Word: rogerism
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...Francisco--are increasingly looking to sake pairings to satiate--and educate--diners. This fall, in the custard-colored dining room of Chanterelle, an icon of French cuisine in Manhattan, the restaurant held its ninth annual sake-pairing dinner. The chandeliered room flowed with Japanese syllables as master sommelier Roger Dagorn led the pouring of a different sake with each of the nine courses. At the main table sat the sake master of the Japan Prestige Sake Association, Kazu Yamazaki, a premier importer in the U.S. and probably the first to introduce aged sake to Americans and to teach about sake...
Opposite page: Roger Vivier ostrich, diamanté and satin clutch...
Back when he was establishing his career in investment banking, Roger Barnett made all the right moves: degrees from Harvard and Yale; jobs in London, Paris and New York City; and regular appearances in the society pages along with his wife Sloan. Today Barnett, 43, has a job at a direct-selling company in a nondescript office park about an hour inland from San Francisco. Like most people in direct sales, he has a touch of the evangelist about him. He really, really wants you to like the cleaning products, vitamin supplements and beauty products he's representing. Sloan...
...planet's environmental woes. "And then you have Shaklee, with a 50-year history of doing this," says Esty, who believes the company is in a class of its own. "I do not know of another company that has as broad a commitment to sustainability as Shaklee. Roger Barnett is bringing star quality to it and has really given Shaklee momentum and purpose...
...reason why we did these home parties was not to increase sales," says Roger Barnett. "The company's big enough that those individual sales aren't impactful. But we felt an obligation to our friends to share it with them, and they're all thanking us." But didn't Sloan's printed invitations mention that the New York Times might cover the event? Roger laughs. "And we got the New York Times to cover it. That's good...