doors to this massive space along the Hudson River opens to the public on Thursday, but some lucky ones had a chance to preview it the evening before. 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both are Italian gelaterias, and both are in the West Village. How about a tasting on a sunny winter afternoon?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSu9XhPAi5WKN7JDaCLrhONXGr6pOAUjgvj2tChfU1cMl5JqKUS8PRzh7zlrCrkhkUuSthskmg3L-jk0bnwmW7ROcffmS6lS-Kne-hlShefsmNvHAvXAdD71wG8at1uV9z2KuCA-6Fo-iS/s1600/icecream_amorino2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSu9XhPAi5WKN7JDaCLrhONXGr6pOAUjgvj2tChfU1cMl5JqKUS8PRzh7zlrCrkhkUuSthskmg3L-jk0bnwmW7ROcffmS6lS-Kne-hlShefsmNvHAvXAdD71wG8at1uV9z2KuCA-6Fo-iS/s400/icecream_amorino2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712510407626925202" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">May I suggest: L'Inimitabile at Amorino, (truly inimitable)<br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36KxP82Xh-eI0Yau39J-clCdvm_Lq4th3-yiorR4fZwGPftqAOkuuR2oJhvHkDf5MokcKW62TxnWE_bNf3Q_lJtXP77zXtOfZO-5yIWwad4vqaOFm0AmjuGhqUH3ro9NRoCNfzAwFTx1Z/s1600/icecream_grom2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36KxP82Xh-eI0Yau39J-clCdvm_Lq4th3-yiorR4fZwGPftqAOkuuR2oJhvHkDf5MokcKW62TxnWE_bNf3Q_lJtXP77zXtOfZO-5yIWwad4vqaOFm0AmjuGhqUH3ro9NRoCNfzAwFTx1Z/s400/icecream_grom2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712510418729874962" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">...and the Liquirizia at Grom, simply unbeatable!!<br />Buon apettito.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Dc3sqBsKMgYDpZ2yAIj3wkQJGZ8jvXZ2mSZZDXxYZC9Zm8u6xSIva_iUlr8_ji_QQc_SXrDD4s02e0sUFEU8LBdBDFtoVPOvh1qLF2hW3q2kSBAsrMo_KzzE8Wc4gqxOV1k8eT9M3uOR/s1600/icecream_grom1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Dc3sqBsKMgYDpZ2yAIj3wkQJGZ8jvXZ2mSZZDXxYZC9Zm8u6xSIva_iUlr8_ji_QQc_SXrDD4s02e0sUFEU8LBdBDFtoVPOvh1qLF2hW3q2kSBAsrMo_KzzE8Wc4gqxOV1k8eT9M3uOR/s400/icecream_grom1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712510412370423186" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="street-address"><a href="http://www.lartedelgelato.com">Grom</a><br />233 Bleecker St</span>, corner of Carmine/6th Avenue<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amorino.com/en/">Amorino</a><br /><cite></cite>60 University Place, corner of 10th Street<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSu9XhPAi5WKN7JDaCLrhONXGr6pOAUjgvj2tChfU1cMl5JqKUS8PRzh7zlrCrkhkUuSthskmg3L-jk0bnwmW7ROcffmS6lS-Kne-hlShefsmNvHAvXAdD71wG8at1uV9z2KuCA-6Fo-iS/s1600/icecream_amorino2.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PjQ5WhNe1K077at3honr0CUu2M_ikL-6egXi6R4aXsuT1JO4_dXouHzsfIeow0JVZ3gvtIFVloSlLREBR6IGwmZHEY7RAK5akhg-ngK0DiVHp6CL8qjNetvTmAACh2ICO6l2V9XEE4I-/s1600/icecream_amorino1.jpg"><br /></a><br /></span><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="aleforbes";</script><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-84642160476124408752012-02-04T10:22:00.001-08:002012-02-04T10:29:00.311-08:00Michelin Starred Italian Antonio Guida at Casa Lever in Midtown<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ArB6-iGKRQ4v8V1-iWvLuIjakD6TWNvqSwGTuuHM9pVPHeDnUTR76w-u6Q1CgyPnZn061BHr3GxquO6a9hID4IInHOb2kpXznrswTa_evF1ejVnLEbP0vJr1oDG5h3eKqwCKIhC3JT38/s1600/casa_lever_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImty97IGblZqhyphenhyphenU-UZAauNl3TAC_Q30q_cRpzjDlhfOq_Jz03b-zpk1CJFpxs8-25ySKSEhggMRT43FPacfWpg_K6bXCRbpZcshlCOh-wYJDgvQk38XjUX4wN4ktuErjeJau0u0vsUAvL/s1600/casa_lver_dinner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImty97IGblZqhyphenhyphenU-UZAauNl3TAC_Q30q_cRpzjDlhfOq_Jz03b-zpk1CJFpxs8-25ySKSEhggMRT43FPacfWpg_K6bXCRbpZcshlCOh-wYJDgvQk38XjUX4wN4ktuErjeJau0u0vsUAvL/s400/casa_lver_dinner.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705347649119733730" /></a></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Two star Michelin chef Antonio Guida is Casa Lever’s guest chef from now until mid February. The acclaimed Guida brings the Italian <i>cucina</i> from Tuscany’s most legendary hotel, Il Pellicano, to one of my favorite Manhattan contemporary Italians, Casa Lever. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Set on the cliffs of the Argentario peninsula, Il Pellicano is a classy, luxurious resort that attracts renowned artists and families to relish in its pristine 18 guest bedrooms at the farmhouse and its 9 lovely cottages.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ArB6-iGKRQ4v8V1-iWvLuIjakD6TWNvqSwGTuuHM9pVPHeDnUTR76w-u6Q1CgyPnZn061BHr3GxquO6a9hID4IInHOb2kpXznrswTa_evF1ejVnLEbP0vJr1oDG5h3eKqwCKIhC3JT38/s400/casa_lever_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705348541458997650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 384px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Right here in midtown, you can now enjoy the most delectable food European jetsetters vouch for. Conveniently until February 14<sup>th</sup>, you know... “that day.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Reservations: 212 888 2700</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">390 Park Avenue, corner of 53rd Street</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://casalever.com">Casa Lever</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Curious? More on the <a href="http://pellicanohotel.com">Pellicano Hotel</a></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="aleforbes";</script><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-38857101566636964402012-01-30T12:59:00.000-08:002012-01-30T13:01:42.280-08:00“Uber” practical – your best cab ride in the city<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZc8VahnyoZVqh35YceB4Tp7xvQ_DLpEpkzZwSQLVW-OTn40GUrKZyZVk9rC25xP57GbrXzPkoZMiUb6p6EGmm_zTP092veVYTub2l0Qz-huLSutR-OK1_5z_fOTr8fiAruAGjR7iOtYLJ/s1600/uber_cab_serviceNYC.