Indochine Restaurant celebrated their 25th anniversary on Friday night and I have to say that anniversaries always make me sentimental. Very rarely are we given the opportunity to celebrate anyone or anything's longevity, especially here in New York. I think the rule of thumb is anything that's great has a life span of about a month and a half before it becomes, well, bridge and tunnel. (a.k.a. Jersey, if I need to spell it out for you).  So anytime I have the opportunity to celebrate anything that has held up for a while, I'm just at a loss of words.
Before Friday, the last anniversary I celebrated was for my friend Jacob's parents. It was kind of an anniversary. See, it was the 25th anniversary of the renewal of their marriage vows. In the early eighties, Jacob's dad, Joseph, had a split with Jacob's mom ... Read More

The last thing I remember was losing myself in Robert Pattinson's eyes. He arrived at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema, Thursday evening; with that "a stiff breeze is perfectly shaping my beautiful mane" look. He had just a kiss of scruff on his chin and when the cameras started flashing things started getting a little fuzzy.
The next thing I knew, I was in the Pacific Northwest in the middle of a thunderstorm playing baseball. It all seemed strange but oddly familiar, and I was just happy to be with Robert again, whom I had seen only moments before at a premier in New York. How had I gotten here? Maybe he carried me on his back? I sure hope so.

A moment later I awoke (apparently I had been dreaming) back in New York amongst the flash of the cameras, but this time ... Read More

ARTWALK NY held a beautiful and successful cocktail party and silent/live auction Tuesday, November 17th,  combining two of my very favorite things: art and food. Three of my favorite things if you don't technically consider cocktails a food group. I do but for the sake of argument I guess we can say that they had three of my favorite things.
Skylight Studios (275 Hudson St, NYC, 10013, 212.367.3730) was buzzing with excitement as the art world came together and took part in the 15th annual auction which honored Pat Steir. Guests also participated in the five million dollar legacy that helps provide support to the 37,000 homeless, including 16,000 children, who sleep in emergency shelters. Proceeds from the auction went to the Coalition for the Homeless, which is the nation's oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless men, women and ... Read More

Where was I when I first heard Harry Connick Jr.? That's a hard one. If I had to take a guess, and let me remind you that it's only a guess, I'd have to say it was November 26, 1992, which was a Thursday. I was about seven years old and I had just gotten out of school for the day. I was at my girlfriend Bliss' house playing fashion show, and after I screamed at Bliss and told her that she would never make it in this industry, which was true she never did, her mother, who adores Harry almost as much as I do, played Stardust, off the album 25, as I walked down our makeshift runway.  I almost fainted.
I had never heard such beauty. I couldn't get enough. When I went home that night I ... Read More

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