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CONTENTS The G reenwich Issue 90 A group of friends gather at an estate on Meadow Lane; greenwich revisited
a coming together of old Greenwich and young Greenwich. by Elizabeth Quinn Brown
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greenwich avenue
own for a look at where all of the locals shop. by Elizabeth Quinn Brown
Stroll down the town’s main street with one of Greenwich’s
102 heaven under foot A new book from husband-and-wife team Annie Kelly and
Tim Street Porter, Litchfield Style (Rizzoli), offers the very best of design in this
rustically chic Connecticut community.
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108 polo journal Our annual review of this most noble equestrian sport. This year we
report on: The Harriman Cup in Locust Valley, The International Polo Challenge
at the Mashomack Polo Club, The Churchill Cup at Conyer’s Farm in Greenwich, the
Federation of International Polo’s World Championship Play-Offs at Casa de Campo
in the Dominican Republic, and a visit to Haviland Hollow Farm.
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From left: Taki recounts stories of carousing with playboy Gunter Sachs in his column this month; a kiss for good luck at last fall's Harriman Cup in Locust Valley.
on a recent weekend, I was entertained by my two houseguests with their regaling of stories from college. They are, of course, the same types of stories that I have from college, or that you have from college—tales of high jinks and hangovers, and the general mischevious behavior you can expect from young adults. The spirit of this storytelling is good-natured and jocular, often told around a table, weaving in and out of precarious situations in order to build a dynamic narrative, which, when done correctly, comes to its conclusion with an eruption of laughter (and, in the best cases, leaves you gasping for air and with your stomach aching). Nostalgia is a word used with such frequency around this magazine office that I often associate it solely with black-and-white photographs from the Library of Congress and various historical societies. But it is this type of storytelling that is at the heart of nostalgia—wistful memories of time slipped by that bring on an unintentional smile imagining the scene in the mind’s eye. Three of our columnists, Harry Benson, Taki Theodoracopulos, and James Macguire (a.k.a. Audax) contribute their own nostalgic memories this month. Benson remembers bird-watching with Roger Tony Peterson, while Taki recounts his adventures with playboy Gunter Sachs (and really, if you want to read about naughty behavior, start on page 60 of this issue). But it’s Audax’s account of a visit to Blarney Castle in Ireland that brought on a knowing smile and an under-breath giggle for me this month. From the drinking games, to the nudity, to the toast to “foxhunting and f***ing,” I think you’ll agree—it’s just a fun story. For our annual Greenwich Issue, associate editor Elizabeth Brown heads back to her childhood town in our cover shoot, “Greenwich Revisited.” The cast is comprised of a group of twenty-somethings who gather back together on their old stomping grounds. Indeed, this photoshoot is as nostalgic as any photograph from a Slim Aarons book. From an old woodie station wagon to a beloved prep-school sweatshirt, I hope you will be transported back to your own school days as you take in these photographs. Elsewhere in the issue you will find a shopping guide to Greenwich Avenue and a review of a new book about Litchfield County. 16 QUEST
We also offer our Polo Section this issue. The sport is back in a big way in this country—and for amateurs too, so if you want to get in on the action of “the Sport of Kings,” we cover the scene from Greenwich to the Dominican Republic. For a long time, I only knew a handful of polo players—mostly riders who had switched from competitive jumping or cross-country to this equestrian sport. Last September, when a bunch of friends put together a tailgate, I tapped Alexis Theodoracopulos to photograph the match between Yale and the University of Virginia known as The Harriman Cup. The month before, in Newport, I watched a bunch of friends play a pick-up game of polo as easily as one would play a game of tennis. I’m proud to mention my host that weekend, and sometime Quest contributor, Daisy Prince, won the “most-improved” award from their polo group. I sat on the sidelines with an old classmate who is now married to professional polo player, and we recounted our own series of childhood stories. As the sun set over the field on another glorious summer afternoon, I knew it would be a day that would live on in my own nostalgic memories. Happy Summer! u
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NEW YORK SO C IAL DIARY The month just passed; the
calendar. On that first Sunday night late came the news that Osama Bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan almost ten years after the World Trade Center attacks. On the first Monday, the big event of the night—although
one of many—was the Met Costume Ball. Prior to that occasion, Daphne Guinness was dressing for the ball in the window of Barney’s at 61st and Madison. I did not see the dressing or undressing, nor did I attend the ball, so I missed both. The last time I attended was in 1996 when
Princess Diana came for the Dior retrospective. It is etched in memory for that was my only moment with this charismatically sad and beautiful creature. I started out at Sotheby’s that night, where they were hosting a cocktail reception exhibiting their modern and
contemporary art for their upcoming sales. From there I went over to the Fifth Avenue apartment of Tom and Diahn McGrath, who were having a dinner for Richard Leakey, the African paleoanthropologist and conservationist. Mr. Leakey grew up in Kenya, as did his father and his father’s
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were brilliant or charming or eccentric or all the above. The famous Katharine Hepburn remark about the secret of the success of the Fred Astaire/ Ginger Rogers film team: “she gave him sex and he gave her class” was first uttered by her on Cavett’s show. This one night he had Richard Leakey on and the discussion led to the business of racism and differences in culture. Mr. Leakey being of scientific mind and experience expounded about the human creature with such authority that Cavett eventually asked: “So you’re saying the only difference in all races is skin deep?” Richard Leakey affirmed it. As simple as that might
sound forty years on, it was deeply enlightening for many and probably still is today. On this night at the McGraths’, I learned more about the man who is now a Professor at Stony Brook and who earlier in the day had had some kind of serious surgery. He talked about Africa and his belief that modern man, descended from Africa and the basin where he grew up. He also said that all modern language descends from that area. He has had a rich and full life. He’s had a political career, during which he suffered the loss of both legs from a plane crash that many believe was the result of sabotage. He seems to be one of those men who is always in the process of
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learning about the creature, we Homo sapiens. The McGraths have many interests. Their dinners reflect this and are often given for a particular individual of some accomplishment or talent. It’s all low-key with men in coat and tie and women dressed smartly, with an excellent dinner well served. It also is in one of those rooms where the conversations are about the world we all live in right now. There were seventeen at table last night —someone dropped out last minute—and there was a lot of cross-conversation. Both host and hostess toasted the honored guest and introduced the table. There’s something to be learned. A Monday night in New York.
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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A Two days later, with threats of rain, was the famous Hat Luncheon given by the Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy in the Botanical Garden in the Park at 102nd Street and Fifth Avenue. Their 29th. Its official name is the Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon. I’ve always referred to it as the “hat luncheon” because the hats are the hook. And a brilliant one it turned out to be. Although, the real story is this Committee of women and what they’ve done over the past 30 years in transforming the Park into the metropolitan countryside it is today. That night it was the Society of Memorial Sloan-
Kettering Cancer Center’s Spring Ball at the Pierre. This also is a very important charity in New York. I saw several women whom I saw at the Conservancy luncheon, for example. For some reason that could probably be easily explained, these two organizations have stellar management techniques. Because much is accomplished and on many levels, and for the greater good, and seemingly effortlessly in execution. And consistently over time. Again that two to three degrees of separation in the room; to the outsider it would seem that these people all know one another, and indeed many do. The Spring Ball’s honorary
chairs were Craig Thompson, MD and Tullia Lindsten MD PhD, and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Warner III. The chairs were Tory Burch, Jamie Tisch, Shelley Carr, and Caryn Zucker. A big turnout, several hundred. Room beautifully set out. Fundraising by Jamie Niven of Sotheby’s (raised $400,000 in volunteer contributions, starting at $50,000— four volunteered— and on down to $5000.) Meanwhile up at the Frick Collection, The Board of Trustees and Anne L. Poulet, Director, hosted their annual Spring Party for Fellows, a black-tie affair beginning at 8:30 and including desserts and dancing with nearly 350
guests. It’s their annual benefit for membership and one of the most elegant ways to experience the Frick Collection and its mansion, which was originally the family residence. Guests had full access to the galleries, where one had a last look at the special loan exhibition of paintings, drawings, and prints by Rembrandt and his School (running just through May 15). Not too far from Rembrandt’s “Self Portrait,” which was recently cleaned (nine layers of yellowed varnish were removed!). Among the guests: Irene Aitken, Cetie and Anthony Ames, Charlotte Armstrong,
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1934 graduate of Hunter College. She comes from family of writers including her mother Lili Kaufman who was a Yiddish writer, and her grandfather Sholem Aleichem, a leading Yiddish writer and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th century whose stories about Tevye the Milkman was adapted into the musical “Fiddler On the Roof.” In 1965, after a thirty-year career teaching public high school (as well as an active part-time career as a writer), she published a novel based on her experiences called, “Up the Down Staircase.” It made her famous. The book was a New York Times bestseller for 64
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I’ve known Jill since she was a student Yale (where she graduated in three years). We’ve seen each other countless times at events over the past (18 or so) years, and occasionally had conversations long enough to be memorably pleasant. Although I knew she was prolific with her writing— her first two books, which she co-wrote with her friend Carrie Karasyov, were big selling chic-lit novels—I had no idea that she is one of the funniest comediennes in New York today. I can liken her only to Joan Rivers in her approach to the material. It is zany-brainy, witsilly, hilarious commentary
on her self, her family, her world, our world, the world. Learning this about her came as a big surprise (although I’m sure it’s not news to her family, husband, friends, etc.). Off-stage, so to speak, she’s a bright, attractive, young East Side matron in appearance; wife, mother with three young children. She told me yesterday she doesn’t get but two hours a day to write. The rest of the time…daily life with three little ones. After my introduction, she came up to the podium, made a couple gracious statements about being there, and then jumped off into telling us about her life, and soon people were guffawing. The first laughs
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CEO Jilly Stevens reminded us, “will go right to work” feeding New Yorkers. Visit their website to see what they do for all of us, the community: cityharvest.org. The following day I went down to Rockefeller University at 66th and York to their annual “Women & Science” Lecture/Luncheon. The institution’s campus sits right next to the New York Presbyterian Hospital complex that stretches from 67th up to 71st streets. It was founded in 1901 by John D. Rockefeller as the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, specifically and exclusively for biomedical research. Nine 30 QUEST
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years later they built the first hospital devoted to clinical research. After 1950, the institute expanded to include graduate education and training new generations of scientists “to become research leaders around the world.” Today it is world-renowned, sitting up off the avenue on the gentle knoll behind the imposing, tall iron gates. They named it Rockefeller University in 1965. In its history, 23 of its scientists have won Nobel Prizes, 21 have won Lasker Awards, and 14 have been award the National Medal of Science, the highest science award given by the United States.
