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Adventureland Playlist

Posted on April 13, 2009 by admin
Love, love Greg Mottola's new flick Adventureland. It's a grown-up version of a coming-of-age story, with complicated characters (think comp lit majors mixing with conservative Catholic girls) and side plots (doddering dad meets social-climbing stepmom)....
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La Superior

Posted on April 13, 2009 by admin
One of the worst things about eating Mexican food in LA is coming back and eating it in New York. The New York version of Mexican food is almost sure to disappoint after you've had...
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Mexican Poblano and Tomato Salad

Posted on April 13, 2009 by admin
Mexican Cotija cheese isn't for sale at New York's fancy cheese emporiums, but you can find it in some corner bodegas. If your hunt for authentic cheese is successful, here's a recipe for a Mexican...
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TopShop Opening Day Photos

Posted on April 9, 2009 by admin
There were a lot of trendsters in line on the opening day for TopShop - in fact, there was more fashion outside than inside TopShop, due to the sheer volume of TopShop fans. The biggest...
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Kate Lanphear in Paper Mag

Posted on April 8, 2009 by admin
There's an excellent photo of Elle editor and Gastro Chic style muse Kate Lanphear in this month's Paper Magazine in their "Beautiful People" issue, shot by Jiro Schneider. Here she poses with stylist Keegan Singh....
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Lucali's

Posted on April 7, 2009 by admin
Pizza, pizza: it's cheap, delicious, and in the news—even making it into Page Six today via a Jimmy Fallon incident at Posto—an enviable feat for any food item. (Even burgers should be jealous.) Every time...
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Breaking News: New Yorkers Don't Eat at Applebee's

Posted on April 4, 2009 by admin
In a shocking discovery, the Times revealed today that no one is dining at an Applebee's in Manhattan: in fact, the restaurant is full of empty tables. The exact reason is unclear, but it may...
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TopShop NYC Opening – Video!

Posted on April 3, 2009 by admin
OK so this is the first Gastro Chic video ever, so it's a little rough. But I wanted to show you what it was like inside TopShop on opening day, April 2nd.
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All That for an Ice Cream Cone Top-Shop

Posted on April 2, 2009 by admin
I finally left TopShop at 4:32, 5 1/2 hours after I arrived to photograph the crowd (11am-12:20pm), wait in line (12:20pm - 2:30pm), shop (2:30pm-3pm), wait in the dressing room line (3pm-3:50pm), and finally try...
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More TopShop Waiting

Posted on April 2, 2009 by admin
Waiting in line 50 minutes for dressing room. I could make clothesmyself in this amount of time. Even if I had to start with a loom andsome thread.At least they're playing Lady Gaga?
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In TopShop

Posted on April 2, 2009 by admin
Got in at 2:30. Total wait 2 hrs 10 mins.Crowd inside in a shopping-induced haze. Excellent DJs blast Belle & Sebastian and The Smiths. Free manicures on one floor, free updos on another. This is...
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Cold TopShop

Posted on April 2, 2009 by admin
Very cold standing in shade on Broome St. Should have worn fleece - f* fashion.Wondering why there's more traffic out to the Holland when I realize: evening rush hour has started. Total time in line:...
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The Wait

Posted on April 2, 2009 by admin
Waiting in line. Am one of approximately three nonsmokers of the hundred or so people in line. Estimated wait time: 1 1/2 hours. Note to potential TopShop shoppers: bring food and water.Inexplicably, the woman ahead...
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Kate Moss Has Left the Building

Posted on April 2, 2009 by admin
After a very disappointing paparazzi stake out that resulted in limited, blocked shots.But it's always entertaining to hear the paparazzi's fashion and beauty commentary:On a woman walking by in this season's red-orange lipstick: She looks...
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TopShop Mania

Posted on April 2, 2009 by admin
Location: new TopShop store in SohoScene: Very crowded, line wrapping all the way around the block down to Grand St. No sign of Kate.Equipment: iPhone, 2 cameras, Flip videoOverheard: "I thought everyone was broke!"
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