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Dori’s World: Fasting and Feasting All in One Weekend
This weekend was filled with fasting, eating and some playing. Friday night was a great holiday dinner at Nancy and Jeff Lance’s house before the fast. Saturday was Yom Kippur, so it was very mellow, fasting and relaxing with my newly engaged friend Dylan Lauren. Then the big breakfast at Lizzie and Jon Tisch’s house. They had both family and friends there. One of their friends runs 50 marathons a year!
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Haute Yachts: Jet Around the Harbor Aboard the Protector Jet
The next time you want to head out for a spin, do it aboard the newest 20-foot model from Protector USA. Called the Jet, it will treat you to a thrilling ride at speeds up to 50 mph.
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Cascabel Taqueria Satisifies Your Mexican Food Fix
Cascabel Taqueria is bringing the heat to the city as the weather cools down. The restaurant moved to 80th Street and 2nd Avenue last week and Haute Living visited to see how the neighborhood favorite is doing.
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Haute Event: Unlimited Spirit Awards Recognize Innovation & Inspiration
On Thursday, Sept. 16, Rado Watches and Vanity Fair held the Unlimited Spirit Awards, which honored those who have challenged “definitions and boundaries through their art, work and philanthropic initiatives.” The award ceremony took place at The McKinley House in Venice Beach, Calif., and honored three specific individuals: actress and activist Maria Bello, architect and environmentalist David Hertz and writer/producer Paul Haggis.
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All in the Mix: Intermix CEO Khajak Keledjian Talks Shop and the Power of Intermixing in Retail
It turns out that the retail giant that is Intermix wasn’t always intended to grow to super-sized proportions. What began as one boutique in New York’s Flatiron district just happened to explode. Most likely due to the foresight of brothers-cum-business partners Khajak and Haro Keledjian who knew that intermixing brands to create an aesthetic that appealed to a particular lifestyle would speak to shopping women in a clear voice.
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Jazzoo Atlanta 2010
Lions, tigers and bears oh my! Get ready to party for a great cause as Jazzoo Atlanta returns September 25 to much fanfare and anticipation. Enjoy all the food, fun, spirits and music as you party the night away to benefit Zoo Atlanta and the city’s underprivileged schools. Now in its third year, it keeps getting better with age and this time everything is bigger. Who would have ever thought that the perfect Saturday night would include some of Atlanta’s biggest animals…party animals, that is.
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A Hotel Fit for Three Kings
Miami still hasn’t come down from the high that is the Trio-Five, or one of the many nicknames for the Bosh-James-Wade triple threat coming soon to an American Airlines Arena near you. In fact, the new JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Miami, set to open October 1 in downtown Miami, turned up the heat even more and included in its massive a 50,000-square-foot sports, lifestyle and entertainment complex a 10,000-sqaure-foot NBA approved basketball court fit for—you guessed it—the three kings.
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Haute Wines: Quintessa – the Duchess of Napa Valley
Amongst the royal names of Napa Valley’s proprietary blends - Opus One, Insignia, Rubicon, Dominus - one stands apart because of her elegance, power and finesse – Quintessa. Founded in 1989 by Augustin and Valeria Huneeus, the 280 acre, Rutherford estate is a tribute to Napa Valley’s splendor. Instantly enamored by Quintessa, both Valeria and Augustin knew the estate was bound for greatness and is “a property of destiny.” Twenty years later, Quintessa continues to produce classic, Napa Valley wine and is bound to do so for years to come.
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Morton’s and Mondavi Come Together for the First Ever Virtual Wine Dinner and Charity Auction
A good steak is even better when paired with the perfect glass of wine. Luckily, on Oct. 7 guests of Morton’s The Steakhouse can have the best of both worlds because Morton’s is uniting with Napa Valley’s famed Mondavi family for a nationwide dinner and Make-A-Wish Foundation charity auction.
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Betsey Johnson Spring 2011 : Iconic Bike Ride
Life is but a stage, and for Betsey Johnson that includes the runway. The always colorful, vivacious and uber creative Betsey Johnson took us for a bicycle ride around Manhattan and Brooklyn for her Spring 2011 show.
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Haute Event: “A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus” Premiere Party
On Thursday, Sept. 16, FUSE Network hosted the premiere party for their new show “A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus,” hosted by Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus and comedian Amy Schumer. The party was held at the exclusive MPD on Gansevoort Street in New York (a new restaurant which will open to the public on Oct. 4).
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Haute Secrets Miami: Donahue Peebles
Don Peebles, chairman and CEO of Peebles Corp., recently made an appearance on CNBC to speak about the housing market and economic crisis in Las Vegas. According to Peebles, "Las Vegas will reinvent itself as it always has, and it will create its own demand.” The developer believes it is now a good time to buy and revealed his confidence by purchasing 60 percent ownership in the Mardi Gras Casino.
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Haute Event: Wolfgang Puck Cooks Up Dishes for Grazie Members
Wolfgang Puck is running late, and it’s a good thing. I am too. But once “Pretty Vegas” from INXS fades from the speakers and the chefs on stage have stopped their last-minute preparations, Puck walks out on stage for the members of the Grazie loyalty program at the Palazzo and Venetian. It’s a live cooking demonstration by the chef himself, where he spent more than an hour cooking three dishes and charming the audience.
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Haute 100 Los Angeles Update: David Murdock
When the poet John Doone wrote, “No man is an island, entire of itself,” he never imagined there would be a man like David Murdock. When Murdock purchased the Hawaiian firm Castle & Cook in 1985, he also received ownership of the Dole Food Co. and Lana’i, Hawaii’s sixth largest island.
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Haute Secrets Dallas: Heidi Dillon
Name: Heidi Dillon
The stats: Originally from Minnesota, received her Master's in Printmaking and Painting from UMASS and had a stint in Manhattan before making Dallas her home.
How much does she love our city: She named her only son Dallas Dillon!
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Zampolli’s World: “No Pedestrians!”
For the Launch of “Zampolli's World” on hauteliving.com, Paolo Zampolli and his wife, Amanda Ungaro, hosted a dinner party at their residence at 50 Gramercy Park N. with Mamma Luisa cooking in Chanel couture. The party was reminiscent of the “Gatsby-days,” with an excellent mix of world business leaders, supermodels, telecom magnates, steel barons and billionaires. The theme of the party was "Forbes List, HNI (High Net-worth Individual), Models and No Pedestrians!"
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