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Entering the campus for the first time today, I was swept up by the beautiful gardens and landscape—a little floral paradise in the middle of the teeming city. Behind those gates is a rather large tract of land, much of it covered by buildings, but also with magnificent park-like spaces and terraces for staff and students. The Women & Science Committee was started in 1997 by Sydney Shuman, Lydia Forbes, Isabel Furlaud, and Nancy Kissinger. Among their objectives, besides helping to raise funds, was to increase the number of Rockefeller women scientists. I’d been invited a
few times before but could never make it. This annual luncheon is a fund-raiser, and very successful, with several hundred guests, mainly women. The committee is made up with a lot of familiar names, such as: Frances Beatty Adler, Annette de la Renta, Gretchen Grisanti, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess, Nathalie Kaplan, Cynthia Whitehead, Daisy Soros, Ann Tenenbaum, Evelyn Lauder, Alexandra Lebenthal, Hillie Mahoney, Gigi Mortimer, Janet Ross, to name only a few. The Chairs of this lecture/ luncheon were Katerina Alevizaki-Dracopouklos, Judith Roth Berkowitz, Dr.
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Samantha Boardman Rosen, Pat Rosenwald, Lulu Wang. Yesterday’s “lecture” was a forum discussion of “Scent and Behavior: An Evocative Relationship” conducted by Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president of Rockefeller University, with Dr. Leslie Vosshall, Robin Chemers Neustein Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Neurogentics and Behavior at Rockefeller University; and Frédéric Malle, Founder and Owner of Editions de Parfum Frédéric Malle. Dr. Vosshall started the session with a lecture on scent, and our relationship to it. Completely enthralling for 32 QUEST
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even the least inquisitive of us. The nose, she told us, is the only part of the brain not located in the brain. She went into some detail about how scents are broken down molecularly and how they affect each of us in a variety of ways—physically, psychologically—and how they influence our lives on a moment-to-moment basis. All of it very relatable to daily living and all of it fascinating. One of the many things we learned from the lecture and ensuing discussion was that insects are more attracted to certain individuals by their natural scents. Finding a scent that repels the malaria-bearing insect, would be, in essence, a
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cure. I was told Dr. Vosshall is on that trail now. Aside from being informative on an ordinary basis, the forum provided an insight into ourselves as operating creatures with senses as basic and crucial as all other creatures. The Women & Science Committee at Rockefeller University is another example of how the kind of women who once served (with devotion) as volunteers in institutions such as hospitals in previous generations, are now taking a larger, more responsible executive roles in the enhancement and support of those institutions. Like the
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aforementioned Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Care Center, and the Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy, the Women & Science Committee demonstrates how the modern volunteer is providing management skills and systems that could rival any great corporation or institution. And as a result they are making notable differences. Another day in New York. Lunch at Michael’s with Philip Kingsley the world-renowned trichologist. Philip is also one of those people who possesses the gift of friendship. We met only a little more than a couple years ago through his
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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A wife Joan, with whom I was in summer stock in the summer of 1967. Joan and I never saw each other again after that summer, except once in 1979. We renewed our friendship only a couple years ago when I discovered that we had a mutual friend here in town. Since then we see each other almost monthly when they are in from London, and I have got to know her husband. The Kingsleys live in London, in Belgravia, where Philip, a native Londoner, has his clinic. They come to New York every few weeks to visit his clinic here. Definition: Trichology, n. The branch of medicine,
cosmetic study, and practice concerned with the hair and scalp. Philip is easy in conversation. He has a natural enthusiasm for people. He likes living, meaning: he likes life. Like his profession, it is not unusual but rare. Zen-like; there’s a lot of simpatico. He takes people as they are. Perhaps that is why he’s so successful as a hair “doctor.” I did go to his clinic once for a hair examination. His approach is like a kindly, interested doctor. The manner is gentle but focused curiosity—once a staple in the community but, alas, a rare quality these days, even among doctors.
Susan Gutfreund stopped by the table and when I introduced them asking if they’d met (they hadn’t), she said: “he’s famous.” Indeed he is. Later Gerry Byrne the media and entertainment consultant—another Michael’s regular—stopped by our table because he and Philip are old friends. So it turned out was Michael McCarty himself. In asking him about his life, I wondered what caused his break-out where so many famous people became clients. The first big break came in the early 1960s when Harry Andrews, the actor—then with the National Theatre— came to see him. Andrews was mainly bald. Philip told him in
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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A This was a great evening because of the tribute to this man who’s been in American political life for a half century. This is a whole other diary for another day. But suffice it to say they raised more than $1.3 million for Joe’s beloved CASA, which he created and which is also another story to tell too. Luci Baines Johnson, the second daughter of President and Ladybird Johnson, was an especially compelling speaker, delivering a testimonial to the man who started his career working as a special assistant to her father in the White House. Ms. Johnson is a riveting speaker in style alone, and her father would have been proud of not only her delivery but also its content. The month of May this year, less than a month from the beginning of summer, was kind of cool. All month, I’d been thinking of that 1939
Broadway show written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern called “Very Warm For May.” Don’t ask me why but the title came into my head every day. And I’d ask myself, “I wonder what their May was like.” That show—for those of you who find life (or lives) in the details—opened at the Alvin Theater (now known as the Neil Simon) on November 17, 1939. Vincente Minnelli, who later went to Hollywood, was the show’s director. Yes, he is the father of Liza, (and at the time, the husband of Judy). The music for the show was written by Kern and the lyrics and script by Hammerstein. Its most famous song is perhaps the most haunting love song written in that golden age of the American musical theatre, and an all-time American pop standard: “All The Things You Are” (You are the promised kiss
of Springtime, that makes the lonely winter seem long….). The show ran two months. Three of the girls in the cast went on to Hollywood after it closed and became stars: June Allyson, Eve Arden, and Vera-Ellen. Hollywood. I knew Mr. Minnelli very casually when I lived in Los Angeles, during the last years of his life, in the late ’70s, early ’80s. He married his fourth wife during that time, and they got out among the older Hollywood social scene. He was a small man, almost petite, with a modest bearing that conversely added to his tiny stature. Although hardly recognized for it at that late date in his life, he was a great great talent who will long be admired into the future. When he and his wife Lee went out to more casual outings, like a private screening or a dinner party afterwards in a restaurant, he often wore
a bright lightweight sunny yellow jacket, with white shirt and dark thin tie and dark pants. His presence conveyed a sophisticated, yet Technicolor elegance, in that costume— just like his films. He moved slowly, as if tentatively, when he walked, and he had a very kindly, shy manner, almost an innocence—which is not probable considering the world he lived his entire adult life in. But possible nevertheless, for he was foremost an artist. He had a bit of a quiet stutter when he was excited about something, and there is a story that was told about him during those years which provides a key to him that personifies an endearing character. He lived in a large California Regency style house in Beverly Hills, on the southeast corner of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Drive, diagonally across from the Beverly Hills Hotel. One Sunday, late
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go down there!” Lee warned. But Vincente ignored her and went on his way down the staircase, hearing what sounded to him like someone in the living room. Just as he entered the living room, he saw over by the terrace door a big bruiser of a stranger, almost twice his size in height and weight and looking as menacing. The man turned and looked across the room at his tiny host who blurted out with nervous but clear bravado: “Who are you?” The guy looked at Vincente and repeated him: “Who are YOU??” he boomed. “Uh-uh-uhh-I am Vincente Minnelli,” he answered,
spoken with innate selfassuredness and as perfect as any director’s choice. The intruder did a take and changed his stance: “You ARE??!!” he asked, suddenly transformed, wide-eyed with a big kid’s grin on his face. “Yuh-y-yes, I am!” Vincente stammered, still with aplomb. “Oh, Mr. Minnelli, I love your movies! I’ve seen them all, more than once. You’re my favorite director. If I knew it was your house, I never wudda come in, I never wudda bothered you. I’m sorry Mr. Minnelli. I’m so happy to meet you.” To which Vincnete replied, “Wuh-wuh-welll then, y-yyou’d better b-b-be going!”
