LOOKING FOR THE GIFT THAT TELLS HER HOW YOU FEEL? THE ZERO1 FROM BVLGARI SAYS IT ALL.

Posted on November 20, 2008
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ZERO1 is the must-have BVLGARI jewel. Its iconic and linear design features the central spiral and two lateral rims with the double logo engraved.ZERO1 small round pendant in 18kt white gold with pavé diamonds. 0.60″ diameter.

Price $3,850.00 (Chain sold separately)

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HARRY CONNICK, JR. AND HIS BIG BAND - A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Posted on November 20, 2008
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Harry Connick, Jr. : A Holiday Celebration

Tue, 12/04/08
07:30 PM
NJPAC (Prudential Hall)
Newark, NJ

Over the past two decades, Harry Connick, Jr. has proven to be among the world’s most successful and multi-talented artists. Connick first reached a mass audience as a pianist, singer and bandleader, securing his place in the public eye as a renaissance man and versatile entertainer. His love of music and performing dates back to his childhood in New Orleans, where he studied piano with such luminaries as James Booker and Ellis Marsalis. He first performed publicly at age five, appeared on his first jazz recording at age ten, and released his self-titled major label debut for Columbia Records at 19, only a year after his high school graduation and his move to New York City.

Connick achieved widespread success as a musician when director Rob Reiner asked him to contribute the score to his 1989 smash When Harry Met Sally, leading to Connick’s first multi-platinum album.

This holiday concert will include selections from Connick’s upcoming CD, What a Night! A Christmas Album, which features classics like “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Winter Wonderland” as well as several new tracks written by Connick.

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TAKE A LUXURY ST. BARTH’S, FRENCH INDIES VACATION

Posted on November 19, 2008
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ST JEANS BEACH HOUSE

Take one beach-fringed volcanic island, sweltering in the tropical sun for several million years.

Add a handful of French maritime adventurers in search of a new and better life.
Simmer for four hundred years.
Turn up the heat, and add luxurious villas, elegant small hotels, and world class French restaurants.
Baste with equal amounts of sophisticated relaxation and rustic charm.

Put it all together and what do you get? Beautiful St. Barth’s!

Plan your trip here

WEEKLY CIGAR TASTE: ARGANESE MADURO AMBASSADOR CHURCHILL

Posted on November 19, 2008
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Maduro Arganese Maduro Ambassador Churchill cigars are handmade in The DR with mild, premium Dominican longfillers, Dominican-grown Sumatra seed binder, and dark, savory, Brazilian Mata Fina wrappers. PLEASE NOTE: These mellow-smoking and remarkably creamy cigars are presented in their ORIGINAL blend & packaging, which is DISCONTINUED and no longer on the market, so they are very hard to find. We’ve found them for you at specially-reduced prices until they’re gone. Try a box or 5-pack and discover this highly-praised boutique cigar. Price: $96.00

Go to Famous Smoke Shop!

WINE PICK: DOMAINE FRANCOIS ET ANTOINE JOBARD 2004 “EN LA BARRE” MEURSAULT WHITE BURGANDY WINE

Posted on November 18, 2008
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Price: $59.98

Jobard now separates his two Meursault vineyards and this is the better of them in 2004. Tight and controlled, yet with surprisingly expansive yellow plum and pear fruit on the palate, this has an elegant, persistent finish.

Make a Toast

WEEKLY CD PICK: PONCHO SANCHEZ RAISE YOUR HAND

Posted on November 18, 2008
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Poncho Sanchez is always an interesting artist who on his recent releases mixes his Latin beats with good old rhythm and blues, which never fails to satisfy the listener with a unique and delicious mix of these ingredient/genres. The two time Grammy nominee and once Grammy award winner has obviously been affected by the music he grew up with in the sixties and seventies, and `Raise your Hand’ is just another fine example of his fondness for the sounds of classic soul that he beautifully creates his own unique mix of funky Latin jazz and soul.

