Daniele's Piadina

Only open for 3 weeks my friend Greg Sovel and his boyfriend Daniele's shop is already a huge hit in the neighborhood. Daniele's Piadina, located at 64 W. 22nd St. (212) 989 1307 serves a variety of fresh piadina's, a wonderful classic Italian tomato base soup (new chilled one coming for summer) great drinks; the hibiscus ice tea is my favorite, and some lucious deserts. I've been 5 times in 4 weeks for lunch and I don't even work in the Flat Iron/Chelsea area. It's that good. If you click the above link there's a review by an amature critic that is very good and describes the menu in detail. Also reviews in the Daily News and NY Magazine but I'm having trouble writing the links to post so I'll just post the links separately.

If you've never checked out the web site for Greg's new company then you need to do so now it's C-in2 and has the most awesome underwear, swimwear, and sportswear so enjoy! Maybe I post some of the pictures from his launch party which was held last August at Sky Studios.....actually there are pictures on his site that I can't improve upon so click the link that I'll post below.
Daniele's Piadina

The link to Greg's site C-in2. You gotta see this!

New York Magazine on Daniele's

NY Daily News on Daniele's

B.E.D. New York

My dear friend Joy is in town this weekend from Phoenix and always gets together an interesting mix of people. This Sunday for a late brunch was no exception. We all met up at B.E.D. New York at 530 West 27th (212)-594-4109. The young lady working the door was extremely pleasant and friendly followed by the personable young man working the elevator up to its 6th floor location. Actually all of the staff were terrific which can not be said of many NY restaurants. Shoes removed and 7 of us ensconced on our temperpedic mattress (I have one at home and it’s truly the most comfortable bed ever!) most of us ended up following the elevator operators suggestion and getting the Bloody Mary with “meat” as he described it. Turned out what he meant was beef broth with a splash of OJ in a classic Bloody Mary. It sounds horrible but was really delicious. I ended up getting the lox/caviar/eggs which were perfection. Joy and I shared our entrees and she’d ordered the French toast which was as well was unbelievable. I wasn’t really hip about going to the place as it seemed entirely too gimmicky to me but that’s actually the point. It’s all tongue in cheek fun. And we of course asked out waiter (really cute and equally sweet) if people were ever caught…..you know…….and just the other night they let one couple go at it a little longer than they ordinarily would as they were in senior citizens and the staff thought it was ‘cute’. Yuck. I could only hope it hadn’t happened in the same bed where I had until that story been very comfortable.
Fun place, terrific staff, so take a big group of friends bed!

200 American

What a great gay themed movie! Finally something worth watching. OK the plot’s a little thin and predictable but it left me smiling; something recent releases have not done. The plot: a middle aged man (gorgeous) breaks up with his boyfriend and ends up hiring a hustler that turns his life (through the boy’s heart of gold) upside down. They even make a cheap ‘Pretty Woman’ joke that is not inappropriate as this is a gay pretty woman. Everyone ends up happy at then end and the protagonist does not die for being a faggot. Finally.
There are just enough great chests and washboard stomachs to keep the sex appeal going without being gratuitous. After personally going on a search to see what ‘gay films’ Blockbuster offers this is one worth watching if only because it offers hope at the end of the straight world tunnel.

Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus (1923–1971) was one of the most original and influential American artists of the 20th century. This retrospective exhibition, the first in more than 30 years, presents the artist's signature images—such as Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C., 1962 and A Jewish giant at home with his parents in the Bronx, N.Y., 1970—as well as previously unpublished photographs and writings drawn from the artist's archive. The show traces the artist's full achievement from her early experiments with the camera in the 1940s to her mature portraiture of the 1960s.

This show is only up until the end of May and is a must see so don't miss it!

Interesting Trivia

I friend sent this in an email and I thought it was worth sharing.
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
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The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
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Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase...... "goodnight, sleep tight."
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month ... which we know today as the honeymoon.
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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
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Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired
by this practice.
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow

Age Gauge

This will really make you laugh but feel a little old, too.... Put your birth date in the pop up window after you click on the link. What happens is pretty interesting. It's also amazing how quickly it computes!! Very cool.