“Yes, Mr. Minnelli, thank you. It was a pleasure to meet you. I’m sorry to bother you!” the intruder continued apologizing as he exited through the terrace door through which he came in. Meanwhile, Lee Minnelli had just got off the phone with the police, reporting the intruder, when Vincente returned upstairs. “What happened? Who was it?” she asked, half surprised that he was still in one piece. “Oh, j-j-just some man,” Vincente shrugged, as if unimpressed by the drama. “He liked my films,” the great director added. “Saw them all. More than once, too,” he reported, with quiet pride. u
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THE EMPIRE – 188 EAST 78TH STREET: Lightflooded, corner condo with 3 bedrooms, 2½ baths, 9’ ceilings, bay windows. Broker Owner. $2,950,000 WEB: Q0017598. Gillian Friedman, 212.606.7637
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180 RIVERSIDE DRIVE: Very large Classic 6 prewar co-op with Riverside Park views. $1,900,000 WEB: Q0017615. Gabriele Devlin, 212.606.7729, Lee Summers, 212.606.7789
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1725 YORK AVENUE: Spectacular river and city views from all rooms from this high floor, spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath home. $1,150,000 WEB: Q0017590. Phyllis Gallaway, 212.606.7678
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On June 12, New York City Ballet will host its “Dance with the Dancers” event at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. This season, the company has performed a variety of ballets, including “Vienna Waltzes.” For more information, call 212.870.5585.
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creationism
The Gordon Park Foundation will host its “Celebrating Creativity” event at 6:30 p.m at Gotham Hall. Honored guests include Karl Lagerfeld, Spike Lee, Sir Ken Robinson, and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff. For more information, call 914.579.1000. go for the prize
The Prize4Life Gala will celebrate achievements in the fight against ALS at 6:30 p.m. at Sotheby’s. The event will be hosted by Jamie Niven, Emma Bloomberg, and Jessie Tisch. For more information, call 212.580.0835. 56 QUEST
have a taste
The Central Park Conservancy will host “Taste of Summer” in front of Central Park’s Naumberg Bandshell. Guests will enjoy an al fresco buffet dinner at 7 p.m. prepared by forty renowned New York City chefs. For more information, call 212.310.6691.
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secret garden
The New York Botanical Garden will hold its Conservatory Ball. For more information, call 914.579.1000.
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down by the river
The Bruce Museum will hold its
Renaissance Ball at the Riverside Yacht Club. The black-tie event will commence at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception, followed by dinner and dancing. For more information, call 203.413.6761.
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viduals and organizations that have taken the first step toward sustainability and are leading by example. For more information, call 973.507.9303.
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born to be wild
The sixteenth annual Battery Gala, “Farm to Feast,” will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Urban Farm at the Battery. For more information, call 212.344.3491.
The Wildlife Conservatory Society will hold “Gala 2010: Elephants and Ivory” at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Park Zoo. Dancing will follow the program, beginning at 8 p.m. For more information, call 973.233.1150.
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Solar One’s “Revelry by the River” will be hosted at 6 p.m. at Sotheby’s, celebrating indi-
Six generous Greenwich homeowners will offer an opportunity to tour their private gardens. This year’s
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event will be themed, “Grandiflora: Boundless Beauty,” and will be sponsored by Serendipity magazine. For more information, call 203.869.9242.
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the world’s a stage
New York City Ballet’s “Dancer’s Choice” will be held at the David H. Koch Theater. For more information, call 212.870.5585.
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preppy pastel
The Lilac Ball, Prep for Prep’s annual event, will celebrate the achievements of the graduating high school class. The event, to be hosted at 6:30 p.m at the Waldorf=Astoria, will pay tribute to Jamie Dinan of York Capital Management for commitment to education and leadership development. For more information, call 212.675.9474. hole in one
The ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education will hold its annual golf outing at the Stanwich Club, with registration scheduled for 11 a.m. For more information, call 203.869.3131.
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double your fun
Chiu Yin Hempel will reveal the best of her new book, Tuxedo Park: Lives, Legacies, Legends, at Doubles. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 845.351.2207.
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flora and fauna
For the first time, the U.S. will host the World Flower Show in Boston.
On June 1, the Prize4Life Gala auction at Sotheby’s will honor Dr. Seward Rutkove in its celebration of the achievements in the fight against ALS. For more information, call 212.580.0835. Join the Garden Education Center of Greenwich on its trip, starting at 8 a.m. in Cos Cob. For more information, call 203.869.9242.
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coming up roses
The sixteenth annual Newport Flower Show opening night party will be hosted at 6 p.m. at Rosecliff. For more information, call 401.847.1000.
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match made in heaven
The fourteenth annual International
Polo Challenge luncheon will mark the beginning of the Mashomack Polo Club’s 2011 season. Following a champagne reception, a field-side luncheon with a twelve-goal polo challenge will take place at 1 p.m. For more infmormation, call 212.729.0127.
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Swim Across America will host its fifth annual GreenwichStamford Swim to support the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy. The event will begin at 7 a.m. For more information, call 203.438.0313.
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over the hill
The Hamptons Golf Classic VII will make its return to the Hamptons Hills Golf and Country Club, raising money for charity through its event. For more information, call 917.232.2355.
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central location
On June 25, the Mashomack Polo Club will begin its season in Millbrook with the fourteenth annual International Polo Challenge luncheon. For more information, call 212.729.0127.
The Central Park Zoo will host a special evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and music at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.275.5176.
to be or not to be
Shakespeare on the Sound will perform Much Ado About Nothing at 7:30 p.m. at Baldwin Park in Greenwich. For more information, call 203.299.1300.
black and white
The Hilton Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney will sponsor Newport’s International Yacht Restoration School’s fourteenth annual summer gala at 6 p.m. This year’s theme is “Black and White,” with the evening’s highpoint being the unveiling of a special exhibit from the world’s leading marine photographers. For more information, call 401.848.5777.
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starry night
Greenwich Hospital will celebrate an evening “Under the Stars” at 7 p.m. at the Bell Haven Club. The event will support the hospital’s pediatric and neonatal departments. For more information, call 203.863.3860. JUNE 2011 57
H A R RY B E N S O N
IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY not knowing what to expect, I was anxious to meet Roger
Tony Peterson, the famed ornithologist whose Field Guide to Birds is the definitive almanac for amateur and professional enthusiasts alike. First published in 1934, the guide was in its fourth edition in 1980. Having spent his entire life consumed with observing birds and their behavior, would he have an engaging personality or be a complete introvert? Arriving at his home in Lyme, Connecticut, I was greeted by an imposing figure with a warm handshake and big smile on his face. After meeting his charming wife, Virginia Marie (who researched and produced the maps for the guides), Peterson, binoculars in hand, and I set out to see if he could show me a bird or two in the dense forest behind their home. We crouched unobtrusively near the ground without moving for some time, until a bird came and perched on a nearby limb. With pad and pencil in hand, Peterson quickly began sketching. When I moved to take a few photographs, the bird flew away. Back at the house he sat in his study at the desk where he paints the portraits that illustrate his many books. His varied interests, I found out, not only include birds, but all living creatures, the earth and its make-up, and the environment, all of which he has illustrated and written about. Roger gave me a lovely original watercolor of a penguin that was for one of his upcoming books. Virginia chided him with, “Your publisher is going to be angry with you!� He laughed, and waved goodbye as I drove away. u 58 QUEST
Roger Tony Peterson photographed in his study in Lyme, Connecticut, 1980.
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the last playboys media always reverts to the cliché
The Spanish marquis Alfonso de Portago, who died driving his Ferrari in 1957 in Italy.
