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Ladurée Coffret Saint Valentin

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Ladurée brings to New York its highly popular macarons, displayed in the most beautiful gift boxes, along with its collection of chocolates, ice cream macarons, candies, teas, perfumed candles and fragrances. All which are delicacies that are perfect as a gift or to self-indulge in, every care is given to Ladurée’s packaging to reflect perfectly on the brand and make every item that comes out of the house a perfect gift.

For Valentine’s Day, Ladurée is presenting something a little romantic, the perfect tasty treat for that special person in your life. Ever so pink, the grapefruit-flavored Ladurée Coffret Saint Valentin macarons come wrapped in a heart-adorned, limited-edition gift box that will cost $25.

Ladurée New York
864 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Tél : + 1 646 558 3157


Buttermilk Channel, Brooklyn, NY

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Ryan Angulo’s Buttermilk Channel is all about comfort food. His American bistro menu includes both grass-fed beefsteak, house-made pickles, maple-and-bacon-roasted almonds and buttermilk batter–fried chicken. The spot is homey, too, with a butcher-block bar and a communal table made out of ceiling beams from an old Red Hook warehouse. It’s loud and interactive, not an intimate spot for privacy and quiet chats. With no entree above $22, Buttermilk offers a warm welcome, terrific meals and stellar service.

Just a few days ago, before the birth of their baby girl Blue Ivy, Beyoncé and Jay-Z celebrated New Year’s Eve with an intimate dinner at the Carroll Gardens restaurant. The pair enjoyed comfort food like buttermilk batter-fried chicken, but the expecting star skipped the Champagne.

Matt of Food Republic bumped into the stars, and blogged, “on our way out the door from celebrating New Year’s at one of our favorite Brooklyn restaurants, Buttermilk Channel, we heard whispers that the couple was on their way. And sure enough, we soon could confirm that Jay, B and unborn child were seated in a cozy table in the back.” According the Matt, Buttermilk Channel’s chef Ryan Angulo offered a 3-course tasting menu that included “a rich foie gras terrine with pickled grapes, butter-poached lobster from the Red Hook Lobster Pound,” and duck meatloaf with “seared foie gras and a bittersweet chocolate and duck jus.”

Buttermilk Channel, 524 Court Street, (718) 852-8490
http://www.buttermilkchannelnyc.com/


Promemoria Showroom, New York

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Luxury Italian furniture and design company, Promemoria, just opened its US flagship showroom at The Fine Arts Building on 59th Street. Showcasing everything from upholstered furniture, handmade cabinets, chairs and tables, mirrors, desks, seating, lighting and other accessories, the showroom is a tribute to Italian designer, and Promemoria founder, Romeo Sozzi. The creative force behind the company, Sozzi’s designs are not just timeless, but innovative and luxurious. Unique leathers are paired with the finest textiles and woods—shown to perfection in the 2,500-square-foot showroom where the cappuccino cotton velvet upholstered walls nicely offset each of the designs. For more information about Promemoria, please visit www.promemoria.com.


Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds at Mary Boone Gallery, NYC

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Official Press Release: On January 7th, 2012 the Mary Boone Gallery of New York will open at its Chelsea location Sunflower Seeds, an Installation by world-renowned artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei.

Seen for the first time in New York, Sunflower Seeds, as in the related Installation that debuted at the Tate Modern in London in October 2010, is a field comprised of millions (five tons) of hand-painted porcelain sunflower seeds. Each actual-size seed is unique and intricately hand-formed and painted by artisans in the historic porcelain-producing city of Jingdezhen in northern Jiangxi, China.

The sunflower, with its destiny to follow the sun, became a common metaphor for The People during China’s Cultural Revolution. At the same time, the seeds of the flower provided sustenance at all levels of society, and the ubiquitous discarded husks provided evidence of an individual’s existence. Ai Weiwei demonstrates that a staggering quantity of individual seeds may produce a deceptively unified field. The work is a commentary on social, political and economic issues pertinent to contemporary China: the role of the individual versus the masses, and China’s long history of labor-intensive production and export.

Sunflower Seeds is on view at 541 West 24 Street through 4 February 2012. For further information, visit www.maryboonegallery.com.


