I travelled to Dallas for a quick visit and got to enjoy a very interesting restaurant in Ft. Worth, which is about 35 minuted drive from Dallas. The area in Ft. Worth is called the Stock Yards and the restaurant is called the Lonesome Dove. The restaurant's interiors look like an old western saloon and some of the guests were wearing big cowboy hats, yeehah! The chef, Tim Love, apparently won an Iron chef match and the food was great.
www.lonsomedovebistro.com
For gay outing, the Round Up, which is a gay bar/club was highly entertaining, I had such a smile on my face the whole time and even learned how to "Two step" by a handsome cowboy. Again, looks like a western saloon, starts with country music and goes down and dirty with current music.
www.roundupsaloon.com
And last for that trip was White Rock Park, where in a perfect fall afternoon was my dream location for a quiet charming read. It is right by Lakewood in Dallas and worth the trip.
I'm enjoying Karim Rashid's book: design yourself (published by Harpers Collins) Besides being a fan of his work, Karim's philosophy is inspiring and already helped me in finding design solutions with a project I'm working on. The book is styled in an unconventional way that makes it prefect for New York ADDies.
I'm in Miami, working on Art Basel events. I'm going to spend ten days and go back to New York 
after Art Basel. Last night, I went to see the newly renovated Fountain Bleau Hotel and its gorgeous new interiors and pool side areas, as well as the stunning new club, LIV. The crowd was beautiful, the girls were floating down the steps in stunning gowns but then getting my car, when leaving, from the valet took 30 minuted, oh well.
Restoration Hardware have great down feather slippers, which they call foot duvet. For home, great as self indulgence after a long day at work. The slippers are $20 and come in different earthy tones.Thse foot duvets can be a great holiday gift.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
A quickie in Dallas-Ft. Worth and the newly renovated Fountainebleau hotel
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Fall theater, Stacy London and some new product I discovered
I am very pleased with the election results and was very not pleased with the results of proposition 8. It is inevitable that as in many other countries around the world, the United States will recognize gay marriages. All the funds that are channeled to support this cause or fighting against it could have been so useful in so many other ways in this challenged economy and perhaps the Mormon Church should consider using them to aid their supporters rather than fighting this so vigorously.
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And to more cheerful subjects, My friend Mario Burrel visited from L.A, Mario used to be a member of the cast on Rent and enjoys theater much. Together we went to see Billy Elliott. The show is fantastic, great music, choreography, set, and cast. This show is a must see
In the beginning of this month I was involved in two events: a dinner party for 120 guests for an organization called outstanding in the field. This organization produces dinner parties around the world and bringing in local farmers and local produce together with local star chefs creates a net work to support local produce businesses. The dinner party took place in 620 loft and garden with notable guest like star chef Mario Batali and Tom Collichio, the event was sponsored by Absolut.
The second event was a holiday gift fair, an event to present new holiday gift options to editors. The event was hosted by Stacy London and featured some great items like scent diffusers by Enfusia, a car that drives on your wall by F.A.O.Schwarz and many more.
Need Brunch Location?
By walking around looking for a place to have brunch a few weekends ago, I found a charming spot, called Lunetta, the dishes are well thought of to the details, the outcome is delish and the atmosphere is very nice.
Lunetta
920 Broadway
New York, NY 10010
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Sunday, November 2, 2008
How I love Halloween and getting ready for election night
Dressing up for Halloween and hanging out with my friends, the experiences, the laughs, the pictures, it all makes me feel so fortunate about my life. The experience makes me appreciate my freedom, my ability to live life as I want it, at every moment. I started dressing in costume with my friends Marc and Michael three years ago, we were naughty school girls, then geisha and now disco divas. This Halloween started with the getting ready in my office with MAC Pro make up artists making us look pretty, then dinner at Elmo (http://www.elmorestaurant.com/), a subway ride to a private party on Central Park West (we couldn't find the Limo, really) and a limo ride with a major stop and photo shoot in Times Square. Highly reccomended, mucho liberating.
I'm very excited and also nervous about the election on Tuesday. I believe that Obama has the awareness and ability to change things in this country, which is much needed. A lot of my friends are having Election night parties. Here is my suggetions for Tuesday:
Hill Country - A Texas barbecue and live music restaurant, the enviromet is designed to look like a western barbecue joint and the food is authentic. fun experience!
36 hours in Toronto-I went to visit my friend Peter Fentum in Toronto for a short weekend. The flight takes 55 minutes and while landing you can see the city's skyline. Toronto is quite a charming city, very different areas, very clean and handsome. I recommend to take the ferry to Toronto Island which is a park on an island across from the city. The ferry ride allows you to see the city's skyline, the island has a very pretty small beach on the lake.
Recent music I listen to includes the British singers Adele and Duffy. Adele's debut album "19" is sexy and romantic and features the hit "Chasing Pavements". Duffy's "Rockferry" is romantic as well, reminds me a bit of Dusty Springfield and the 60's era and is great for having as background music when entertaining.
