Everyone’s number one favorite Waverly Inn / Bowery Hotel superstar, Ivo Juhani, is… well… a Superstar! Get it, girl.
I SMELL BOOK DEAL.
:)
Love ya,
Your adoring fans at PX This.
Kenny Kenny regrets to inform you that Juliet Supper Club has forsaken Tuesday night BonBon, co-hosted by Susanne Bartsch (and once by Tinsley Mortimer), for "the bottle-service crowd." He states, "Uck. See you at Vandam Sundays at Greenhouse!"
For shame, Juliet! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon/ Who is already sick and pale with grief… Oh forget it, never mind.
:(
Aaaand, that’s the state of nightlife…
** See also (earlier):
• "SPOTTED: Rosario Dawson at BonBonTuesdays"
• "VANDAM Fashion Week -by Kenny Kenny"
Underground parties land cool new Nolita club Kenmare in hot water [the Daily News]
"New A-list hot spot Kenmare wound up in hot water after State Liquor Authority officials read about underground parties there in the gossip pages, the Daily News has learned… But that’s not how the owners of Kenmare portrayed the spot to the State Liquor Authority when it was granted a liquor license in early February… ‘We are paying close attention to them,’ said SLA Deputy Chief Executive Officer Michael Jones. ‘They are supposed to be operating as a restaurant.’ …Kenmare could face penalties as severe as losing its liquor license."
Huh. Is that right?
Well, hmm— what was that you said again, Gawker? Something about our original breaking coverage on the transformation of the former Civetta being "not true," right after you misquoted us and incorrectly paraphrased our bulletin?
Oh but wait, we do admit perhaps we were somewhat remiss when we later mused, "…what does ‘the new Beatrice’ even mean?" and subsequently suggested you were "narrow-minded, short-sighted… ignorant" and "asinine" for creating such a nonsensical description of Kenmare née Civetta in the first place.
I guess we should apologize. We kinda totally ‘get it’ now.
Gee, it looks like Kenmare may very well be "the new Beatrice" after all.
**See also (earlier):
• Civetta Closing – "New Concept" to Come
• Saturday, February 20, 2010. 2:30PM – James Gandolfini walking along the beach path near The Setai hotel in Miami Beach.
• Thursday, February 18, 2010. 7:00PM – Jackie Mason (and wife?) strolling in for dinner at Pasha’s on Lincoln Rd in Miami Beach.
• Saturday, February 20, 2010. 9:30PM – Bill Cobbs standing by the front door of The W hotel in Miami Beach, discussing with the bellhop his "plans for the evening." You can recognize that voice a mile away.
• Friday, February 19, 2010 8:30PM – Mark Margolis talking on his mobile phone in the lobby of The Shore Club and then later, walking into Nobu for dinner.
• Monday, February 1, 2010. 9:30PM – Uma Thurman, Nicole Kidman, and Domenico Dolce dining (separately) at Hotel Griffou.
• Tuesday, February 2, 2010. 8:57PM – "Right now, Mike D hangin’ with the big boys at The Ace Hotel lobby bar."
• Sunday, January 31, 2010. 3:30PM – Taye Diggs, with wife, pushing baby stroller down Broadway near 22nd St.
• Friday, January 29, 2010, 8:00PM – Mick Jagger, Bono, Takashi Murakami, James Franco, Peter Brant and (of course) Damien Hirst, Larry Gagosian, and Shala Monroque at the opening of the "End of an Era" exhibit by Damient Hirst at the Gagosian Gallery on Madison Ave.
*Courtesy of former F&B industry superstar Shala Monroque [shala.thepop.com]
• Monday, January 25, 2010 3:30PM – Danny "Danny-A" Abeckaser and Jen Gatien at the Sundance screening of Kevin Asch’s Holy Rollers in Park City, Utah.
• Saturday, January 23, 2010. 4:00PM – "Coolest dude ever" Heikki Sorsa for Oakley™ giving Paris Hilton a snowboard lesson in Park City, Utah.
See also (earlier): Homegirl Meets Coolest Dude Ever
"What a shame. I was looking forward to trying Chef Trabocchi at FourSeasons but just hadn’t gotten around to it yet. Personally I think he’s very talented and I’ve heard great things about him from his staff.
Does "philosophical differences" mean "money" ?
I know a restaurateur who had pretty extensive interviews/discussions with Chef Trabocchi and liked him very much. In the end it boiled down to Chef’s salary requirements— which were astronomically high.
It would be a travesty if Chef Trabocchi were to remain unemployed for as long as his last hiatus. But I suppose if he can find someone (else?) to pay that exorbitant price, then God bless him."
- By abbe_diaz on 01/14/2010 at 11:09am
Best of luck to you, Chef. – Sincerely, Your fans @ PX This.
***MORE on Fabio Trabocchi [For Members Only]
***THIS JUST IN***
• Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 5:30PM – "At the airport watching Eric Goode and Maurice Rodrigues stalk Anthony Bourdain. I’m not kidding. Those two clowns were walking AROUND over and over looking for him after he was spotted. Then they ran into and proceeded to chat with Ted Danson, who is now Eric’s BFF text buddy. Oi."
