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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 themselves to looking at the grass instead of playing on it. As a Californian, this...
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 other, more civilized lands, but why don’t Americans embrace this delicate practice? Have we become...
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 with an opulent and distinct sensibility. To the doubters I say, keep your paintings, they...
Okay, so we went to the Oscars too…hanging out with the Hot Chocolate Oscar gang.
What do you get when you combine a sweet tooth, a fascination for Hollywood stardom and the mink coats that come with them? A night out with America and the Hollywood dream.
This Sunday night saw us join the rest...
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 avenue. Swallowing up Gotham’s beautiful girls and wooden boys for a Tuesday night dinner in...
Mercato 55 lights up. New Year’s Revelry. Where’s my Tiara?
There’s an adage that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but last Wednesday whilst at Mercato 55 we suddenly came to terms with the idea that debauchery and giddy delight is the nominator of all those who...
URB Magazine at 105 Rivington. How the Glitterati came and Danced.
For some of us this might be the time of year to be heading off to ice packed airports, pine nestled gourmet stores and Christmas bon bons. But for a certain select crowd it’s also that that time of...
The Etiquette of Dining Out. Arthur Schwartz Confesses His Sins and Preferences.
Like all great budding artists, we here at Scallywag and Vagabond like to know everything about the zeitgeist: it makes the rules more fun to break. So who better to explain the institution of dining than Arthur Schwartz, the...
In Search of a Good Dinner Party
In Search of a Good Dinner Party with Kimberly Belle with Gourmet Chef and Caterer. Listen and Learn as Kimberly fills our bellies with yummies this holiday season.
We first released this interview 2 years ago, when we first launched....
Vincient Boitier; French without the Attitude.
According to the irreverent restauranteur Vincent Boitier, the idea of cuisine revolves around familial salutations, the subtlety of ingredients and the engagement of ones soul. Having spent an afternoon with this kindred soul, SCV would argue what makes the...