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“end of an era” when a stalwart of a period passes away. I read it in most reports about Gunter Sachs’s suicide last week. The trouble is that Gunter’s era ended long ago, during the late Sixties, when the word “playboy” was considered a badge of honor. It was a sleepy, unhurried, bygone era, yet most of the famous playboys died violently: Alfonso de Portago, a Spanish marquis of impeccable credentials, died driving in the Miglia Mille race May 1st, 1957, in Italy. Prince Aly Khan, son of the Aga Khan, a diplomat, second husband of Rita Hayworth, and a fabled seducer, died driving his Lancia to a Paris party when he hit an oncoming car and was given “le coup de lapin,” by his chauffeur, whom Ali had placed in the back seat. His companion, the model Bettina, escaped unscathed. The greatest playboy of them all, the Dominican diplomat and sportsman, five-times married, husband of three of the world’s richest women, and two of the most beautiful, died in the park of St. Cloud returning from a party following a polo game in which I had played in. It was 5 a.m., and Rubi was driving a Ferrari at full speed. The date was July 6, 1965, and he was 56 years old. Portago was only 27, and Aly Khan 49. Juan Capuro, a Chilean diplomat perennially posted in Paris and a Don Juan sans pareil, as well as the best looking man of his generation, died driving a Porsche back in Chile, after an all-nighter. Prince Raymondo Lanza, a nephew of the great Giuseppe Tomas
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Gunter Sachs (far right) with his once wife, Brigitte Bardot and Salvatore Dali.
di Lampedusa, and the model for Prince Tancredi in Lampedusa’s elegiac lament for a lost Sicilian world, The Leopard, threw himself out of an Excelsior Hotel window in Rome in 1958, having ingested too much Bolivian marching powder. There were others, of course, some of whom died in their beds, but most playboys of the period did not reach the awkward age of sixty. Gunter Sachs was 78, a ridiculously old age for a playboy. Gunter modeled himself on Rubirosa when he arrived in Paris in 1957. They became fast friends. G unter had the funds, Rubi had the connections and the know-how, and they proceeded to give non-stop parties such as I have never seen. Rubi had a beautiful country house just outside Paris and Gunter’s grand flat on Avenue Foch meant an orchestra was always present, many beautiful young women, and society swells. No freaks, no hookers, very few film people, and even fewer gays. There were no drugs. It was booze, champagne, fine wines, and more booze. Dinner jackets were mandatory, although an elegant suit was also acceptable. There were no formal invitations. Rubi and Gunter would get on the blower and a terrific party would take place that evening. A typical Parisian day for Rubi and myself went as follows: We’d wake up around 9, (I lived in his house with him and his last wife, Odile), breakfast in his garden, box in his ring for 30 minutes or so, put on our boots and jodhpurs, drive into the Bois de Boulogne, where the polo
club was located and work the ponies. Then we’d meet our wives or girlfriends for lunch with friends like Gunter, a de Ganay or two, or perhaps Mark Watney, and the great Belgian tennis champion Philippe Washer, then drop the wives off to go shopping, and more often than not we’d go over to Madame Claude’s, the most elegant and exclusive brothel in the City of Light. Dinner time was party time, followed by a de rigueur visit to Jimmy’s, the Boulevard Montparnasse nightclub, the school for budding playboys. The next morning it would start all over again. Everyone was young, in good shape, and recovery time was a sign of weakness. During the great balls given at the period, the Rothschild, Ruspoli, Agnelli Weiller and Rochas balls, playboys were the most in demand. Playboys were first and foremost gentlemen, machos excelling in dangerous sports, and above all, ladies men. Ladies of High Society were particularly drawn to them, but then ladies were really ladies. The F-word was never uttered in public places, women were treated as women should be, and showing off was left to a few arrivistes who possessed neither class nor a pedigree. Unlike today’s Arab kleprocrats and Russian vulgar oligarchs, no one escorted hookers and no one employed bodyguards or PR assistants. Little English middle-class girlies like Anna Wintour and Tina Brown would never have come close to meeting them or even seeing them. Upwardly mobile, socially inept,
vulgar types like Steve Cohen never would have mixed with fabled playboys like Prince Filippo Orsini, the Brazilian Baby Pignatari, Count Jean de Baumont, or Porfirio Rubirosa, an adventurer like no other, but one who had innate good manners and chivalry. Dado Ruspoli was an extremely handsome Roman prince who lived in his palazzo, and was among the first to turn spiritual and try opium. He read a great deal, partied very hard, looked to the East for wisdom, and never worked a day in his life. He was as interesting a man to meet and exchange ideas with as any Oxbridge Don. Being a great businessman does not necessarily an interesting person make, and Dado, a very poor businessman, turned a great fortune into a small one. He had a saying, “Physical details reveal the soul.” He adored physical beauty, and thank God he is no longer with us to see the ravages of what has become of society and our favorite watering spots now overrun by the grotesque Russian crooks, their flashy hookers, and their ill-gotten billions. This disappeared life had an aesthetic appeal as well as a taste of depravity. A wise philosopher once said, “the superfluous is extremely necessary.” We were superfluous even then, but playboys added not only to the spirit of the times, they added glamour and gaiety and chivalry and were a hell of a lot of fun. u For more information, visit takimag.com. JUNE 2011 61
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surviving irish traditions
Above, an aerial view of the Emerald Isle’s most treasured tourist attaction, Blarney Castle.
After a recent trip to Wimbledon to
celebrate my son Rhoads’ graduation from country day school, my family and I embarked on a week-long tour of Ireland that took us, in due course, to the Emerald Isle’s most treasured tourist attraction, Blarney Castle. 62 QUEST
It was a homecoming of sorts for me, in that my old Cambridge friend, Sir Charles Colthurst, is the Laird of Blarney, and he greeted us with a full complement of Irish hospitality. Immediately Rhoads was led to the top of the Castle’s tower where that guarantor of eloquence, the Blarney
Stone, is imbedded in the walls. “You missed,” said John, the Stone’s protector, after Rhoads’ first kiss fell a bit short, but he was soon enrolled in the sacred list of those whose gift for the gab would never again be in short supply. Blarney Castle was built nearly six
ANUaDmAeX hundred years ago by one of Ireland’s greatest chieftains, Corrmac MacCarthy, and has been attracting attention beyond Munster ever since. The castle is the third structure to have been erected on the site. In the tenth century there was a wooden hunting lodge here. Around 1210, this was replaced by a stone structure with its entrance some twenty feet above the ground. It was this building that was demolished for foundations of the third castle built by Cormac MacCarthy in 1446, the tower house or fortress residence, which we know today as Blarney Castle. Back in his Cambridge days, Charles
In fact, Charles headed up one of the surviving 18th century dining clubs, True Blue, which every term would withdraw its silver from the local bank, don the tatters of its original frock coats and stage a rollicking nine-course and eleven-wine dinner in Trinity Old Court kitchens. The first toast was to “F***ing and Foxhunting,” and things went downhill from there. The climax of the evening was an anthropologically interesting event in which each diner downed a bottle of claret from a loving cup as quickly as possible in hopes of breaking Lord Hailsham’s record of 4.3 seconds. Another vessel was available nearby in
King of Buganda, Ronnie Mutebe, sensibly refused to have anything to do with such a primitive ritual, and I wish I had followed his civilized example. Today, 35 years on, Charles is the diligent, teetotaling master of all he surveys at Blarney, a 2,000 acre estate that sees over 400,000 visitors from around the globe each year. It is also a thriving farm with cattle, sheep, and dairy operations and many crops. He lives in splendor in Blarney House, a Scottish Baronial country house built in 1874 overlooking the peaceful waters of Blarney Lake. When not busy at Blarney he enjoys shooting, his small racing stable, and the host of
From left: the writer as best man to Sir Charles Colthurst on his wedding day; a famous Irish tradition, Kissing the Blarney Stone.
was the hearty, heavy-drinking AngloIrish gentry sort that 18th-century commentators described (along with the West Indian planters’ sons) as being detrimental to scholarship at the University. In other words, these were the guys to hang out with if you wanted to have fun.
case the task proved too arduous. It took me nearly twelve seconds, and while there were no immediate side effects I did note the next morning that I had gotten back to my college without my clothes, which had been lost while carousing through the market square. The future
friends he has made and kept in Ireland, Britain, and overseas. No trip to Ireland is complete without a visit to Blarney and the surrounding delights of County Cork, so when you get there next tell Sir Charles his best man said to say “hello.” u JUNE 2011 63
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Fresh Finds b y d a n i e l c a p p e l l o AND e l i z a b e t h m e i g h e r
The Tribute to Mont Blanc Collection features this pure white lacquered fountain pen with a snow crystal top. $2,040. Montblanc: 212.223.8888 or 598 Madison Avenue.
june’s a season all its own. Early summer is ripe for sprucing up your wardrobe with something fresh and green. A chic Nancy Gonzalez handbag can do the trick. Or pay homage to summer in a floral printed gown by Carolina Herrera. On balmy nights, we can’t think of anything cooler than sipping rosé on the private garden rooftop of The Surrey Hotel. So pack your bag (a colorful new Tumi, perhaps?), throw on some shades (Alain Mikli’s), and check in for an early getaway close at home.
Invest in an elegantly modern handbag from Nancy Gonzalez, such as this one in exotic green crocodile. $3,900. Nancy Gonzalez: Available at Saks Fifth Avenue, saks.com. A beautiful choice for summer evenings is Carolina Herrera’s lime floral jacquard pickup-fold gown. Price upon request. Carolina Herrera: 212.249.6552 or 954 Madison Avenue.
Keep the sunny side up with Tiffany & Co.’s diamond flower ring with rose-cut and pavé diamonds and yellow sapphire, set in platinum. $45,000. Tiffany & Co.: 800.843.3269 or tiffany.com. 64 QUEST
Judith Leiber partners with FEED Projects in this metallic linen clutch to benefit FEED Projects and the UN World Food Programme. $495. Judith Leiber: Available at Bergdorf Goodman,
Stack things up with an array of 18-kt. white and rose
800.558.1855.
gold bangles with brilliant-cut diamonds from Wempe. $3,375-7,145. Wempe: 700 Fifth Avenue, 212.397.9000, or wempe.com.
Write on sunshine with Mrs. John L. Strong’s Sunburst Card, with gold stamping on 4-ply card stock. $155 for a set of 20. Mrs. John L. Strong Fine Stationery: 699 Madison Avenue, 212.838.377, or mrsstrong.com.
