Deadspin (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
ESPN's Bill Simmons brought his "The Book of Basketball" signing tour to annoying East Village bar Professor Thom's last night and our NYC Deadspin operatives waited in line so we wouldn't have to....
US News & World Report (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
PHOTOS! Here are pictures of Anderson Cooper friend Benjamin Maisani. Benjamin Maisani is reportedly co-owner of Eatern Bloc, an East Village bar. Anderson Cooper and Benjamin Maisani were snapped recently with sport bikes. Benjamin Maisani wore a polo shirt and aviator shades. Cooper opted for a polo of the same brand. How ironic. Both wore jeans [...]
The Composed Gentleman (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Funny, but I found the Benjamin Maisani photo with Anderson Cooper from a dating site. Is Anderson Cooper dating the muscular Benjamin Maisani?CNN host Anderson Cooper had a luxurious vacation in Jaipur at the 'Rambagh Palace' with a room that costs $3,200 a night. He is said to have been found with his friend Benjamin Maisani (picture below), an owner of East Village bar Eastern Bloc. Is
iCelebZ.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Anderson Cooper is nursing a heavy heart in a luxury hotel in Jaipur. According to reports, the CNN journalist is in the Indian city to console himself over his show's dwindling ratings. According to New York Post, the 42-year-old "silver fox" has been spotted with East Village bar Eastern Bloc owner Benjamin Maisani at the Rambagh Palace, which is named as the best hotel in the world...
respublica (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Here's something from the food and drink world that's new, at least to me. In the NYT's Wednesday food section, a story about what one couple drank on their first date at a West Village bar. A shot of whiskey...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... The CNN star was spotted Tuesday with his muscular friend, Benjamin Maisani, an owner of East Village bar Eastern Bloc, at the Rambagh Palace, named the best hotel in the world by Conde Nast Traveler. Cooper's $3,200-a-night room features a four-poster mahogany bed and views of the gardens of the former Maharaja palace. Our source said, "Anderson's room has a large round bathtub. On...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... a twin alone. These are strapping guys! With big muscles! 4. Sure, Maisani is the owner of an East Village bar frequented by trendy gays. But you know what? So was Pete Wentz , for a while. And if anyone is heterosexual, it's that guy. Obviously, it was just a pair of guy friends enjoying a simple vacation to Jaipur, legendary home of the handsome Rajput warrior princes — a city so...
Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Every so often, an establishment lands in a certain neighborhood like a flying saucer — and what Kurve was to the East Village, Bar Celona undoubtedly is to Williamsburg’s South Side. Back in February, we showed you the preliminary menu designed by Jean Georges alum Jordy Lavanderos, who is best known for his experimentation at the short-lived Secretes . But the tapas bar only opened...
Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
... but the food is probably better at these places. For some delicious Bajan delicacies, try The Village Bar at Lemon Arbor, St. John. Explore the cultural offerings : Island vacations don't have to be about sea and sand. Barbados is an island rich in culture and history, from it's interesting (and grim) past in the sugar trade to its local artists and musicians, museums and galleries are a...
Looking Down The Burrell (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
... see them in a few weeks so no need for homesickness. Watched a spot of football in the student village bar, The Edge , but due to the farce that is England being broadcast exclusively online I could only bring myself to watch the first half of the game due to the fuzzy picture and slow bandwidth. It honestly felt like watching a video on dial up Internet. To put off learning shorthand even...
Cheshire Wife (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
... Irish music played on flute, fiddle and accordion. On Sunday morning we headed off to the village of Whitegate, where husband's grandparents hail from. Whilst taking photos he got talking to some locals sitting outside the village bar who gave him contact details of the local historian. From Whitegate we moved on to the nearby small town of Mountshannon, where we found the graves...
Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
... lamb with potatoes au gratin. [ Guest of a Guest ] 7A : Comedian Dave Attell ate the East Village hangout. [ Gawker ] Craftsteak : Anna Wintour, sans sunglasses, dined at Tom Colicchio’s steakhouse.[Grub Street] Da Silvano : Former New York Giant Michael Stahan dined with his fiancée, Nicole Murphy. Separately, Rihanna dined at the Italian restaurant in a see-through top. And...