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZc8VahnyoZVqh35YceB4Tp7xvQ_DLpEpkzZwSQLVW-OTn40GUrKZyZVk9rC25xP57GbrXzPkoZMiUb6p6EGmm_zTP092veVYTub2l0Qz-huLSutR-OK1_5z_fOTr8fiAruAGjR7iOtYLJ/s400/uber_cab_serviceNYC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703532830823891858" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p>If you live here you know about this daily life pain. If you are coming for a visit, be warned: It is a nightmare to find a taxicab when you most need it in the afternoon rush between 3:30 and 5 PM. That’s when they are all heading to Queens for a shift change.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">My super app savvy friend told me yesterday about Uber: a private car service requested from your phone.</span><span style=";font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="font-size:85%;">I had to test it the same day. On the app, before you order, you can see in how many minutes the closest driver will arrive at your location. If you decide that’s ok, you get a text with confirmation of exact pick up time and driver’s name. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Our driver was really cordial, and his Lincoln extremely spacious and very clean, no funny town car smell, which can be a serious issue. Since your credit card stays on file, you don’t have to swipe anything, and tip is included. Ali, our friendly driver told me that that Uber started 8 months ago with a few cars, and now it has 175, most of them, like himself, dedicated to Uber full time.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">I’m sold. 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400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpQAo02DQOq8PlKIPbLMDFO0l9vd2TaBsCelS6pZDcR_mRWxyFzMRP0z_pDjsqVRu6VxCsb640pjoQKrrSSattW8-SgEWRhp7CZdxelXMEnAHe7T9ciRshyphenhyphen_7uogLWnMUY4kbfs3rDHxI/s400/saxon_and_parole_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703149081495488578" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small; ">You’ve gotta be really alert to keep up with all the new eatery and bar openings on the Bowery. One of them is the newish Saxon + Parole, where Double Crown used to live (not very memorable). I’ve been there three times, just to make sure it’s consistently good, of course! Well, kudos to the chef and the staff. This is going to become my reliable neighborhood to-go restaurant. I usually arrive without a reservation, and that’s ok because I’m never snubbed by the hostess. </span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5gkMxvqt_IPJczqgwXsgHYLiddtF__p2taBXJJvg5ZY-3oYoRBruWPZ5w5wc8pta4NaQ_hkSM5G6J5s037lNVLqMsvOfzhxTKDIS2IfmDuPbwlaOuR7SSNmwLSA72va-2ajpCLaULMb2/s400/saxon_and_parole_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703149080250933394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:78%;" ><i>Old school bartenders: mega ice cube waiting to be chiseled</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >The restaurant is usually fully booked. That’s not an obstacle to me, since I’m a big bar-dining fan. Besides, the mixologists at S&P absolutely know their craft. They can prepare a delicious Aperol Spritz, my favorite drink.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56y4N2Ulwtko-hKSnEzShug5jmbzLASkKyc6NllHr0BA8EA38Zxxa65d-8xd7Q7-46UfPow4khgGKTD1BW3ntamG9nCiG_JTXxsh7gHBexsMux-OxuKQXPQOgT1ZYGv1fZ1TKNyUum7IY/s400/saxon_and_parole_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703149078889158914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 386px; " /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:78%;">Yummy souffle</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">The food is labeled American, and I recommend the fillet and the chocolate soufflé, which was delightful. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">316 Bowery, (corner of Bleecker St)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">212 2540350<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://saxonandparole.com">saxonandparole.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="aleforbes";</script><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return 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I must have seen it at least fout times already, and every time I’m captivated and enchanted by the music, the actors charisma, and mostly, the beauty of the production. The use of natural materials for the set and animal costumes (lots of leather, grasses, ropes, wood) just shows how thoughtful the work is behind the scenes. The colors and creative sets transports you to Africa’s jungle and desert. Tears might be part if the experience. 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Seems like I’m a good movie critic, who would have thought: 10 Oscar nominations. Wow. I’m not the only who’s excited about this. In the esprit of celebrating Frenchness (The Artist is a Franco-Flick), the only Relais Chateaux hotel in NYC, The Surrey Hotel - is offering a special “All Things French” package to its guests… <o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkb59mT4X3hZ6DcYbeRct27PC36OGvClPryOB3Ptn7Ypk9NAiDzy2jSjoGf_ShQ1FEUI36hq5RC1KyjZoSakTGIT4QIQYnu7hnPckrZjngnYmEdblemO8OXc4exeD0wz3_tJYxBcMm33dG/s400/the_artist.