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Haute Secrets New York: Alicia Halegua
Check out the favorite haute spots of Alicia Halegua, the president and designer of Metalskin leather accessories.
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Tea Made Easy: ForLife Teaware
I always thought tea was so old-fashioned, something you only see in classic movies or the rare chick flick. I had this image in my head of a lovely group of older ladies in delicate floral fabrics wearing fabulous golden earrings chatting around a table, waiting for the teapot to whistle.
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Top Chef All Stars Relax and Imbibe in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Fireproof (120 Ingraham Street, Brooklyn) made its primetime premiere on Bravo TV’s "Top Chef All Stars." The creative haven invites artists of all kinds to use its galleries, workspaces and studios to create and display their works of art. The café/bar attached is a low-key, comfortable place to relax after an imaginative day or gear up for inspiration to hit. The Bravo execs also saw it as a great place for this season’s cast of "Top Chef All Stars" to unwind from a long day of cooking, judges table and a double elimination.
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One Kings Lane Party At Winter Antiques Show
Interior decor site One Kings Lane hosted a select group of friends Thursday night at New York’s famed Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory, followed by a dinner at New York’s chic Monkey Bar restaurant.
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Treat Your Mind and Body with Sabon Body Scrubs and Oils
There is a tradition at Sabon in SoHo that the first time a new customer walks into the store, they must wash their hands. That’s right. They’ll greet customers at the door with smiles on their faces and then escort them right over to the sink. Once they’ve got them, that’s when they rub it in — all of their luscious hand soaps, silky lotions and smooth body oils.
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West Hollywood Real Estate Open House: Watch the Sun Set over Sunset
What could be more beautiful than watching the sunset from an grandiose mansion in the Hollywood Hills? Well, now you can take advantage of this rare opportunity during a special twilight open house. Hosted by Rose + Chang and Bowery Design, this exclusive open house will take place at the luxurious 4-bedroom, 5-bath mansion at 1401 Queens Way in West Hollywood.
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Destination GoldenEye
Nestled in the village of Orcabessa Bay on Jamaica’s North Coast, the newly opened Island Outpost property is best known as the home of author Ian Flemming where he cooked up the iconic James Bond character and penned all fourteen novels. For decades the Outpost has played host to an impressive crowd—from writers and musicians to heads of state—and the latest renovations made by GoldenEye owner and Island Records founder, Chris Blackwell, will be sure to continue this trend. If this background isn’t enticing you enough, here are a few more reasons why you (and I) need to go:
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What Are They Wearing: Swizz Beatz
Hip-Hop superstar Swizz Beatz wears the Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX5 World Chronograph Limited Edition watch.
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Eat So Others Can Eat During Super Hunger Month
This has a particularly cold and snowy January so far and the thought of going without enough food to eat is certainly a chilling one. Thank goodness for the Greater Boston Food Bank, New England’s largest hunger-relief organization providing food for 394,000 people annually throughout eastern Massachusetts.
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A Brooklyn Bowl Birthday
Picking a place to celebrate your birthday can become an event within itself. There are a number of different factors to be considered, none of which present us with easy decisions to make. Dynamics such as guest list, location, style and level of intended birthday narcissism all require equal consideration. Throughout the many birthday celebrations I’ve been a part of, I’ve found that there are two types of people: those who excessively love their birthday and those who timidly hate it; to find someone who falls in between is a rare commodity. Whether you are the love or hate type, birthday festivities are always in order and are usually hard to avoid.
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Haute or Not? The 2011 Golden Globe Awards
We wait for this event, much like a first-time parent anticipates the birth of his or her child. We congregate with friends and throw parties in its honor, or we set our TiVos lest we be detained elsewhere. Monday morning water-cooler chat abounds following its air, as Americans are more cognizant of and interested in this event than other happenings such as health-care reform or economic recovery.
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Haute Benefit: High-Profile New Yorkers Turn Out to Fight Blindness
Haute New Yorkers turned out for a good cause Wednesday night. The Foundation Fighting Blindness’ Banking on a Cure Awards Dinner at the historic Plaza Hotel drew 350 attendees celebrating Wall Street's vision to help end blindness. The gala event honored Aryeh B. Bourkoff, vice chairman at UBS Investment Bank, and Dr. Stanley Chang, the chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Columbia University Medical Center.
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Edgy & Exotic: New Must-Have Statement Pieces from Charles Albert
Love at first sight does exist. When I laid eyes on the new Charles Albert statement rings worn by some of my favorite celebrities, I knew I had to have one. And, now that they are coming to Sucre in the heart of the West Village starting today, I know for sure that I can get one...or two...or three.
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Dipped in Chocolate: The Top 5 Chocolate Spa Treatments in New York City
We all know who said, "Life is like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're going to get." Well, Forrest, in the world of spa treatments, we know exactly what to expect from a box, or a tub full. Chocolate has been shown to have some miraculous effects, from stress relief to body contouring to elevating your mood. So, while eating chocolate is oh-so-delightful; why not go the calorie-free route and dip yourself in it? We've got a list of five spa treatments in New York City that will leave you feeling like you've experienced the chocolate Midas touch.
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Ocean Reef Penthouse Presented by Mary Lee
Spectacular penthouse unit with panoramic views of Card Sound Bay, golf course and marina! Four bedroom and four and one half baths, terrace overlooking the bay for wonderful sunsets!
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Dining in the Dark at Sandrine’s Bistro
Dining in a very dimly lit atmosphere can be a little disconcerting if you cannot see your food very well… even when you know what you have ordered. Now imagine dining in total darkness on a meal that has been selected for you without its contents being revealed to you. If this sounds like a tantalizing or intriguing concept to you, you are in luck.
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