In a diary entry dated March 8, 1981, Andy Warhol described a phenomenon he had discovered called the “2000 Club,” a group of men who had purchased 2000 bottles of Dom Perignon only to lock them all in a vault. The plan was to wait until New Year’s Eve, right before the start of the Read More
Wayne Baker and Meredith Ronayne
Met: June 5, 2005
Engaged: Aug. 24, 2006
Projected Wedding Date: Oct. 14, 2006
Meredith Ronayne was a starry-eyed intern at the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Eastern District of New York when she watched Wayne Baker deliver a passionate opening statement in a trial against Read More
When we sat down to dinner at Le Cercle Rouge, a brand-new bistro in Tribeca, one of my guests announced that he was a vegan. The other said he’d developed a fructose intolerance and his diet was now limited to steak and vodka. Then I discovered that the restaurant—which I thought had been open for Read More
Watch out, girls, it’s a jungle out there. No, I’m not talking about the obvious dangers—the creep eyeballing you on the subway; the raucous gang trailing close behind as you hurry home to the apartment; the silicone-enhanced bimbos hitting on your boyfriend. That’s just life in the city. I’m talking about the dangers that lurk Read More
La Côte Basque Reinvents
Famed Cassoulet Survives
The red neon sign on the side of the building still reads La Côte Basque, but the lavish flowers arrangements and sunny murals of seaside towns are gone. In their place comes a Belle Epoque brasserie with new black leather banquettes and waiters in bistro aprons instead Read More
There are several steps a purchaser undertakes before moving into a multimillion-dollar condo such as 515 Park Avenue, the neo-preo skyscraper where $12 million is considered bottom-feeding for an apartment (were any left to be had). These steps include coming up with the cash or financing to purchase your pied-à-terre, settling on an interior decorator Read More
