WHERE WERE YOU BORN: Brooklyn, New York
HOW LONG IN NEW YORK: In NY all my life
NEIGHBORHOOD: As an adult: Manhattan – midtown
OCCUPATION: Chief Creative Officer, Sony Music Entertainment
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Four Seasons Restaurant, Monkey Bar and Balthazar in Manhattan; Pasta Nostra in South Norwalk, CT
BEST SUSHI: Nobu
BEST ITALIAN: Primola, Sette Mezzo, Scalinatella in NYC; and Pasta Nostra, South Norwalk, CT
BEST PLACE FOR LATE NIGHT DINING: Smith & Wollensky and Balthazar
BEST DESSERT: Sette Mezzo’s Tartufo and Serendipity’s Ice Cream Sundae
BEST PLACE FOR A ROMANTIC DATE: Four Seasons Restaurant and Bedford Post Inn in Bedford, CT
BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH: Norma’s in the Le Parker Meridien Hotel
COOLEST CLUB/LOUNGE: None
BEST PLACE FOR A POWER BUSINESS MEETING: Four Seasons Restaurant
ALL-AROUND FAVORITE SPOT IN NEW YORK: Madison Avenue (59th Street to 82nd Street)
IF YOU HAVE OUT OF TOWN GUESTS, WHICH HOTEL WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? St. Regis Hotel
FAVORITE SHOPPING VENUE/BOUTIQUE: Bergdorf Goodman Men’s Store
FAVORITE CHARITY EVENT: Carousel of Hope Ball in Los Angeles
FAVORITE CULTURAL EVENT: Broadway show opening of what turns out to be a classic.
FAVORITE CULTURAL INSTITUTION: Equal: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
BEST ASPECT OF NEW YORK: The theater; the Yankees; the incredible quality and variety of restaurants; the museums; the shopping; and the unique melting pot of its people.
BEST STEAKHOUSE: Minetta’s Tavern, Wolfgang’s Steakhouse, BLT, and Peter Luger – all in NYC
BEST PIZZA: Trattoria Dell’Arte and Orso
BEST LUNCH: Sony Club
BEST LIMOUSINE/DRIVING SERVICE: Music Express
FAVORITE HISTORY/LEGENDARY PLACE TO SEE OR EXPLORE: Washington Square Park and the immediate neighborhood north of it
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