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RESTAURANT PICK OF THE WEEK: ORGANIC TO GO

Posted on November 17, 2008
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Metro Center
1311 F Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Call:800-304-4550

Café Hours:
M - F / 6:30AM - 5:30PM
Sat / 8:00AM - 3:00PM

Organic To Go is a Café and Catering Company that Serves Delicious Meals Made to a New Standard with Organic and Natural Ingredients
Organic To Go is America’s first fast casual café to be USDA certified as an organic retailer
Cafés Serve Up Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks
Most of the cafes are located in office towers and business districts making it convenient for workers short on break time to grab a tasty breakfast, lunch or snack. Some cafes are smaller and focus on grab and go. Others feature sustainable bamboo tables and chairs and cozy sofas and arm chairs grouped around coffee tables. The signature slate and brass wall fountain creates a peaceful oasis away from the hectic atmosphere of the office. Soothing earth tones and natural woods lend to the casual ambiance.
Catering for intimate meetings or grand events
The Catering Service offers everything from simple delivery drop off to full service catering with white linens (or green even) and skilled wait staff. Their experienced Catering Specialists can help plan events of all sizes — from small corporate meetings to company BBQs or a buffet dinner for thousands. They are professional caterers and organic doesn’t equate to funky — uniformed drivers are neatly attired and excellent representatives for the company. A simple drop-off is anything but offering complementary set-up in your conference or board room – quickly and quietly with attention to detail: opening platters and salad bowls, setting up coffee service and utensils and arranging hot dishes as needed.
Their delivery fleet also includes numerous hybrid and low fuel consumption vehicles.

COCKTAIL PICK OF THE WEEK: YELLOW CAB

Posted on November 17, 2008
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Yellow Cab Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 oz Navan vanilla Cognac
- 4 oz fresh pineapple puree
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 oz simple syrup
- Splash of coconut milk

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake well with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with pineapple leaf.

FRAGILE SOUTH ATLANTIC DESTINATIONS AND ECO-FRIENDLY TOURS

Posted on November 14, 2008
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Royal Mail Ship St. Helena The RMS St Helena is unique.

She is the only ocean-going vessel in the world still to carry the venerable title of Royal Mail Ship, held in the past by so many famous British passenger liners, the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary amongst them.

In addition to carrying passengers in well-fed comfort, she is almost the sole source of supply of all goods for her island namesake. From wind turbines to automotive parts; sheep, goats, and Christmas turkeys to furniture, food and paint, everything has to be carried by ship to the island. This is part of the fascination. RMS ST Helena is not just a passenger vessel; it’s a working ship, plying the Atlantic Ocean, carrying goods and people nearly halfway around the world. When you sail on the RMS, you are following in the wake of the generations of travellers and explorers who crossed the world’s oceans in the leisured days before air travel. A voyage on the RMS is an unforgettable experience: a blue water voyage on a working ship to lonely and remote tropical islands.

There is plenty of opportunity to experience the various protected wildlife parks and nature reserves in South Africa. Why not take a trip to the beautiful wine regions of the Western Cape or visit echo-friendly Table Mountain or simply sit on the dock edge and watch the always amusing seals basking in the sunshine. If you’re lucky enough, you may even get see a ‘Wandering Albatross’ off Cape Point. The quality of wildlife here is on a scale that is almost unimaginable!

The Voyager also tours Namibia, amazingly resilient desert creatures roam in one of the most fragile but unforgiving landscapes in the world, St. Helena, tiny Tropical Island of St. Helena is the historian and nature enthusiasts’ answer to paradise. The seas surrounding the island where Napoleon Bonaparte spent the final six years of his life in exile are teeming with fascinating marine life. Weird and wonderful creatures can be seen here. And then theres Ascension Island, This has got to be one of the weirdest landscapes you’ll ever see in your lifetime. The moon-like landscape is home to hundreds of thousands of ‘Wide-awake Turns’ and other interesting bird species (RSPB Protected) and has to be the avid bird watchers paradise. Even at the top of lush ‘Green Mountain’ you’ll be fascinated to find the ‘Land Crab’.

Eco-Friendly Tours

BRICKVINE FAVORITE: LISA HILTON

Posted on November 14, 2008
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Lisa Hilton is an unpretentious, understated pianist with a flare for groove and feel. She is a prolific composer whose original compositions create moods and atmospheres that take the listener on a journey. Along for the ride on Sunny Day Theory, her latest release, are drummer Lewis Nash, saxophonist Brice Winston, and Bassist Larry Grenadier. These men lend their considerable musical talents to a song cycle that is as much about following Hilton through a soundscape of moods as it is about the individual character of each tune. Hilton doesn t fill each track with endless improvisations. Rather, the sets the mood and character of each piece and then gently walks through that world for a few minutes. There is something quite refreshing about this approach to a modern jazz recordings.