We celebrated last night with a traditional Shabu-shabu dinner in Tokyo. Its such an amazing experience having dinner here in Japan. Everything is so particular and they take so much care in the way they present and undertake the normal routine of eating. The tofu was home-made and the sake was amazing. The chicken was so fresh that you only needed to boil it in the water for a few seconds (they told us to say shabu-shabu as we dipped it in the water).

Campai! (cheers)

I’m celebrating Thanksgiving with my family in Chicago, we made mashed potatoes, corn and green beans, scalloped turnips, scalloped oysters, gravy and Turkey with mushrooms and wine dressing, cider, montango cheese, peacan pie, apple cranberry pie and vanilla ice cream! Good thing we’re a whole bunch of people to eat it all! And this year our turkeys name is HOHOCO.

from Wisconsin - Happy Thanksgiving!

Last week my friends and I went to the opening of a new restaurant and lounge that my friends Mark and Eugene from the Emm Group opened. We had an amazing dinner in Abe and Arthur’s that has a  ”cozy D.J.-equipped mezzanine overlooking an airy formal dining room decorated with images of the owners’ grandfathers (Abe and Arthur) and former Brasserie chef Franklin Becker serving refined American food”. We then headed downstairs to the new ’boutique’ lounge called SL where we all celebrated  the opening of the great new spot in the Meatpacking. Get ready for some more photos of the space when we celebrate Jessica Gomes’ birthday there this Friday!

Nicole, Michael Angel and I at my favorite restaurant “Gemma” in the Bowery Hotel. It has amazing vintage decor and exceptional food. We all had a catch up (after we took our sunglasses off) and Angel told me about his amazing new site: Michael Angel (its amazing. Trust me)

Dinner in Williamsburg, Nothing like a medium rare steak and scallops to remind you of home

Out to dinner with a friend, I decided to put my YSL lipgloss to good use…

In the car on the way to the Madison Magazine ‘Sex, Frocks and Rock’n'Roll’ Awards Night.

With Danielle, my booker, at the dinner. The lovely Therese Rawsthorne in the background.  She won best New Designer and I was pleased as punch to be wearing one of her dresses that night!