Word: see-and-be-seen
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This was not a glitzy, see-and-be-seen Hollywood fete. It wasn't a place to find stars, or the press, or major industry movers -- no Michael Ovitzes, Barry Dillers or Steven Spielbergs. Instead, the horde consisted of the callused foot soldiers of Hollywood: agents, producers, entertainment lawyers, talent managers and screenwriters -- most of them in their 20s and 30s, all busily looking for clients, jobs, gossip, attention...
Every industry has its obligatory annual gathering, its see-and-be-seen scene. For rock 'n' roll, it is the MTV Music Video Awards ceremony. It's not that the awards themselves are important; hipness wouldn't allow for that. Winning has little effect on record sales, and there isn't even a nickname -- no Oscar, no Grammy -- for the award statuette. The MTV awards are not so much an official imprimatur as they are the pretext for an all-star rock concert where, just by showing up, your coolness credentials are revalidated...
...perfect summer drink," says a Manhattan convert. The concoction -- one part fresh peach juice, two parts champagne -- is Cipriani pride: Giuseppe, Harry's father and founder of the Venetian bar, invented it. But now it is putting down U.S. roots. BELLINI AND BRUNCH signs sprout each weekend at see-and-be-seen spots around the land. And a home mix, stirred up by Champagne Editions, is on the market nationwide. Peachy...
...between Fifth Ave. and Avenue of the Americas), where the captain may greet all but nationally known politicians with a fastidious shudder and escort them to Transalpine Gaul. The food is expensive and sometimes worth it. Yet another costly place, Lafayette, is notoriously snotty. In the same see-and-be-seen class, La Grenouille and La Côte Basque offer wonderful food-it is all terrifically expensive-but without the same hauteur. Elaine's (Second Ave. at 88th St.), an Upper East Side Italian restaurant, is a favorite of New York literati, media heroes, publishers and assorted recognizable...