Carinne: Woman of Mystery (Solved!)

I found her! The dress I blogged about on this post but could not Google. Her name is Carinne, and she sports this lovely Graffiti Mark print from DVF. Looks like it's pretty much sold out of everywhere--from Saks to Bloomies. I've yet to spot someone actually wearing it though, so once I'm ready to strut it hopefully I'll by flying solo style-wise.

Speaking of flying, nothing can be more appropriate when jetsetting than my (other) new DVF frock: the "Calzare," featuring airplane print!! I'll be sporting it in Miami later in March, if I can hold off for that long!

Misty Watercolored Memories

Looks like young seamen are out in full (dress) force tonight in midtown Manhattan for some function.

Brings back memories of my pre-beau hubby, who had asked me to be his date at the Cornell Navy ROTC ball. He asked me to be his girlfriend the next night, and the rest is history.

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Google Proof

It's a mystery to me.

My company hosted a member appreciation event at Saks that luckily (though not for my wallet) snagged us an extra 15% off everything, including sale and luxury items.

One such luxurious item for sale was this beautiful DVF dress that appears to be Google proof. The print is Graffiti Mark, like the one shown in the Archie skirt in this photo. Maybe it's a Saks exclusive? Anyhow the dress was the last one there, and as the fates have arranged it, in my size! And while I totally would have bought it at the sale price, 15% off was total icing on the cake.

Of course I also bought a couple of moisturizers with discount off retail, which I feel cancels out the DVF steal. Or not.

Arrest Me for BUI

Someone save me from myself! I got into a little accident you see, and "accidentally" bought these two adorable, affordable Alice Ro dresses off Gilt.

My excuse? I had half a glass of red wine and some white and I'm still drunk? I feel sick and mixing caffeine and Cold-eeze is a hazard to my wallet? Whatever it is, I bought under the influence -- and need to lock up my bank card.

Baby Bling

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It's a-Maze-ing

A couple of my favorite friends took me to Gordon Ramsay's New York City satellite Maze, at The London hotel. Fan-effer-rific!!! The place was bright, airy and sedate. The bathrooms were little pods of serenity (if you can get over the ick, it's a bathroom reaction) with nice-smelling hand lotion, and the food...the food! Creative, beautifully presented and delicious to the last bite.

We went for lunch, and there are two ways you can go: $28 for two courses, $35 for three. We went for three courses of course.

I hereby present our culinary adventure, in pictures.

My drink. At $20, it ain't no bargain by any means. But it was strong and the maraschino cherries were for real. Sorry, but the alcohol makes me forget exactly what was in this. Just know that it was goooooood.

Appetizer #1

Tortellini of beef short rib, escarole, trompette royale and dashi

Ok, so it looks like brain. But it definitely tastes better than it looks!

Appetizer #2

Smoked rainbow trout, avocado, sauce mousseline and fennel crisps

The smoky flavor is spot on and fills your mouth with that wonderful taste of...smoke.

Appetizer #3

Carpaccio of roasted eggplant, black figs, pickled chanterelles and hazelnuts

Totally a Dexter dish!

Entree #1

Pan fried Tasmanian ocean trout, orzo and fennel heart cassoulet with peekytoe crab

The trout reminds me of Arctic char, which reminds me of salmon. Leading us all to believe that ultimately, all pink fish taste like salmon.

Entree #2

Sablefish with braised leeks, Yukon gold with smoked eel, red wine sauce

Sablefish, also known as butterfish. Butter...yummmm...

Entree #3

Slow poached chicken breast, bulgar wheat with braised leg, shitake, tarragon jus

This was actually "Amish" chicken. But there's nothing Amish about the taste--it was sinfully decadent.

Which leads us to dessert. I guess big tastes call for big spoons.

Dessert #1

Concord grape crémeux, homemade yoghurt, olive oil gelato and granola

Crimey! This dessert made me love concord grapes even more than I already do. The granola is a perfect salty/crunchy companion.

Dessert #2

Lemon quark cheesecake with strawberry gelée and pistachio ice cream

That's a cute lil cheesecake drum.

Dessert #3

Pumpkin panna cotta, candied cranberries and gingerbread ice cream

Last but definitely not least. This particular masterpiece isn't on the online menu, and I forget what's in it save for the curry ice cream, which whet our curiosity. It was definitely a rewarding experience.

Shake It

Best time for Shake Shack? While any time is a great time to eat a Shack Burger, it's not so great to wait in a long-ass line for it.

Mid-afternoon, while it's snowing and gross out: No line!

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Caught with pants btw his legs

The guy in the red puffy vest. That's the crotch part of his pants between his knees. The way he was walking...priceless.