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701652393900546802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;">Available through December 31, 2012, the brand-new promotion offers:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;">· <b>10 percent off </b>Best Available Rate at 189 luxurious salons and award-winning suites designed by world-renowned interior designer, Lauren Rottet.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">· Cocktails at the Chanel inspired <b>Bar Pleiades</b> that is named for the beloved French restaurant frequented by Manhattan’s art world elite of the 1970s and 80s and pays tribute to haute French Fashion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">· 15 percent discount at The Spa for treatments and products by <b>Darphin</b>, the botanical Parisian skincare line to ensure all guests are red-carpet ready.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">· Breakfast for two at <b>Café Boulud</b>, where Michelin-Star French Chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud features his contemporary approach to classic French cuisine while incorporating his flair for seasonal delicacies and worldwide flavors.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">· Complimentary use of The Surrey’s <b>Les Clefs D’Or Concierge</b>, providing elite access to the city before, during or after the stay.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">And for French-inspired shops, guests are steps away from Christian Loubatin, Chanel, and La Maison Ladurée<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.thesurreyhotel.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 11, 255); 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyO-oSd-JV0XO_zilzYAeQXAXqj0nXHH9hCMtMiyj2aQZCU_lAnnG49s-8ooKpR64nddD4qr_i9GZjWvkdSpIgq-APq6R4JVgAXa_fBDsZe7nCJE7yiooiB5FAIE_pLqT-vVg3ADuNU2tA/s400/ny_christmas_+laduree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690207367339823410" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Getting a fancy dessert for your holidays hosts? Me, you, and everyone's mother agree that the first US outpost of the Parisian macaroon heaven, La Duree, is the best bet. One thing though: the liiiine! Ohlala... tres huge: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAQR5zGUXCLmyO8IbVDyrk2AM8ooDa8k0JhQuo9kHo-kYxCU6fBasrcXylWxJa_fL91zi81mdduUKeRnJSEMRoM2TzyjiRL0JKVqJ6wwAZghiAClGd3lyqjBxJiTJLR94AijOXM3e9Nc7/s1600/ny_christmas_+laduree3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAQR5zGUXCLmyO8IbVDyrk2AM8ooDa8k0JhQuo9kHo-kYxCU6fBasrcXylWxJa_fL91zi81mdduUKeRnJSEMRoM2TzyjiRL0JKVqJ6wwAZghiAClGd3lyqjBxJiTJLR94AijOXM3e9Nc7/s400/ny_christmas_+laduree3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690207602969177474" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">But don't fret... Besides being absolutely worth it, - you will be proud to be toting the LaDuree bag into your party because everyone will love you - the brave soldiers get a consolation treat for the long wait... tres bon, merci!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMN0XdKp2pXhqmxN-3zWrwngoXP3WntKrq4V4RSw-X_d8bsrZJw4aRtdbtsabLOEVpeR3rJzOHJqX2SQigSPFpU7r9mYQLU8rPY9kjxAlK7y6xS8N72s1VIqTCDJ0lMd_R36LMw7JKKqQc/s1600/ny_christmas_+laduree2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMN0XdKp2pXhqmxN-3zWrwngoXP3WntKrq4V4RSw-X_d8bsrZJw4aRtdbtsabLOEVpeR3rJzOHJqX2SQigSPFpU7r9mYQLU8rPY9kjxAlK7y6xS8N72s1VIqTCDJ0lMd_R36LMw7JKKqQc/s400/ny_christmas_+laduree2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690207492426331330" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyO-oSd-JV0XO_zilzYAeQXAXqj0nXHH9hCMtMiyj2aQZCU_lAnnG49s-8ooKpR64nddD4qr_i9GZjWvkdSpIgq-APq6R4JVgAXa_fBDsZe7nCJE7yiooiB5FAIE_pLqT-vVg3ADuNU2tA/s1600/ny_christmas_+laduree.jpg"><br /></a><br /></span><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="aleforbes";</script><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-90283201865695075002011-12-17T15:42:00.000-08:002011-12-17T15:52:31.166-08:00TOP FIVE: GIFT SHOPPING IN NYC<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_mHHh8utOaJbOlywY1y3ifwNeODyYyzFjG53Bd0AMJelMboGBUARSMfVjM7sbOhFkmAgveYJY-6YIExsyKSAenkJh4OOMJ9J9Fna-z6pM_4p6zSFZtCDg4-Fk9D1liQyO2e4qOsUV0qv/s400/gifts_john_derian.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687248109894217010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 386px; " /></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">If you are natural procrastinator and left shopping for the last minute, welcome to my world. But instead of aimlessly wandering the streets inefficiently looking for those special, unforgettable gifts (I’ve already done that for you), go straight to those winners. In these shops you will find that perfect gift, that almost feels customized to the receiver’s personality… yes, you spent a lot of time thinking about it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">John Derian – you can spend easily an hour just browsing the hundreds of curiosities in this collectors haven. Very pleasing atmosphere, with something perfect for the old aunty to the hipster cousin, guaranteed. <a href="http://www.johnderian.com">www.johnderian.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJy1o3GNYshK4GwrR3xLYbnkG4BSyKBlLdVft9Bc1JgowBVXvKHfR2swsltWLOA0yxzIn96v1qoJujOgdiLL5hp0_nAAnu0c90fnq8mMqFkdgdFICNxCagLl36ca4Picxi4wyyQizz3XXO/s400/gifts_conran_shop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687247785963988850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Conran Shop – this British furniture and modern design store located in the basement of ABC Carpet and Home (hey, another place to take a look), is filled with cool housewares and other modern objects that will catch your fancy. <a href="http://www.conranusa.com">www.conrannusa.