Word: cocktails
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Forget about speed, sweat and ankle support--this year's hot sneakers earn their price tag by scoring points at the cocktail party instead of on the court. Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto has teamed up with Adidas to produce six striking athletic shoes. The "Boxing Boot," shown here, offers shin protection; the smooth, shiny "Tenet" is available with or without a kimono-inspired flower on the forefoot...
...CALLED TO THE BAR: Everybody is famous for something, it seems. And Toby Cecchini has the distinction of having revived the cocktail known as the Cosmopolitan. Naturally, that entitles him to a book contract. This week, PW reports that Broadway has bought the story of Cecchini's life behind the bar at New York's Odeon. They hope that the book "can make the kind of splash for bartending that Anthony Bourdain did for the restaurant kitchen in 'Kitchen Confidential...
...magpies. But like golf widows and fishing widows, they know they are licked unless they join the menfolk, so they have revolted, picked up their sunglasses and mosquito spray, and marched off together... In most of the national parks, campers can find hot and cold water, city-style plumbing, cocktail lounges, automatic laundries, hairdressers, TV and enough electric power to light the city of Boise. Michigan authorities have already approved installation of additional electrical facilities to handle the increased load of electric frying pans and blankets, but Wisconsin has called a halt. Says Forest and Parks Superintendent Roman Koenings...
...spirit-building corporate outings. At F1 Boston, one of the nation's classiest tracks, companies are shelling out an average of $15,000 to $20,000 to hold sales meetings at the 106,000-sq.-ft. two-track facility with full conference amenities. "Everybody has been to too many cocktail parties and golf outings," says owner Richard J. Valentine...
Beijing's choicest cocktail crowd gathers on nearby Xingfu Cun Zhong Lu, at the Neo Lounge, which is minimalist, marble-topped and features a large Buddha stoically surrounded by champagne bottles. All your favorite Western poisons are available. Also on tap: the deafening cacophony of bright young things, local and foreign, that is part of the scene from Tokyo to Toronto. To be part of it, call (86-10) 6416-5615. Too tame? Pop around another corner to Club Vogue, on Gongti Dong Lu, where the state-of-the-art sound system has channeled the dubby deckwork of some...