Dress things up with Dennis Basso’s Santorini camel and blue print silk gazaar dress. $14,000. Dennis Basso: 212.564.9560 or 765 Madison Avenue. Bring a touch of glamour to day wear with J.Crew’s shimmering crushed glitter wedges. $228. J.Crew: 800.562.0258 or jcrew.com.
Go monochromatic in cool staples and silhouettes from Max Mara, the master of Italian lines. Max Mara: 212.879.6100 or 813 Madison Avenue.
Get her the strapping de Grisogono Grand S02 timepiece in 18-kt. white gold with white diamonds on a white galuchat strap. $55,500. de Grisogono: 824 Madison Avenue or 212.439.4220.
Fresh Finds Look like a movie star in Alain Mikli’s new You’ll have summer on a string with David Yurman’s Drape Necklace in amethyst and aqua chalcedony, in
Matt frames, in Disguised Red or Tricky Turquoise. $545. Alain Mikli: 212.472.6085 or mikli.com.
18-kt. gold. Price upon request. David Yurman Townhouse:
A colorful partnership for summer: the Missoni
212.752.4255 or
Loves Havaianas espa-
712 Madison Avenue.
drilles. $130. Missoni for Havaianas: Available at Jeffrey New York, Nordstrom, and Missoni boutiques nationwide.
Perfect for summer business meetings in style: Veronica Beard’s spring linen jacket with navy beach dickey in blue and blush marble. $805. Veronica Beard: veronicabeard.com.
Colorful, playful, and bright: Hermès’s Din Tini Silk twill scarf is hand-rolled and measures 36” x 36”. $385. Hermès: 691 Madison Avenue, 212.751.3181
Francine LeFrak’s Same Sky Prosperity seed-bead bracelets are crocheted by and benefit HIV+ women artisans in Lusaka, Zambia. $50-60. Same Sky: samesky.com. 66 QUEST
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or hermes.com.
The Surrey Hotel & Spa private seasonal roof garden, located on the 17th floor, is available to hotel guests. It features light food by Café Boulud and numerous summer cocktails. The Surrey: 20 East 76th Street.
Head to the second floor of the Ralph Lauren flagship at 867 Madison Avenue for a summer look in the season’s finest colors and patterns from Ralph Lauren Purple Label. Ralph Lauren: 212.606.2100. From BaselWorld 2011 with love: Rolex’s latest Yacht Master II, in polished everose Rolesor, Oyster bracelet, and Oysterlock clasp. Rolex: 800.36.ROLEX or rolex.com.
Slip in to a pair of Belgian Shoes’s Mr. Casuals, in lizard calf in medium brown with black trim. $375. Belgian Shoes: 110 East 55th Street or 212.755.7372.
Roll out in flair with the Tumi Tag, a limited-edition international carry-on two-wheel created with New York graffiti artist John “Crash” Matos. $445. Tumi: 520 Madison Avenue or tumi.com. Welly up for summer mudding in the country with Hunter Boot’s Bormio men’s boot in olive. $150. Hunter Boot: Available at Neiman Marcus, neimanmarcus.com.
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from breathtaking Georgian mansions to majestic French country manors, Greenwich Fine Properties represents the very best of real estate in Greenwich, Connecticut. Independent and locally owned with a professional team of agents bringing unparalleled experience, commitment, and service to both buyers and sellers, the firm has earned the distinction of ranking as the number-one boutique firm in Greenwich for five consecutive years. With a community focus that cannot be replicated by national or regional firms, it has represented and successfully completed the sale of some of the most prominent landmarks and celebrated estates. Greenwich Fine Properties has built its reputation upon a singular commitment to serving clients’ best interests, and each of its dedicated agents offers an extensive knowledge and deep-rooted understanding of what makes Greenwich uniquely special. “Because we live and work here, we know firsthand the schools and neighborhoods, places of worship, 6 8 Q UES T
and places to shop and to play,” says Douglas Stevens, a managing partner for the firm. “We know that real estate is about much more than property—it’s about guiding our clients every step of the way in the selection or sale of their home.” “Our services are comprehensive: we provide buyer access to every available listed property in Greenwich, seller support spanning broad exposure through customized marketing, and a vast international network of affiliate brokers. We always represent our clients’ best interests through individualized, discreet, and complete service,” continues Stevens. “All of us at Greenwich Fine Properties share a commitment to our values of integrity, excellence, and focus. They are the bedrock of our business and the foundation of our reputation.” u To learn more about Greenwich Fine Properties, please call 203.661.9200 or visit greenwichfineproperties.com.
G R E E N W I C H F I N E P RO P E RT I E S
knowing the neighborhood
This page, some of the current listings in Greenwich, Connecticut. Clockwise from top: a beautiful home at 12 Shore Road; the back garden at 41 Bush Avenue; the back view of 606 Indian Field Road; the heart of downtown Old Greenwich; the front facade of 304 Taconic Road. Opposite: the Greenwich Fine Properties office is located at 80 Mason Street in Greenwich, Connecticut.
The Project Conundrum building a dream home is no easy task. The inherent tension that exists between design, schedule, and budget can produce anxiety, fustration, and downright panic for even the calmest of individuals. Putting together a successful team of architects, designers, and construction managers is imperative for any individual embarking on this type of journey. The I.Grace Company builds commissioned private residences across the nation. Led by founder and CEO David J. Cohen, I.Grace has become an industry leader in the high-end residential marketplace known for their quality, integrity, and service. But it has been David’s expertise, insight, and vision that has propelled his firm to the forefront of the industry. Quest sat down with David to talk about the best practices for residential construction in today’s marketplace. Above, this drawing illustrates the competing forces inherent in a residential construction project which results in “the project conundrum.” 70 QUEST
Q: How has the residential construction industry changed since you started in this business? A: When I first started in this business, the world was a simpler place—computers were just being adopted; fax machines were new; cell phones and PDAs did not exist. Now we have a global information society that is entirely networked. People’s access to information has significantly increased their expectations about the breadth and depth of knowledge we possess, not to mention their expectations about immediacy. Q: How has the recent economic downturn affected your business? A: These days, speed and variability intersect in such a way that traditional business forecasting has become more difficult. While we still plan, we have been forced to be much more nimble and opportunistic. We’ve not only expanded our offerings, but also find that we are going deeper into our relationships with our clients, providing them with a broader range of
s e rv i c e services. People are looking for an integrated approach. They want alignment between the professionals on their team and we have had to “bake-in” more services for our clients in response. We now “swarm” a project with an array of value-added services. We have always tried to be a forward-looking firm and to respond to the changing marketplace. We believe you have to embrace the world as it is, not as you wish it to be. Q: If an owner were about to embark on a complex high-end residential construction or renovation project, what should they know before they start? A: The most important thing to do is to analyze the project up-front—run scenarios, develop a schedule, develop comparative budgets, look at your goals and objectives, and run cost-benefit analyses. We always try to understand the owner’s objective at the outset so that we can emerge with a clear project mandate. It is critical for an owner to understand the drivers of their project. What is most important? An owner needs to understand the trade-offs between quality, budget, and schedule. Once you have clarity, then you can assemble the right team. We believe that in order to build great projects, you need to build the right team. Q: How do you build a great team? A: It is less about identifying a great builder or architect; it’s about building a team that has the requisite expertise based upon your goals and objectives. For example, if you hire a builder first, they may not be sympathetic to the design process. If your project is design-driven, this may create problems. Alternately, you may have a schedule-driven project, and if you hire your architect first, you may find the focus more on design than on schedule. You want to create project tension—a project dialectic, if you will—where competing forces such as design, schedule and budget have a way to be prioritized. You want to make sure you understand the strengths and weaknesses of your team members. You also want to make sure the team can work together. I always say that residential projects have personalities, which is one of the reasons many people are uncomfortable with custom residential design or construction. Your team needs alignment, complementary skills, open and unfettered communication and finally, a sense of accountability. Q: What are some of the most common pitfalls for owners during a complex residential construction project? A: Sometimes there is a lack of clarity surrounding the project mandate. This is one of the reasons we believe in running scenarios and making the tough decisions up front. If everybody understands the trade-offs, if everybody “buys in” during the initial stage, then they will have their fingerprints all over the project and you will see better alignment. Sometimes, the problems are the result of changing the mandate partway through the project. For example, a project may start out as a design-driven project and then change to a schedule-driven project halfway through. Or when a project has morphed considerably; for instance, we often see malaise, a creeping project fatigue, because of so much change. And
sometimes, the project simply becomes too complicated for the original team. On a personal note, my wife and I are currently renovating a house, and I consider myself very fortunate to have a team willing to disagree with me and not let me control the overall process. In the final analysis, one of the most dangerous things for individuals in the high-net worth space is people who “yes” them. Q: What should an owner look for in a construction manager? A: On a very basic level, you want a firm with a strong balance sheet and savvy risk managers. How do the employees present themselves? Do they have strong leadership skills? I highly recommend visiting a site—how does the site present? Do you feel there is a sense of pride? Is there conspicuous leadership? We believe that we need to be a thinking organization with smart and creative people. Inevitably, issues will arise and it is about our ability to work through those issues. And we always want to be great collaborators. But ultimately, one always needs strong leadership that is attuned to the psychology of the project. Strong leadership can refresh, reinspire, and drive success. Q: What advice would you give to someone when it comes to maintaining/managing high-end homes? A: First, it is about understanding the facts on the ground. We strongly believe in “de-coding” the residence, figuring out all of the systems, knowing everything from the location of valves to the owner’s expectations about the temperature of their home. We always try to understand the unique requirements of a custom home, but more importantly, we try to understand the expectations of the owner. We also believe in planning and anticipating, which translates to preventive maintenance. A home is a significant investment and needs to be protected proactively. You don’t want to manage your home by emergency. We try to simplify things for the owner by creating a degree of uniformity and predictability. Q: Any final words of advice? A: I think it is a high-end service provider’s response to the little things that are most telling. Every builder wants the “big” projects but it is really about who is there for you when it comes to the everyday issues. We believe that any request is an opportunity for us to be there for our clients. A call at 9:00 p.m. about a broken dishwasher is a chance for us to distinguish ourselves. Helping to set up a party or moving a large piece of furniture— these are all things we do for our clients. We believe that we need to be solution providers in the business of saying, “Yes.” A good example comes from the hospitality industry. The employees of the best luxury service providers know that when a client asks for directions, it is not enough to simply tell them where to go. They walk them to their destination. We don’t just tell our clients how to get where they want to go, we take them there. u For more information please visit igrace.com JUNE 2011 71
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More than child’s play in february of this year, the Giving Back Foundation, headed by Meera Gandhi, funded the food program of St. Michael’s School in New Delhi, India. The earnings from the global screenings of Gandhi’s inspirational documentary Giving Back funded this project. “We are working very hard, and thanks to the great support of friends worldwide, we have made huge strides on all fronts, in just six months,” begins Meera Gandhi, founder and CEO of the foundation. “We are now officially granted a 501(c)3 tax exempt status.” It’s been quite a year for the Giving Back Foundation. First, back in March, it kicked off their Inspirational Lecture Series at the Birch Wathen Lenox School here in Manhattan. Excerpts from the school essays will be posted on the foundation’s website. Then, last month, the foundation broke ground on the playground project at St. Michael’s with the Bishop of Northern India presiding over the occasion. Inspired by a visit to her son’s boarding school and their own good fortune, Gandhi set out to provide the chilAbove, this playground at Gandhi’s son’s school in England inspired her playground project in India. Insets, from top: Gandhi with children at St.
