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Lunch: Aamchi Pao

Posted on August 4, 2009 by admin
CLOSED Lunch should be about more than stuffing something down your craw, even if you only have a limited time to do so. Since there are so many NYC restaurants worth sampling, we decided to...
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The Copycat Chef: Last-Minute Sangria

Posted on August 4, 2009 by admin
Some warm summer nights call out for sangria, but with the weather as fickle as it’s been, you rarely know it 12 hours in advance. Fortunately there are shortcuts to traditional sangria that will make...
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Razzle Dazzle: Fall Accessories Report

Posted on August 3, 2009 by admin
On newsstands today is WWD's fall accessories report, an important precursor to the September issue of the big mags - especially now that accessories may be your primary means of updating your look. Despite gloomy...
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Anella

Posted on August 3, 2009 by admin
One of the saddest things about losing a restaurant can be losing a favorite dish. Such was the case when Le Zinc closed several years ago: Although the airy, art-poster interior was mercifully preserved by...
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The Latest It Bag? The Collectible Cotton Tote

Posted on July 30, 2009 by admin
Status bags may no longer be about money, but they are still about caché. At the 2009 Siren Music Festival, must-have bags in the VIP area were plain old cotton totes. They may been acquired...
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Martha’s Vineyard: What to Wear

Posted on July 30, 2009 by admin
Even if you arrived on the island of Martha's Vineyard stark naked, you could acquire all the necessary clothes in no time—the shopping here is that perfectly tailored to the experience. Many of our favorite...
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Martha’s Vineyard Shopping

Posted on July 30, 2009 by admin
Edgartown in Martha’s Vineyard is a preppy shopper’s paradise. You can find everything from basics (Lacoste shirts) to frills (Milly dresses). Unlike in East Hampton, where your only choice is to go the designer route...
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Chanel’s Fall Bags Are Horrendous

Posted on July 29, 2009 by admin
In the news: per NYMag, the new Chanel ads featuring Lily Allen were shot by Karl Lagerfeld. More importantly, what is up with the bags featured in the ads? It looks like Karl decided to...
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Dis This: Bruni Takes on Celebrity Chefs

Posted on July 29, 2009 by admin
The lede in Bruni's review of Locanda Verde last week was particularly intriguing: "Renown in the restaurant world can dawn so suddenly and grow so quickly that many chefs get ahead of themselves, winding up...
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No Lobsters Were Harmed in the Making of this Movie

Posted on July 29, 2009 by admin
Buried deep within Kim Severson's fascinating NYT article on food styling in the upcoming "Julie & Julia" film is this nugget: On the set of "Julie & Julia," the lobsters posed a special challenge. Ms....
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More Martha’s Vineyard Eats

Posted on July 28, 2009 by admin
As will become clear from this article, we didn't make it out of Edgartown during our entire three-day stay on Martha's Vineyard. (We did the preppy version of this weekend's NYT tour.) While the picturesque...
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Alchemy, Martha’s Vineyard

Posted on July 28, 2009 by admin
Dining out in a seaside town can be a mixed bag. On the one hand, you have access to the freshest seafood around; on the other, nearly anyone can put up a sign like “Best...
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Siren Music Festival 2009

Posted on July 23, 2009 by admin
Onto another subculture: The 2009 Siren Music Festival, hosted out in Coney Island by the Village Voice. There was a great roster of international bands this year, from already-popular Built to Spill to cult faves...
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Bermuda: What to Wear

Posted on July 22, 2009 by admin
Even though Bermuda isn't in the Caribbean, many people traveling here seem to lump it in with laissez-faire St. Barth's, laid-back Jamaica, or some other place where it doesn't matter what you wear, as long...
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The Point Restaurant, Bermuda

Posted on July 21, 2009 by admin
It may hard to believe in this era of shuffling shoeless through airport security monitors, but in the ‘30s-‘60s, one of the most glamorous things about going to Bermuda was getting there. Starting with the...
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