Daily Dream Home: Breakfast At Tiffany’s Brownstone House, New York

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If you ever wanted to live like Holly Golightly, now’s your chance. The iconic New York brownstone featured in the movie Breakfast At Tiffany’s is up for sale. Located at 169 E. 71st Street, the four-story 3,200 sqft. building can be yours for only $5,850,000. This is the location where, in the 1961 classic, Holly Golightly, as played by Audrey Hepburn, lived alongside an aspiring writer played by George Peppard. The brownstone’s current owner is Peter Bacanovic, who is best known as being the former Merrill Lynch broker embroiled in the Martha Stewart insider trading case. Listing details:

“Beautiful brownstone with elegant stoop divided into 2 duplexes located off Lexington Avenue. The upper duplex consists of a sunny living room with wood burning fireplace and sweeping staircase, powder room, dining room with a wood burning fireplace and a renovated kitchen with laundry. Upstairs are two bedroom suites each with its own renovated bath. The garden duplex apartment with a separate entrance has a living room with a woodburning fireplace, full bath, kitchen and glass enclosed solarium with backyard perfect for entertaining. The upper level includes a front library/office with wood burning fireplace and powder room and a rear large bedroom with wood burning fireplace and bath.”


Blake Lively in Gucci Resort 2012 Collection at Sprinkles Cupcake

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Actress Blake Lively looked stunning in an ensemble from the Gucci Resort 2012 Collection (and she also wore forest green Brian Atwood Maniac pumps). The actress was at Sprinkles, a cupcake bakery in New York City, to promote the new S’more cupcake, which Lively helped create. It’s for a terrific cause — 100% of the proceeds from Lively’s S’more cupcakes go to Oxfam’s Somalia famine disaster.

Lively and Sprinkles founder Candace Nelson developed the S’more cupcake using Lively’s favorite ingredients. S’more is a graham cracker-lined Belgian dark chocolate cake filled with bittersweet chocolate ganache and topped with toasted marshmallow frosting. (more details)


$110 million One57 Penthouse, New York

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Meet the most expensive home listing ever in Manhattan — a $110 million glass-walled penthouse overlooking Central Park on top of what will soon be New York’s tallest luxury condo. The six-bedroom penthouse covers 10,923 square feet at One57 Tower, currently under construction on West 57th Street near Carnegie Hall. It has a 57-foot-wide, double-height “grand salon” facing Central Park. The penthouse at One57 is on the top two floors of the 90-story Christian de Portzamparc-designed tower that will include 95 condos above a Park Hyatt hotel. Residential amenities will include a 24-hour doorman and concierge, screening and performance space, on-site parking, triple-height indoor swimming pool and custom Jacuzzi, library, catering kitchen, function room, arts and crafts atelier room, private fitness center, yoga studio and pet wash room. The One57 tower, which opens in 2013, will rise to more than 1,004 feet.


The Raines Law Room, New York

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The “Mad Men” craze sparked the return of a number of retro trends. Bartenders are finally pouring proper cocktails and women’s sheaths and pencil skirts are returning to store shelves. But no homage to the good old days is complete without the speakeasy and New York City has one of the country’s chicest versions.

Named after a 19th-century New York State liquor tax, the Raine’s Law Room on 17th street is an elegant throwback to a bygone era. Erotic wallpaper, vintage mirrors and large cameos adorn the walls; a bearskin rug, leather couches and antiques dot the main room; burgundy velvet banquettes enclosed in black chiffon drapes line the middle room and a dark Art Deco bar encompasses the back. A tin roof trimmed with gold-embossed Art Deco stencils and jazz emanating from the speakers complete the feeling. One can imagine Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner sharing a coze and a Sidecar in one of the intimate corners.

This is not your typical high-end lounge. You won’t fight hipsters or fashionistas for a choice spot and the noise level never gets above a mild din. Host Paul-Alexandre Meurens greets patrons at the door but only allows them entrance if a seat is available. This may sound exclusionary but Raine’s Law is relatively egalitarian. Meurens takes down numbers and calls prospective patrons when space is free. While no one is turned away, Raine’s Law does frown upon too casual clothing so dust off that suit and Prada oxfords.

The bartenders aren’t your garden variety models waiting for their big break. They actually know what they’re doing and painstakingly concoct classic cocktails such as the Rum Old Fashioned and Spyglass and signature potions such as the Communist’s Daughter and Champs Elysees. During the spring and summer, Raine’s Law grows herbs in its backyard garden for use in seasonal cocktails. Service is attentive without being obsequious so sit back, relax and savor a delicious beverage in a hand-blown vintage glass.

The Raines Law Room
http://www.raineslawroom.com/
48 W. 17th St.
New York, NY 10011
212-242-0600

This article was originally published on GoodLife Report and has been republished by Pursuitist by permission of GoodLife Report