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Moss – At the edge of bustling SoHo, Moss is an oasis for beauty seekers. Be it for lighting, artsy pieces or just cool stuff, their buyers scout the most attractive and unique design items from around the world. <a href="http://www.mossonline.com">www.mossonline.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXZnP5WGTQg0w2a4TYXg7gGXAOzhCY1h8ucuViHCwpxFC-jozS8o4yEOVPKd_STXR73dnq-3U6ku9RbJORRlCFMm-HM2YQmOrU-LzRfp9T_MoASgV_ow1ADsmId1opwY-Pfitf8SdCNaR/s400/gifts_moma_store.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687247881848136402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">MoMA Store – no need to introduce this giant global design promoter. Making the smallest souvenir to the most stylish furniture piece accessible to all of us, the MoMA store is the place to go if you need to please a bunch of completely different types. But one thing they’ll have in common: just by seeing the unmistakable red wrapping on your gift, whoever the person is, won’t be able to hide their eagerness to rip it open... <a href="http://www.momastore.org">www.momastore.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1guoDY_fSll0jDTH_L1lnlYGfc7Bv7w16m7ZO1U_eR3Oog28HwE05ukjHm4lJyzV28AM9oiJvnbWe-SYzg0FQ_XmLSWKAoWVTuuHpHHOErqvZipOS_VyL7vxqe3nJHr2jX7jmLxGmwC9I/s400/gifts_assouline.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687248031223332018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 384px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Assouline – bookworms beware, this place can clean your wallet, and you won’t even resent them afterwards. The selection is superb, most of them nice show off pieces, the so called coffee table book, - because you really want to leave them showcased. They also sell other classy items, such as bookends, chic leather glasses case, or a giant ostrich egg with your last name’s initial on it. Which will look perfect in daddy’s library. <a href="http://www.assouline.com/">www.assouline.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></a></div><div><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></a></div><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="aleforbes";</script><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" 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The restaurant is smaller then I expected, but cozy, light and clean. <o:p></o:p></a><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"><br /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"><br /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFNI1q8Ipj3EWOnJpPVlioIoTgY8sLBJSgCSg9Hh6A39ucXyxjf4NhrQzDf-5r_nQbvdOS4z4kM8AdKMls5oebavEWIs_BNj2jQecgK_wD5ruN2WqH7gJLBfosI2B24IWsNGHXsdEXz9O/s1600/guggenheim_3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFNI1q8Ipj3EWOnJpPVlioIoTgY8sLBJSgCSg9Hh6A39ucXyxjf4NhrQzDf-5r_nQbvdOS4z4kM8AdKMls5oebavEWIs_BNj2jQecgK_wD5ruN2WqH7gJLBfosI2B24IWsNGHXsdEXz9O/s400/guggenheim_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680419139585525202" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url">The exhibit:</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url">There’s nothing conventional about this provocative artist, neither is the way his art is displayed. Perfect match: no chronological order, nor your standard way to see art. Nothing wrong with that. Besides the vertiginous feeling when you look down from the Guggenheim’s spiral walkway, the only other little thing that bothered me a bit were all the stuffed real dogs.<span style=""> </span>I’ve seen plenty of large taxidermy animals, so many artists now do them, but puppy pets? What’s next? The hanging children or the old lady in the fridge? If he could, would he? </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqN31GoRs3_qwe0czsXnQjNFJO6_di4w_Bja98MXyvH241o9hhzAaVxCfIQVjaFmyQySwBw52qAnO_joligE63iAglpT2AHWF-9PuHYGrvJHwSmH8CnOBawqsbWr2rzKdrZ2DgAddP7Iip/s1600/guggenheim_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqN31GoRs3_qwe0czsXnQjNFJO6_di4w_Bja98MXyvH241o9hhzAaVxCfIQVjaFmyQySwBw52qAnO_joligE63iAglpT2AHWF-9PuHYGrvJHwSmH8CnOBawqsbWr2rzKdrZ2DgAddP7Iip/s400/guggenheim_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680419132010877538" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"><o:p></o:p></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"> </a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url">You really should see it for yourself, it is totally worth it and don’t forget to download the app, it was very useful at some point. Don’t read while walking, you might feel sick, and that would spoil your appetite… The Wright is totally worth a lunch or dinner.<o:p></o:p></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"> </a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url">Ends January 22<sup>nd</sup></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"><o:p></o:p></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"></a><a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/visit/plan-your-visit"><br /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"></a><a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/visit/plan-your-visit">For tickets, directions and hours.