dren of St. Michael’s with an equivalent playground. This September, the foundation will release Giving Back, a new coffee table book featuring the various organizations recognized by the Giving Back Foundation for their good works. Worthy of note, this will include a “linked-in” section of well-wishers and friends. “Thanks to the support of people around the globe, we are pleased to announce that the Giving Back Award,” continues Gandhi, “which will be given for the next five years to the Woodstock Film Festival actor, director, or producer who has participated in a film that induces postive social change.” The award will be presented at the Woodstock Film Festival on September 24 (woodstockfilmfestival.com). “In October we will launch the Giving Back Girls Leadership Medal at the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill,” says Gandhi, another five-year commitment by the foundation to encourage a future generation of young women leaders. Future screenings are planned for New York, Los Angeles, and Dubai. “I never dreamed that we would make such progress in a year,” concludes Gandhi. “I am honored and humbled by such amazing support for the Giving Back Foundation.” u
Michael’s; a recent visit; the “Giving Back” poster; a news clipping; on the playground at St. Michael’s; guests at a screening in Hong Kong. 7 2 Q UE S T
For more information please visit TheGivingBackFoundation.net.
H O S PI T A LI T Y
rooftop views
built in 1926 as a residence hotel, the original Surrey hotel
was home to many of New York City’s most notable visiting celebrities, including Bette Davis, Claudette Colbert, and John F. Kennedy. These clients looked for—and found—discreet and exceptional service at The Surrey. Today, The Surrey remains true to its original credo, offering guests authentic services, cultural inspiration, and singular experiences; from their luxury Spa, to their signature restuarant, “Café Boulud,” The Surrey offers the very best to visitors to the Upper East Side. Their collaboration with acclaimed interior designer Lauren Rottet focused on maintaining the integrity of their history, while modernizing 74 Q U E S T
this glamorous address for comfort. In the summer months, when New Yorkers crave the outdoors, there is an oasis uniquely offered not only to the guests of the hotel, but also for a few select card holders from the neighborhood: the private rooftop garden at The Surrey. Officially re-opened last month for the season and located on the penthouse level, this serene escape reflects the same sensibilities of the hotel. The roof features Ipe Brazilian decking and trellises, with ivy and box trees growing throughout the garden. Rottet envisioned the garden as an extension of a private residence, with lounge seating and a layout reflecting a family’s living room. She created a
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Nestled on the Upper East Side, The Surrey hotel’s private roof garden is an unexpected delight.
space that is just as appopriate for a romantic dinner as for entertaining business associates. Rottet was inspired by traditional English city gardens. With this vision in mind, the garden features seasonal florals, ranging from brilliant purple Salvia East Frieslands to the pink, yellow, and orange Lantana. Box trees are framed by rows of English dwarf lavender. Open daily with food and beverage service from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. (with the exception of Fridays and Saturdays when the garden is open until midnight), the garden is intimate with room for fourty patrons. Among the light fare items are English pea and burrata arancii and prime dry-aged sliders.
The Surrey’s signature “Muddled Lemonade” mixes the freshest herbs, fruits, and spices with homemade lemonade. As the seasons change, so will the ingredients and recipes. The menu features classic cocktails with a twist, such as the “Blood Orange Old-Fashioned” and “Moscow Mule,” and more inventive concoctions such as the “Blackberry Bramble” and “The 76th St.,” with lime, club soda, orange bitters, and Patron Silver—perfectly refreshing for a summer day or night. u Above: The Surrey hotel’s private and lush rooftop garden for select members as well as guests staying at the hotel. Left: The entry to the hotel on East 76th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. JUNE 2011 75
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Sotheby’s opened its doors in a preview of their Impressionist and Modern Art Collection to an elite group of thoughtful donors dedicated to the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. On April 28th, the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) held its Fifth Annual Connoisseur’s Dinner, raising over $1.3 million. Due to the generosity of the Lauder family, who completely cover the overhead and administrative costs, all monies raised will go directly to scientific drug research. ADDF, founded in 1998 by the Lauder family, is fighting this battle in the arena where true progress can be made, in the science laboratory. A serious impact is being made by awarding grants to leading scientists who are conducting breakthrough drug discovery research. Through venture philanthropy, ADDF is able to bridge the gap in worldwide
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early stage drug development. ADDF has granted more than $45 million to fund over 325 Alzheimer’s drug discovery programs and clinical trials. This year’s Connoisseur’s Dinner added a special feature, presenting the inaugural Chairman’s Award to celebrated interior designer and advocate Nancy Corzine. In honor of her tireless efforts in promoting awareness of the critical need to fund drug research for Alzheimer’s disease, the award was presented to Ms. Corzine by Co-Chairman Leonard A. Lauder. “It’s been one of the greatest experiences of my life,” said Ms. Corzine, to work with Mr. Lauder and join him in the search for a cure.” Ms. Corzine has served as President of ADDF’s Board of Directors since 2005, providing enthusiastic support of, and constant guidance to, the Foundation in all of its activities. “I can’t think of anything that I could do with my
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This spread, clockwise from top left: President of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF), Nancy Corzine; Yuri Gevorgian with Siri and Dr. Lars Ekman at the Fifth Annual Connoisseur’s Dinner; Nancy Corzine with Mel, Nancy, Beth, and David Goodes; Chairman of the Board of ADDF, Leonard Lauder with Evelyn Lauder; Donny Deutsch; Dr. Howard Fillit, Executive Director of ADDF; George and Joan Schiele with Irene and Carl Zelinksy; Jamie Niven conducts the auction; Lisa Dennison and Terry Lundgren; Diane and Philip Bazelides with Nancy Lynn.
time or money that would make a bigger and more direct impact on society,” said Corzine. In acceptance, Ms. Corzine gave a heart-warming speech remembering the struggles of her mother, Rita Johnson, in her long battle with the disease. “If my contribution were to be just one tiny grain of sand of progress toward finding a cure, that would validate all my life’s work. My mother would be very proud.” Dr. Howard Fillit, Executive Director of ADDF, introduced representatives from the two scientific institutions that will specifically benefit from the funds raised at the Fifth Annual Connoisseur’s Dinner: Prana Biotechnology of Melbourne, Australia, and Yuma Therapeutics of Brookline, Massachusetts. “By funding these two companies, we honor their risk taking and entrepreneurial spirit in finding drugs for Alzheimer’s.” Dr. Fillit explained. “We believe that biotechnol-
ogy companies are driven to succeed. This is where innovation really occurs.” While other Alzheimer’s organizations focus on the importance of caregiving and general awareness, ADDF is solely dedicated to finding a cure through drug discovery. “There is a huge gap in available funds for drug development,” Dr. Fillit said. Where the pharmaceutical industry isn’t yet willing to step in, philanthropy must.” The business model of the organization is unprecedented: every penny raised by ADDF goes directly to the discovery of drugs for a cure. “Due to the support of the Lauder family and that the family foundation pays all of the overhead at ADDF,” said Fillit. “It has been strikingly successful. It shows the Lauders’ vision in philanthropy, but it also shows their efficiency in running a public charity. This is a very efficient use of philanthropy.” u
Performances by Shen Yun. This page, “Feitian Reserve.” Opposite, from top: Drummers, 2009; “Golden Lotus;” the Da Ming Scholars.