***This has been a PX This Spotted Special Report***
• Tuesday, December 8, 2009. 3:30PM – Kanye West lingering outside a dark SUV parked in front of a luxury residential building on West Houston St, with two bodyguard types, a driver, and a very talented young man— who was serenading him acapella right there on the sidewalk. No joke.
• Monday, December 14, 2009. 8:00PM – Sean Paul, with friend, using an Apple MacBook Pro in the American Airlines Admirals’ Club at Miami International airport.
• Sunday, December 13, 2009. 9:30PM – Steve Stoute (with entourage) having dinner and chatting with Michael Chow at Mr.Chow in Miami Beach.
• Wednesday, December 10, 2009. 6:00PM – John Utendahl and Merv Matheson having a drink (and chatting with Sasha Muniak) at the Standard Grill— because "the boom boom" was booked/closed for a private corporate holiday event.
• Tuesday, December 8, 2009. 8:30PM – Matt Dillon, Andre Balazs, Ric Pipino, Justo Artigas, Mark Baker, Cat Wei, Nur Khan, Roy Liebenthal, Ronnie Madra, Natalie Kates, Sasha Muniak, Nick Rytting, and (of course) Sante D’Orazio at the opening night party for the Barely Private exhibit at Milk Studios.
Chef Anne Burrell et al Sued for Discrimination…
PX This has recently obtained the official Supreme Court docket (Index No. 108471-2008 Filed: March 23, 2009) for Susan Kendall Bradford, Jennifer Sue Lim, and Sarra Hennigan VS Anne Burrell, Centro Vinoteca, Sasha Muniak, and George Elkins alleging that the plaintiffs were subject to "discrimination" and "retaliation" in violation of the Human Rights Law. Among the plaintiffs complaints are the accusations that (former Centro Vinoteca chef) Anne Burell subjected the plaintiffs to persistent ridicule and disparagement, at times calling the plaintiffs (all formerly employed by Centro Vinoteca) such derogatory terms as "slutty," "saggy," "ho," "whore," and "stupid dumb whore… idiot." The plaintiffs also assert Burell persistently addressed them mockingly, commenting on their "cleavage," and "harassing" them with such offensive remarks as, "have you fucked that [co-worker] yet?" The plaintiffs further allege they were wrongfully terminated in "retaliation" for their "complaints" about Burrell.
The lawsuit charges that Elkins and Muniak were aware of these circumstances but failed to address the situation in a manner consistent with the NY State Human Rights Law.
According to the docket, the defendants Elkins and Muniak sought to dismiss these claims "as asserted by all plaintiffs, and as asserted by Hennigan against Burrell, …the Complaint is devoid of any allegation against either Muniak or Elkins or of any actionable comments made by Burrell."
"Additionally, plaintiffs have failed to adequately allege that they suffered adverse employment actions by Muniak and Elkins. As to the remaining allegations which do not involve Burrell, such allegations do not identify (1) who allegedly told Bradford to dress nicely for New Years’ Eve, (2) the manager who allegedly told Lim and Bradford to work during brunch, (3) who allegedly replaced Lim after she left for a few days when her mother passed away, (4) who fired Bradford and gave Bradford’s shifts to the new bartender, (5) who allegedly fired Lim, told her she was being suspended, or which manager never returned her calls, or (6) who allegedly terminated each of them Bradford or Lim, or constructively terminated Hennigan. And,to the extent my of the above-allegations constitute adverse employment actjons, plaintiffs have failed to allege individual liability against Muniak or Elkins under New York law. Their names a re absent from all such allegations, and plaintiffs do not specifically allege that Muniak or Elkins were personally involved in any of said conduct. In addition, those allegations made ‘collectively’ against defendants are similarly insufficient. Thus, plaintiffs failed to state causes of action against Muniak and Elkins."
The Supreme Court, however, disagreed and found, "the Complaint sufficiently alleges Muniak’s, Elkin’s and Burrell’s alleged managerial roles at Centro, their ability to hire and fire plaintiffs, their failures to sufficiently investigate the complaints made against Burrell, and the ultimate termination of Lim and Bradford, and constructive termination of Hennigan." Furthermore, "…plaintiffs’ complaint sufficiently alleges that defendants terminated or constructively terminated the plaintiffs after defendants received complaints concerning Burrell’s alleged discriminatory conduct."
As it currently stands, "dismissal… is denied." The case is presently ongoing.
Start packing your bags now. Two must-visit destinations are about to get hotter (and not just due to global warming).
Your beloved chain of snazzy flophouses, by your favorite cute diminutive hotelier, is expanding to include locations in both London and Costa Rica. Plus, you can probably expect to see some familiar faces to welcome you with open arms when the awesome formidable projects are finally (eons from now) consummated.
Ha ha, "consummated." The Standard Hotel. See what we did there?
Don’t forget to breathe in the meantime.
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