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><span style="font-size:85%;"> <img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-62698128223951824722011-11-18T13:35:00.000-08:002011-12-25T15:30:48.090-08:00Paris Theater in New York<span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pi9okntK7LI5u8BGX5kBT9YA6bBsqdq-pm58xT5NIarYxfsXjGCxzBmVxfMc0jlNMc8v8ML8Q8IM_OsIhbBANNjew5VDwNDIW_LmimXHyc8KS5yyuk4Rd8n93uuEoqrgWE8Vkx1ToP4_/s1600/paris1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pi9okntK7LI5u8BGX5kBT9YA6bBsqdq-pm58xT5NIarYxfsXjGCxzBmVxfMc0jlNMc8v8ML8Q8IM_OsIhbBANNjew5VDwNDIW_LmimXHyc8KS5yyuk4Rd8n93uuEoqrgWE8Vkx1ToP4_/s400/paris1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676453166291425666" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="font-family: georgia;"><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="aleforbes";</script><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url">It might be rainy, it might be cold in New York City, BUT: we’ll always have Paris…<o:p></o:p></a></span><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"> <span style="font-size:85%;">The charming movie theater called </span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.theparistheatre.com/">Paris</a> is across the Plaza Hotel on 58<sup>th</sup> Street and 5<sup>th</sup> Avenue always brings interesting indies and foreign movies that the Mega Cine-plax-max’s out there won’t. 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id="data:post.url"> </a></o:p></p><a onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" style="font-weight: bold;" name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url"> </a> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">So you know, you can escape to Paris when New York City becomes too much.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.theparistheatre.com/">For more info</a><br /><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment--> <img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-68169283254667946162011-11-04T13:00:00.000-07:002011-11-04T14:47:46.382-07:00PUMA store: 30% off sneakers for your old pair of shoes<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5t_sVEvltPNGB3_3VPnkDx4i9VW6ybf8e0DArgqUv5IRD-A6YSyKJOWU18xPSrtLzoRZGLj_aCcA8iUJnzF02r54nXQ1RTWyGO-Ev4VCdLpqtoZjpXJRuPAui5KdWSr1Lgjtf-Kbztxl/s1600/puma1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5t_sVEvltPNGB3_3VPnkDx4i9VW6ybf8e0DArgqUv5IRD-A6YSyKJOWU18xPSrtLzoRZGLj_aCcA8iUJnzF02r54nXQ1RTWyGO-Ev4VCdLpqtoZjpXJRuPAui5KdWSr1Lgjtf-Kbztxl/s400/puma1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671258930721666626" /></span></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">It's true. You get 30% off just for giving up your old pair of shoes, which don't even need to be sneakers. Any brand or size will do a good deed. Remarkable. And if you only have one pair of old shoes on you and decide to get a second one (or a third one like me…), you can just pay $5 for the second (and third, etc…) pair and still get the 30% discount. Really? I stocked up on trendy kicks while doing good. The donations go to the <a href="http://www.soles4souls.org/">Soles4Souls</a>, a </span>shoe charity that gives shoes to adults and children in need around the world.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WVBRwqqymDhTejo5OjwsYKR92LcZDjk3xbDAWusQ8l6s3XFe4KONa9ou6uJIvVnPWlDC47VxGBdPqq5yqtetVIbGZweoLbIof5q7cuQvRH_1J6n_C4DtHY3I-mCUYYCyCHh-P8KEi_es/s400/puma2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671258932138357202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">And if that wasn’t enough, 100% of all profits from their “project pink” apparel will benefit breast cancer research. What a great example Puma… My hat off, new sneaks on. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9mMNi8yxFgw0k3UNw4tZXnzd-YhYOtUPWeIEn4i4CGGXp0g271OcORHTdmojbdEr7UUMWZ9Yo9b1ML8EeNMoHeyEn7Z4Upx2oNsIoYhPhf4FrrXiRlwug2qCfFyRnuXY-9ntGEo_twgW/s400/puma3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671258938938768370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Get updated shoes for little, feeling like you did a lot.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Ends November 10<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.puma.com/stores/puma">For Puma store locations</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="aleforbes";</script><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-37375604639087360222011-11-03T13:39:00.000-07:002011-11-03T13:57:46.918-07:00Newish SoHo arrivals: Treasure and Bond and The Dutch: shop and eat the best<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYugJYG-bMS0P8T4_ypPaZD9DlQmvUzEdKM5tje3Vb9Cg3RNgI8eckWCHlmSAm3z49e0S5faz1ar4mSTP6NBuC9OCpFr1ohbRaHRFcgCO6PFmUu7Xn5qB1jqwtAvGuDpL7ZDCBOd0HVxyb/s1600/treasureandbond3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oWDu0D8FVK47xQCAx0_VSXqxYmXm09bbOUuclSvrDt0nT5nU08Yxmc25DIaLrd8MrG2SAu9CH4XJCQ3kckaH1WKTwR5eNudQ_qYm8oSoIpTVfvSOAHSsXVhe557ODU2WSPgCPffevoho/s1600/treasureandbond1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oWDu0D8FVK47xQCAx0_VSXqxYmXm09bbOUuclSvrDt0nT5nU08Yxmc25DIaLrd8MrG2SAu9CH4XJCQ3kckaH1WKTwR5eNudQ_qYm8oSoIpTVfvSOAHSsXVhe557ODU2WSPgCPffevoho/s400/treasureandbond1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670873400485345986" /></a><br />My tip for a pleasant morning: stroll down West Broadway… First, stop and shop at one of the best curated stores I’ve ever been to (except Merci in Paris, as my Italian friend points out). Meet <a href="http://www.treasureandbond.com/">Treasure & Bond</a>, a boutique that displays the best picks in home décor, accessories, and apparel for all.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fOMtMvmv3cU4Ko4WQv3IBf3zYtsDv0KqIjErdJCbJgjmRHLntbkjtBlAUWSxg1fXe6msf-z13HdO451-jDS7TLHyeBKHMvigQsVWdqhqHgUUi0JZlxBdT9FOtR_Pzburx_SWExnloubO/s400/treasureandbond2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670873403954061810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">The staff is always helpfully standing by, and curiously, 80% of them are green eyed girls who wear abundant mascara (I asked: Dior). So, not only are the sales ladies nice on the eyes, also friendly, no fuss here. Besides, you can count this as philanthropical retail therapy: 100% of their quarterly profits are donated to New York City's non-profits that help children in the NYC area.