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Gastronomical Delight at the French Consulate.

If one happens to be either the French consulate general or a diplomat of certain élan then one can be sure to argue that...

Culinary star David Bouley and The Economist’s Tom Standage dazzle.

I haven’t quite figured out what heaven tastes like but I know at this very instant it’s somewhere halfway between my tongue and the...

Chocolat & Vin, Indoor Decadence during the Rain.

On a beyond dreary, depressing and wet Thursday night, I popped up my umbrella and grudgingly headed through China town to the St. Jude’s...

DBGB: Daniel Boulud’s got balls…

Daniel Boulud has opened his newest culinary craze - DBGB kitchen and bar at 299 Bowery. Open to the public in June, DBGB stands...

The Etiquette of Eating like a King on a Pauper’s Paycheck.

“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.” Many of us have heard this quote from Adelle Davis,...

James Beard Foundation Gala…and the tears were flying.

It is customary after a good meal to sit in silence and savor what God and good fortune has bestowed upon you. You will...

Nero- A hacienda for the cheek boned inclined.

The first question you have to ask yourself when you walk into Nero’s restaurant is – have I come to a Next Model management’s...

Ritual Slaughter: How Matt Timms has Bobby Flay’d the Hipster Movement.

The trouble with insulting hipsters is that they will most often take it as a compliment. Their powers of alchemy do not stop at...

Going for BROKE. Tea with Daisy Martey at Payard.

This Saturday we caught up with one of London’s real super stars, Daisy Martley. The girl who used to front for Noonday Underground and...

Fixx and Sean give you the House.

Chiromancy is the age-old art of characterization and fortunetelling through the study of the palm.  Also known as palmistry, palm-reading, or hand analysis, in...

Why French People Love McDonald’s and for that matter the USA.

In Paris, people obey the rules. Take, for example, the Luxembourg Gardens, the city's prettiest and most prominent public park, where people actually resign...

The Etiquette of Taking Tea.

Pinkies Up! Scallywag Takes Tea for Two. What ever happened to the art of high tea? Sure, it’s still a staple in England, France, and...

The Etiquette of Drinking Wine with Fixx and CONOISSEUR Kevin ZRALY.

  There is no other art in the world that speaks to the senses so intensely as a glass of wine.  Especially to those favored...

Okay, so we went to the Oscars too…hanging out with the Hot Chocolate Oscar...

What do you get when you combine a sweet tooth, a fascination for Hollywood stardom and the mink coats that come with them? A...

Who Wants some Koch?

New York’s Wonder Twins, the Koch brothers have activated their powers yet again and have assumed the form of a whale on 88 10th...