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rosiesiman: Tropicana bring the Sun to Arctic Canada - and...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:42:20 -0500

Tropicana bring the Sun to Arctic Canada - and drive people to their Facebook Page

love this - love the idea, the set-up, the execution and the ad that came from it (esp the background music).

just makes me feel happy all over!

thanks @njhenderson for sharing!

I just posted all of my pics from the girls’ bday.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:26:50 -0500

I just posted all of my pics from the girls’ bday.

The Birthday Girls and our fabulous Chef… Last Saturday...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:16:54 -0500

The Birthday Girls and our fabulous Chef…

Last Saturday night was two of my best friends’ co 30th birthday bash. They decided to have Betel host the evening, as our friend Adam is the owner and head chef. Betel just opened in the west village and you should run to try it out. Michaela provided an excellent recap of the restaurant/evening on her blog:

I celebrated two beautiful girls’ birthdays last night at the opening of Betel Restaurant in Manhattan’s West Village (51 Grove St., near Bleecker). The modern Asian restaurant is named “Betel” after a pepper leaf that is said to be a stimulant with medicinal properties. My dinner definitely stimulated my taste buds and I could probably use some more leaves now for the medicinal properties… but alas, that has nothing do with last night’s meal.

Betel’s owner and chef, Adam Woodfield, was head chef at Syndey’s Jimmy Liks before landing stateside and slicing up succulence for Public, here in NYC. The interior was designed by Martin Brudnizki (Le Caprice). According to a Q&A Brudnizki did with the New York Times Magazine he talked Woodfield out of his original design plan, “It can’t look like a spaceship that landed from Sydney, and that’s what they were originally thinking — their references to Sydney were just too heavy, too sleek. It would’ve been very odd for the neighborhood, and it would have become a place for bridge-and-tunnel types.” Although intrigued by a Sydney born spaceship come restaurant, I’m guessing Brudnizki was probably right, and the design does fit into the hood quite nicely.

My advice? Get a table. (I’m thinking this could prove difficult.) Enjoy the Salt & Pepper Cuttlefish with Vietnamese Dipping Sauce. Cleans your pallate with the surprising collection of flavors in the Pomellow Asparagus & Cashew Salad with Thai Basil & Chili Jam & Coconut Dressing. Next, prepare yourself for the Vietnamese Braised Wagyu Brisket with Long Leaf Cilantro Vietnamese Mint & Chile Lime Dressing. Drench a generous helping of the sticky rice with the brisket’s au jus, and don’t look back. Then, go home and eat it in your dreams as well.

I would not recommend Betel to bland food lovers or cilantro haters.

A cautionary tale.

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:14:25 -0500

A cautionary tale.

Strolling through soho with ben, he’s finally back from...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:08:19 -0500

Strolling through soho with ben, he’s finally back from istanbul.

Ron English

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:04:10 -0500

Ron English

Mr. Brainwash working with pieces of records.

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:02:24 -0500

Mr. Brainwash working with pieces of records.

Are you watching Modern Family?

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:45:32 -0500

Are you watching Modern Family? :

Well you should! This week’s episode was hilarious and insanely sweet.

FCUK + Chat Roulette

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:51:32 -0500

FCUK + Chat Roulette:

First brand jumping on this band wagon that I know of. Wonder if the boys will take the bait?

Holy crow, those are some staggering numbers....

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:36:09 -0500

Holy crow, those are some staggering numbers. (via: tigs: Vimeo)

JESS3 / The State of The Internet on Vimeo

I’m contemplating getting this frock for a speaking...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:23:46 -0500

I’m contemplating getting this frock for a speaking engagement this spring. Paired with some nude fishnets and grey booties, I think it just might work.

Obviously I’m ready for spring…when will this winter be OVER? So ready to hang up my coat.

Simply drooling over Tibi’s spring dresses. I’ve...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:20:22 -0500

Simply drooling over Tibi’s spring dresses. I’ve already earmarked this number for my next something special….hmmm, nothing comes to mind so I guess I’ll just have to make something up ;)

Finally got around to uploading some pictures I took with my...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:08:15 -0500

Finally got around to uploading some pictures I took with my Rebel during the blizzard. This shot is looking out my window onto 6th Ave.

Giving Michael some love while Ben’s in Turkey. This is...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:13:12 -0500

Giving Michael some love while Ben’s in Turkey. This is one needy kitty.

Complaint #589

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:46:00 -0500

Seriously this twitter feed cracks me up, particularly this tweet (*cough* Soukps)

whitewhine:

I don’t care if you’re married, you should still have separate facebook accounts.

-Whine by @spcilk

Facebook facts / we are social (via:nettap:courtenaybird)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:44:58 -0500

Facebook facts / we are social (via:nettap:courtenaybird)

Personal Online Branding

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:43:48 -0500

Personal Online Branding:

“We have hired all of our junior investment professionals largely on the basis of their blogs, not their resumes or linkedin profiles. You can learn so much more about a person by reading their blog.”

I found a panda on a stoop. Not sure how the little guy found...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:34:54 -0500

I found a panda on a stoop. Not sure how the little guy found his way there, but he made me smile.

Banksy Interview + Video

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:33:14 -0500

Banksy Interview + Video:

brain-food:

Banksy has done an interview with the Sunday Times, which is an interesting read:

“I have a large collection of famous art at home, but they’re all fakes. I make them myself. If I like a picture I grab a photo, project it up and paint it. Sometimes I change the colours to fit with the curtains. I do it partly because I’m tight and partly because if the Basquiats and Picassos in the sitting room were real I’d be too scared to ever leave the house.

“I don’t make as much money as people think. The commercial galleries that have held exhibitions of my paintings are nothing to do with me. And I certainly don’t see money from the T-shirts, mugs and greeting cards. My lawyer calls me ‘the most infringed artist alive’ and wants me to do something about it. But if you’ve built a reputation on having a casual attitude towards property ownership, it seems a bit bad-mannered to kick off about copyright law.”

Must read article in VF about the "Bling Ring".

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:32:18 -0500

Must read article in VF about the "Bling Ring".:

If these kids weren’t such idiots it would have been the perfect crime. I mean Paris Hilton didn’t discover anything missing for a year. Yikes. Also discussing yesterday with my friend if E! should go forward with their planned reality show given the circumstances. Will E! be glorifying criminals?