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYugJYG-bMS0P8T4_ypPaZD9DlQmvUzEdKM5tje3Vb9Cg3RNgI8eckWCHlmSAm3z49e0S5faz1ar4mSTP6NBuC9OCpFr1ohbRaHRFcgCO6PFmUu7Xn5qB1jqwtAvGuDpL7ZDCBOd0HVxyb/s400/treasureandbond3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670873535898554194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 386px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>Don’t miss the light-flooded second floor. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.treasureandbond.com">Treasure & Bond</a>, 350 West Broadway between Broome and Grand 646 669 9049</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwUiQV2U7GxTVXeczc7zpaFRggH24lhwYTeVOLfop1JfFGaXNChnQo4jPWL7v0dhnRoCIC4sLWTtq7zCIvAuBVJ5uQyiRopaRVvn7HOFVPdnZrHV4_S4Yvp65-dU7tlOPG530qdYpVsDk/s400/lumas2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670873394981118626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">After the delightful experience of browsing through beautiful things, you might get hungry. But before I give you my second tip, take a peek at Lumas next door. </span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTl3j20xbubfAU2U4FtCBHQ0NkYHfywkT6Rz06CyHq0-ftYX2FTVCN73V8hiBjvZUkmXBDcvNu2g2QOLZ9606XSdfZ98vT5LPJZe4MkL9P6ILJIASeqBxZw8FPXeVug5GZ9MYyhMwIEwI1/s400/lumas1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670873383325632002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Great concept: art photography from professionals around the world for affordable prices. Nicely mounted on acrylic frames.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTlduBil7wtYi8aRoukn8p4oqMKQmxW6jVljyIGQ2AWfMDctG3blDRTkuv9WljtWq2hkpnSitZgJvY11gXg3HTtKwGszJE8KD1yDJIyNX9f8-q2RgMDjmGCPIaWIooFTwa8ERK9j6m23a/s400/the_dutch1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670873378019332418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Second stop: <a href="http://thedutchnyc.com">The Dutch</a>, just a block north. Very friendly staff here as well. The delicious pork sandwich is practically devoured in a few seconds by any customer who orders it. “Is this from the same owner as Batlhazar?” my italian friend legitimately asks. Nope, not Keith McNally, but you could think so from the Pastis like (and all others) décor: white tiles, French bistro vibe, old mirrors, vintage lighting. The Dutch is co-owned by Locanda Verde’s Andrew Carmellini. Now that I do a little bit of research, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/dining/reviews/the-dutch-nyc-restaurant-review.html">The New York Times</a> defines the athmosphere of one of Sam Sifton’s (their food critic at the time) as: “<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"">A Balthazar for Generations X and Y, a “21” Club for post-Reagan youth”, So, good eye, amica!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-Times New Roman"">131 Sullivan Street (Prince Street), (212) 677-6200</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></a></p><!-- AddThis Button END -->Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-9059302031393569102011-10-28T14:08:00.000-07:002011-10-28T14:18:13.686-07:00Make your Halloween costume shopping easy<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIbQVmZeK_2WvhZm26H4alCGdN-cFD5iefzKd1X_vAou-KIALI5CRTi_Odi4w2Mms1HuhLYe6W2A-SaLzERvBBF6tgiKWA5FuEbq8rpzlse2LAQ_UhZU8VF-p_m8U2JvvRcz1b6OAXiIj/s1600/halloween_new_york_costumes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIbQVmZeK_2WvhZm26H4alCGdN-cFD5iefzKd1X_vAou-KIALI5CRTi_Odi4w2Mms1HuhLYe6W2A-SaLzERvBBF6tgiKWA5FuEbq8rpzlse2LAQ_UhZU8VF-p_m8U2JvvRcz1b6OAXiIj/s400/halloween_new_york_costumes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668653143476997570" /></a></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Don’t run around aimlessly like a zombie to find your last minute, yet perfect - Halloween attire. In the radius of a mile, you have enough choices to create your ideal disguised alter-persona.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuO-21URM4dyQ8OpZtUE_M-sNhUwHqPA8sQH53IdBIJb_sgJfIO5dLxVpYtUTuLCrui5US-uIBncRv1vMs2n02LEranp1B5TrWimPBJ6RlQH079-Ua8ZkD6j-7kJL-9SHM-0ze-DdZP731/s400/halloween_window.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668653603974423378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:78%;">Nicky Menage and Lady Gaga on display at New York Costumes</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">New York Costumes, Halloween Adventures - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small; ">Probably the most notorious costume store in New York City. This Gothic Boutique always attracts people into their large store, and is know for a huge line around Halloween.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-Times New Roman"">104 4th Ave & 808 Broadway at 11th Street (two entrances)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">For website, <a href="http://www.newyorkcostumes.com">click here</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWLNQ0jayJIqqBqRkw0zQW72sONM2jopRq7w1Dwfz_2Ju52VGC0jxXByI0TGwbsOK2IHgdY1quF8UcomSgyzux1ZQ8N5UfUYJlZjhFri1OoTJcU6QiR99IWd4KUxMzp-6rvGrx5wAOPhG/s400/halloween_popupstore.