Strength and Grace beings dancing gracefully on stage. A Buddha descends and implores them to follow him into the human realm to offer salvation to the cosmos. This opening piece to Shen Yun recounts the story of creation according to ancient Chinese legend. After these divine beings descended to earth, they created a multitude of cultural traditions, one dynasty after another, that became the 5,000-year Chinese civilization. Using fanciful music and choreography, Shen Yun takes the audience on a journey through space and time to witness the grandeur of China’s heavenly bestowed culture. In the process, the essence of the Chinese civilization is revealed through its powerful story-telling. Wrapping up its 2011 world tour, Shen Yun Performing Arts will return to Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater for a four-day “highlight” performance on June 23-26. During its tour on four continents this season, Shen Yun touched the hearts of luminaries in the fields of arts, politics, education, and beyond. After seeing Shen Yun’s recent performance in London, Britain’s HRH Princess Michael of Kent proclaimed herself to be “completely obsessed” with Chinese culture, and said she had “a marvelous evening… I am completely enchanted.” In Sydney, Australia, actress Cate Blanchett brought her family to see Shen Yun. “It was an extraordinary experience for us and the chil78 QUEST
dren,” remarked Ms. Blanchett. “The level of skill, but also the power of the archetypes and the narratives were startling.” Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts seeks to present the true cultural heritage of China that thrived before decades of decimation under communism. Drawing its rich repertory of dances from the pages of history, universal themes, and the world around us, the group aspires to create original performances that not only entertain, but more deeply educate, enrich, and inspire. Shen Yun Performing Arts is traditional Chinese culture as it was meant to be—a study in grace, fluidity, balance, and inner strength. A program of nearly twenty masterful dances and songs brings China’s celebrated history to life on stage. The vigorous drums of the Tang dynasty court will quicken your pulse while the charm of ethnic folk dances will delight your soul. Complementing the performers are state-of-the-art digital backdrops and original scores from the full orchestra combining western and eastern instruments. “The synchronization was perfect. The musical expression matched the dancers’ movements excellently. Absolutely top-notch,” said the Conductor of the Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra, Mr. Tien-chi Lin. u Tickets are on sale at the David H. Koch Theater box office or CenterCharge: 212.721.6500 orChineseArtsRevival.org.
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This page, left: the MB R110 movement. Below, from left: a replica of the original chronograph; the Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph Anniversary Edition, stainless steel unlimited edition. Opposite, the Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph Anniversary Edition, 18k red gold limited edition.
in 1821, Nicolas Rieussec invented his chronograph “time-writing” machine, he not only pioneered watchmaking technology, he paved the way for a tradition of excellence in watchmaking that Montblanc is now a part of. The original chronograph took its name from the Greek words chronos meaning “time,” and graphein meaning “to write.” It was made up of a wooden case containing a clock movement that drove two rotating dials on the lid, positioned and calibrated with scales for the seconds and the minutes. Above them was a fixed index that left a drop of ink on the rotating dials whenever a button was pushed. When it was premiered at a horserace on the Champ de Mars in Paris, Rieussec’s chronograph allowed the timekeeper at the race to press a button the instant a horse crossed the finish line. The rotating dials of this invention was the design inspiration behind Montblanc’s Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph.
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Montblanc first paid homage to the inventor of the device for measuring brief intervals of time by dedicating its innovative Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph to the ingenious watchmaker in 2008. This year, 190 years after Rieussec’s chronograph, Montblanc pays homage to the inventor with the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph Anniversary Edition, which is available in several variations: strictly limited editions in platinum, 18 carat red or white gold, as well as unlimited versions in stainless steel. As on the original chronograph from 1821, the hands do not rotate above the dials; instead, they remain motionless while the seconds-disk and minutes-disk turn underneath them. Assembled from 263 individual parts, it unites all the important features of the history of the chronograph, combining their own legacy of tradition with innovation. u For more information, please call 800.995.4810 or visit montblanc.com.
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A Windsor Weekend amidst a tropical setting, Windsor members and their guests celebrated a joyous Easter Weekend with family activities, dinners, parades, and prayer. Windsor, a private residential and sporting community in Vero Beach, Florida, was founded over two decades ago by Hilary and W. Galen Weston of Toronto, Canada. Referred to by the Westons as their “village by the sea,” Windsor was designed by renowned new urbanist town planners Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. Built upon distinguished traditions of town planning, it combines the spirit of community with the pleasures of a private residential seaside retreat, and spans 416 acres on a lush barrier island along some of the Atlantic’s most pristine coastline. Windsor features world-class amenities and public and community spaces framed by timeless architecture and landscape that celebrates its natural and unspoiled Florida locale. 8 2 Q U E ST
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Family, Friends, and Traditions
This page, from top left: an inviting table setting by William Steele; Christine d’Ornano and Marzouk Al Bader with their three daughters at the Spring Party; Viscount and Viscountess Linley with their children Charles and Margarita; Stephanie Ingrassia and Gigi Grimstad with her daughters India and Jamie. Opposite, above: Alannah Weston, Alex Cochrane, and Hilary Weston; below, Windsor Chapel after Easter Mass.
It is truly the Westons’ philosophy that focuses on family that is at the heart of this very community—especially on Easter Weekend, which has become an annual tradition at Windsor for its members and the Westons. The weekend’s main event was dinner and dancing under a canopy of majestic live oak trees in the Village Centre’s grande allée hosted by the Westons. Windsor members, their families and guests enjoyed an elegant springtime menu prepared by resident two-star Michelin Chef, Eric Chavot. Festivities began on Good Friday with a worship service in the Village Centre’s iconic Léon Krier-designed chapel and concluded with an evening Easter Egg Hunt for teens by flashlight. Saturday was a non-stop whirl of holiday activities. The morning kicked off with a bang as kids scrambled over the village green in a classic egg hunt. They delighted to a surprise visit by the Easter Bunny, creative face painting and balloon artistry. Families participated in a game of touch football and a golf cart parade, a Windsor signature, where members decorated their vehicles to reflect favorite vacation spots. Easter Sunday was highlighted by a sunrise service on the beach, a brunch at the Yabu Pushelberg-designed Clubhouse and a miniature horse parade led by Windsor’s beloved pony (and unofficial mascot), Twiggy. u
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This page, clockwise from top left: the Easter Vigil conducted by Rev. Father Thomas Rosica; Michael Passaro and Lindsey Wheat; Hilary and Galen Weston with Joan Ganz Cooney at the Spring Party; the golf cart parade led by the Peterson family entry “Ski Patrol;� Chef Eric Chavot; Opposite, clockwise from top left: Greg Sleight and Megan Mollman at the Spring Party; Count and Countess Szapary after Easter Mass; Justin and Jenny Green and their daughter Charlotte with Susan Zises Green. June 2011 85
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Greenwich revisited Seeking a respite from the rush of the city, a group of twenty-somethings returns to their native Greenwich for a weekend. A 1987 “Woodie” transports them to their earlier years—summers spent ambling through town, time relished on sailboats and in starlit gardens. Here, on Meadow Lane, they recall the adventures of their childhoods...
Opposite: Cheyne Reid wears a Haute Hippie dress with gold David Yurman jewelry and Delman shoes; Carver Diserens wears a shirt and cardigan, both Brunello Cucinelli, and J.Crew pants. Together, they drink Moët & Chandon Impérial champagne at an estate on Meadow Lane in Greenwich, Connecticut, listed for sale by Prudential Brad Hvolbeck Real Estate. 9 0 Q U EST
Clockwise, from top left: Cheyne wears a Lilly Pulitzer cardigan and alice + olivia pants with Delman shoes; Elizabeth D’Antonio wears a Haute Hippie romper with Tory Burch shoes; Alana Tabacco wears a Tibi dress with Jack Rogers shoes. Carver wears a shirt and sweater, both Brunello Cucinelli, and J.Crew jeans; Thomas Petty wears a J.Crew shirt, a Turnbull & Asser sweater, and J.Crew pants. Carver wears a vintage sweatshirt and J.Crew jeans; Alana wears a Shoshanna dress with a gold David Yurman necklace and Delman shoes. Opposite: Elizabeth wears a top and skirt, both Haute Hippie. Styling by Warren-Tricomi Salon: Piret Aava (makeup); Sonia Astudillo (hair); Lachers Reese (hair). Assitant: Stephanie Apstein.