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668653699078634242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Yankee Bill’s Costume Superstore – Pop-up store a block down from the New York Costumes. Props and hundreds of costumes in a bag, feels like Ricky’s…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Corner of Broadway and 9<sup>th</sup> street.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Ricky’s - A couple of blocks west, on 8<sup>th</sup> Street, this branch is not the Halloween mega store ( for that, walk a few blocks down to Houston and you shall find the costume mecca on Broadway). But in this Ricky's you'll find great accessories, some costumes, masks, wigs and ideal make up for bloody good effects.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span class="st">44 E 8th St (between University Pl & Greene St)</span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="aleforbes";</script><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-45358369972135940252011-10-27T20:25:00.000-07:002011-11-04T14:49:41.633-07:00Fashion: It’s a furry fall out there<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:85%;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdKhFG0Zt3Klyx1M4SpseqmpUS_ik9dD1_vAkWje9UIOvDk6HMR1PGDVfbhvwWNux3GUORr5X6PyBu_M9gQ9A1uEMEsqMDwSL5si6KFFbzWAmXVZyGZvCbhr3Q9bMH3XC9cL_VOSfHMkO/s400/fur_bllomies_macys.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668396766344276178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Free your fur coat from the mothballs.<span style=""> </span>Fuzzy animal skin attire - faux or real - is ferociously loose on the streets of Manhattan! Be it on jackets, cardigan collars or mainly loads of sleeveless waistcoats, pelts are making a big comeback and can be found anywhere. To be clear, all photos on today’s post were taken with my i-Phone (as always) today! </span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0aA9-SfPhkTJtgF4JZMmwrn1AI8AXpoEUjLTpxxKPPuMDYDuZbEYH4A8BJroeBTLJMbmSXTKus37lZvqLiq5N38xqqyetdtdXqiO4-Xi47GlZkw5jkI7o7tsyDoWYpCjhfAK-nfueg_3/s400/fur_editorials.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668396928484136562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px; " /></span></span></p><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Bloomingdales advertised a brand new “fur salon” department on a full-page ad in the New York Times today, and a few pages down, Macy’s announces a 40% off fur sale. Editorial ads for Chanel and Gucci also showcased pieces of fur. Century 21 on the Upper West Side has heir fur items on full display on the ground floor... </span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:85%;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8nDt0ZzD95P4YTGCEezMuMsLgKt-NnoVNQra9WhyphenhyphenRczkdHWGTF0HUjviuQCKzoy3jNSiObI3Kr2BWrWJpswe_zQ64d__C_EMzVYIvBykHrxhpdeuX6erby7Bt4UNK1oPp5Bq1sWgB4O1/s400/fur_century21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668396861833088418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >and on my way back home, wearing my furry muffler of course, I candidly photographed these stylish subway riders effortlessly looking chic wrapped in their fashionable harry coats.</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwc9P90ESiJ1TCbHwyXWGw5-_AcMQjh1rYXV0Kn5UjX-WpHQp6QfMmOHzgweVJ4H7HuwybV9tYOZZp-3l9H245s6fRk1EyPogiFcXJf2XVqg1YjjDonAm-W2BYcmCfzOkUgSu9U4eeUtiL/s400/fur_subway.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668397004267281842" style="display: block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7UJtAOnthK8OSRh-oP5LGX34WRj32mM71GQytyrZOEZXuSBkinln5bPW_CAKSCWqZ1oLOvkP2mdhrRBgif3GpQsrWRLF4sQ1F_MLFYqrr81Wmu_nkhFN3xQ_EaIdeWVC20oWl8GlZUV7/s400/camila_klein.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666395616579734130" /></a></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;">Brazilian jewelry designer Camila Klein, who flew in from Sao Paulo for just one night to launch her new collection this week. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;">One of her creations on a mannequin wearing Carlos Miele</span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Brazilians celebrities and stylish guests were sparkling amongst Swarovski crystals at the brand’s flagship store on Broadway this week during a lively party celebrating the recently published photo book: Brazilian Style by Phaidon. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Aside the glitzy A-Listers, what bedazzled me the most was the amount of actual bling showcased along the walls of the this two story, two-year old Austrian concept jewelry store. At the so-called <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Swarovski Crystallized store (there are only three in the world)<b>, </b></span><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";">shoppers can design and customize their own necklaces, charm bracelets, and earrings. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";">The customized pieces are made to order and mailed within two weeks.</span> <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Since last June, Café Kristall, located at the end of the shop, was incorporated to the shop and serves a true café Viennese,a mogst other Austrian delicatessen. Be it for refreshments only or crystal shopping ,this is good stop for your SoHo exploratory walks. Who knows, maybe you’ll even feel inspired and create your own shiny necklace.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> </span></o:p></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVYN9PohIKU5eY1Unxe8D0V9UAGpFGynyaVP-6eVpAfFTdDPpF01IbvL01-1jrqaJlKyVsPdne74DuWMY_b62oHFJi_uauy2oJkq9mGWQD_uhNFWNIXRQ9kIMNwXMxZmUv3-E1aqlpOVB/s400/chris_michelle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666395744234662194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;">Brazilian entrepreneurs in New York: Chris Bhan, founder of <a href="http://www.mysweetbrigadeiro.com/">My Sweet</a> and Michele Levy, owner of <a href="http://www.melissaplasticdreams.com/">Melissa</a>USA</span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.swarovski-crystallized.com/world/stores/new-york/">Swarovski Crystallized Store</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">499 Broadway<br />Between Spring St. and Broome St.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="aleforbes";</script><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-46803666492604017362011-10-19T09:48:00.000-07:002011-10-19T09:55:53.134-07:00My eyes wide open at Sleep No More<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwIkVaMJfP0MEdsCT8v_4ysKs1Gke0xaHtrX08kiT7RX2RU_DkxAsjoqqwhEKE4x_ebKVpSrSHy5gpop39tyMEnzfhDW2ziFKQ0-6kLfGACZ46GrMZd8AXLjRoy0B2odC_HFztznYsCS3/s1600/sleep_no_more.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwIkVaMJfP0MEdsCT8v_4ysKs1Gke0xaHtrX08kiT7RX2RU_DkxAsjoqqwhEKE4x_ebKVpSrSHy5gpop39tyMEnzfhDW2ziFKQ0-6kLfGACZ46GrMZd8AXLjRoy0B2odC_HFztznYsCS3/s400/sleep_no_more.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665247031011213762" /></a></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">The other night I felt lost in an abandoned hotel with a mask on my face, tapping in the dark, following a half naked lady up and down the stairs, through a ball room surrounded by large evergreens , up to a mezzanine library, through a closet that opened into a Versailles-like bedroom. The taxidermy décor spooked me out a little bit, but once I found the candy pharmacy, where I was free to take whatever I wanted from the glass containers, I was happy like a child! I never woke up from that haze, because this was not a dream.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">And that’s all I will give away from this incredible and unforgettable experience that has been written and raved about so much in the media (read the <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/theater/sleep-no-more/">New York magazine article here</a>). If you see one performance this year, don’t miss Sleep No More by the cast of <span class="st"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";">Punchdrunk, a British site-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="st"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";">specific theater company</span></span>. Lucky for us, and a perfect Halloween outing, extended showings until November…</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://sleepnomorenyc.com/tickets.htm">Official website and tickets</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";">The McKittrick Hotel<br /><span class="street-address">530 W. 27th St.</span><span class="hide-microformat"> </span>near 10th Ave</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="aleforbes";</script><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376604569845446314.post-85279076938500160172011-10-14T17:42:00.000-07:002011-10-14T17:52:01.693-07:00Cider in the City<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k0d6-oGgcr4dsjcRb__ld7MMcf1wFBT_6GWDQE4QtDeHp3GGm-1dYsw9_RspXrweN6T5lpO0qW2pCzNScoBF1vrViWe9h9XI_QJ2hdVeosjjGNE2660rylo-aTbqsXZk0noRc6QbCH1b/s1600/cider_union_square1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k0d6-oGgcr4dsjcRb__ld7MMcf1wFBT_6GWDQE4QtDeHp3GGm-1dYsw9_RspXrweN6T5lpO0qW2pCzNScoBF1vrViWe9h9XI_QJ2hdVeosjjGNE2660rylo-aTbqsXZk0noRc6QbCH1b/s400/cider_union_square1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663513148031983618" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"> Local orchard s featuring a taste of their apple spirit before Cider Week at a stand in the farmer's market in Union Square</span></i></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">At this time of year we see apples galore around here. What I didn’t know is that New York State <span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";">is the second highest producer of apples in the nation. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>No wonder an organization found a good way to market the fact and create fun events around it, including the upcoming Cider Week, from October 16<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup>. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We are talking about real distilled cider here, not the Whole Foods plastic bottle variety. To kick off the festivities, a cider bar and panel discussion will take place at the New Amsterdam Market starting at 11am on Sunday. Over 60 restaurants, including The Spotted Pig, Boqueria, John Dory, Eataly, DBGB and Gramercy Tavern, will be serving sophisticated concoctions <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(think pommeau and calvados) of apple brew derived from more than a hundred varieties of cider apples. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Who knew, always absorbing, in this case ingesting, something new in the Big Apple. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://appleproject.glynwood.org/ciderweek"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Click here to learn more about this initiative by</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 30, 32); font-family:'Adobe Garamond Pro';font-size:100%;">the upstate agricultural not-for-profit Glynwood Center</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="aleforbes";</script><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Karin Dauchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09205200916440706146noreply@blogger.com