GreenwicH, Connecticut. A town fabled for its
unaffected affluence. Separate of New York City—and yet tied to it—the enclave exists, lush and unruffled. And, here, the young people who exemplify Greenwich, beaming with the promise of their upbringings: schooling at Brunswick, Greenwich Academy, and the High School, sports at the Skating Club or with Greenwich Youth Lacrosse. Gatherings with family at the local country clubs or with friends at Tod’s Point. Then, of course, there were visits to the Avenue. In recent years, the storefronts have evolved. The fashions on these pages reflect this. Preppy looks, updated, in a commingling of tradition and trend. A timely look at a timeless place: Greenwich, revisited.—E.Q.B.
Elizabeth wears a Lilly Pulitzer dress with a gold and white ceramic David Yurman necklace and Tory Burch shoes; Alana wears a Shoshanna romper with silver David Yurman bracelets and Delman shoes; Carver wears a Vineyard Vines shirt, a Turnbull & Asser sweater, and Vineyard Vines shorts; Thomas wears a jacket, shirt, and tie, all Ralph Lauren, and J.Crew jeans; Cheyne wears a Lilly Pulitzer dress with Delman shoes. In the foreground, a Scully & Scully picnic basket features Ardberg Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky and Glenmorangie Single Malt Scotch Whisky. The Bloody Marys are mixed with Belvedere Bloody Mary vodka and the mimosas are mixed with MoĂŤt & Chandon ImpĂŠrial champagne.
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Next to a Scully & Scully picnic basket, Cheyne wears an alice + olivia shirt and Piazza Sempione pants; Elizabeth wears a Haute Hippie blouse and her own jean shorts with a silver David Yurman necklace; Thomas wears a shirt and shorts, both Vineyard Vines. In the foreground, Jack Rogers shoes and Del Toro shoes.
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Clockwise from top left: Woolworth’s, circa 1960; neighboring storefronts, circa 1880; Woolworth’s, circa 1950; Greenwich Avenue, circa 1950; a view up toward the First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich, circa 1890.
Greenwich Avenue Over the years, the landscape of Greenwich Avenue has subtly evolved. Originally lined with small businesses, the street now hosts everything from an Apple store to Scoop NYC. Still, the shopping mile maintains its character: a place where residents stroll on weekends, browsing the stores and lunching on crêpes at Meli-Melo. by Elizabeth Quinn Brown 98 QUEST
RALPH LAUREN 265 Greenwich Avenue 203.869.2054 In November 2009, Ralph Lauren returned to town after more than a decade away. The Greenwich Avenue store, consistent with the women’s flagship at 888 Madison Avenue in New York City, boasts a Beaux Arts façade reminiscent of the grand architecture of the early twentieth century. Ever since its reopening, it has been embraced by residents as though it was one of their own since, well, it essentially is. Only Ralph Lauren is equipped to dress the men, women, and children of Greenwich for the day-today, whether it’s for golf or tennis at the Greenwich Country Club or for dinner at La Crémaillère. So, here’s to Ralph Lauren, defining American style for another forty years!
J.Crew 126 Greenwich Avenue 203.661.5181 About two decades after J.Crew mailed its first catalog in 1983, it opened a store on Greenwich Avenue. It was then that I learned that my Greenwich Academy uniform was supposed to consist of two things: a plaid kilt...and J.Crew. Finally, I looked good enough to walk over to Brunswick after school without needing to change. Now, in my twenties, J.Crew still makes me feel like that. From its cashmere to its swimwear to its shorts, I feel confident and cute going anywhere and everywhere dressed in J.Crew.
Lilly Pulitzer
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92 Greenwich Avenue 203.661.3136 As surely as daffodils color the town’s landscape in spring, so, too, does Lilly Pulitzer. The company, inspired by juice-stained clothing, started in Palm Beach as a line of shift dresses, in 1959. And, as though it was meant to be (which it probably was), Greenwich didn’t think twice about welcoming the styles from the Sunshine State. As a child, I remember a bold sea of patterns—pink and green tulips, and turquoise giraffes—brightening the courtyard after church. Slipping into something from Lilly Pulitzer will remind you of summer, and make you smile!
BETTERIDGE jewelers 117 Greenwich Avenue 203.869.0124 “If you sell the best and do what’s best for your customers, people will want to buy jewelry from you,” said A.E. Betteridge, founder of Betteridge Jewelers, in 1897. After five generations of leadership, the company still caters to the discerning customer. Offering fine estate and designer jewelry, new and pre-owned watches, and engagement rings, Betteridge Jewelers sells the pieces that define a lifetime. Since 1950, when it opened its Greenwich location, the company has helped generations of clients to celebrate all the important occasions of life, from births to graduations to wedding anniversaries.
Richards OF GREENWICH 359 Greenwich Avenue 203.622.0551 Richards of Greenwich has always been held near and dear to the town’s residents. Acquired by Mitchells of Wesport in 1995, the department store now boasts both men’s and women’s sections, as well as a coffee bar and a “Kiddie Corner.” There’s even an Hermès boutique where you can purchase anything from sets of china to leather goods, like the wallets pictured here. Since its beginning, the company has endeavored to “hug” the customer, and it succeeds. My favorite purchase from Richards of Greenwich? A Turnbull & Asser sweater that I borrowed from my father’s closet years and years ago. I still wear it when I need a hug.
Rugby ralph lauren 195 Greenwich Avenue 203.861.7053 In 2004, the first Rugby Ralph Lauren store opened on Newbury Street in Boston. I remember it, all shiny and new—like a brass button. Immediately, Ralph Lauren’s younger brand gained a following among the area’s boarding school students who would ditch class for the afternoon to shop for cuffed blazers, distressed corduroy, and shrunken sweaters. Utterly preppy, but with a bit of attitude (witness the skull and crossbones that decorate so much of the apparel). Isn’t this what everyone was meant to be wearing in New England? Today, Rugby Ralph Lauren has a location on Greenwich Avenue that I frequent whenever I pass the Arch Street exit on I-95. I can’t wait to swing over to the store for an eyelet top, a floral sundress, or sunwashed shorts. 100 QUEST
THE GINGER MAN 64 Greenwich Avenue 203.861.6400 To residents, the Ginger Man is sort of like the campus hangout that you frequent as a student and return to as an alum. With its pub-like fare of burgers, fish and chips, and pulled-pork sandwiches—as well as a selection of twenty-three beers on tap and sixty bottled beers—the restaurant is one of Greenwich’s go-tos. Whether you’re looking for a meal with your family, or maybe somewhere to grab a drink with a friend before boarding a train to return to the city, stop in to the Ginger Man and feel like you’re home among the familiar faces. And, with so many of the area’s high schools hosting reunions in one of the many event spaces, you might even run into an old crush. And wouldn’t that be a fun story to tell?
TIFFANY & CO. 140 Greenwich Avenue 203.661.7847 Founded in 1837, Tiffany & Co. is recognized as the gold standard in jewelry. Silver, gold, or platinum, it’s all perfection when presented in a Tiffany blue box with a satin ribbon. The company’s reign extends beyond jewelry: from a redesign of the Great Seal of the United States in the 1880s to the production of every World Series Trophy since 2000, the influence of Tiffany & Co. is far-reaching. On Greenwich Avenue, you’ll find an outpost of the institution that inspired Truman Capote. If you want Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Aux Délices is just around the corner ... Just don’t limit your stop to window-shopping.
TORY BURCH 255 Greenwich Avenue 203.622.5023 Who doesn’t remember that “It” shoe? With its brass logo composed of stylized Ts that stood for “Tricked Out” or, you know, “Tory Burch.” The prepster’s bling! Fast forward a few years, and the brand is known not only for its footwear but also for its ready-to-wear collection that shows at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. So, before meeting a friend for a drink at Sundown Saloon or for dinner at Thataway Café, check out what’s new from Tory Burch, like the navy and white heels pictured here. Suddenly, a stroll down Greenwich Avenue will feel like a stroll down the runway.
heaven under foot
On the back page of acknowledgements for the new book
Litchfield Style (Rizzoli) is a quote from the transcendentalist author and poet Henry David Thoreau: “Heaven is under our feet, as well as over our heads.” Indeed, these words come beautifully to life throughout the book, which was written by Annie Kelly and photographed by Tim Street Porter, the famous husband-and-wife design duo. No stranger to this county, the couple’s own country home is in Bantam, Connecticut, and their living room is featured on the cover of the book. Rural yet sophisticated, Litchfield County is known for its rolling hills, endless woodlands, green fields, and gurgling streams. Speckled in this verdant landscape are incredible examples of early American architecture. The book features eleven eighteenth- and nineteeth-century houses, along with their gardens, which range in design from charming farmhouses 1 0 2 Q UE S T
and saltboxes to grander Colonial, Greek Revival, and Federal buildings. Many of the homes belong to noted interior designers and design aficianados, including Bunny Williams, Carolyne Roehm, Matthew Smyth, and Robert Couturier. But each of these country homes, used primarily as weekend retreats by their owners, has a fundemental respect for its history—both in regard to the restoration of its architecture and to the tasteful and synergistic approach to its interiors. This respect for history, combined with the creative approach to personal style, results in a collection of intimate and inviting spaces. In addition to the presentation of homes, Kelly also pens a resource guide that includes eateries, village greens, monuments, outdoor markets, antique shops, and the celebrated whitesteeple churches that epitomize New England and stand for true Litchfield style. u
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Carolyne Roehm opened up the front section of her house “Weatherstone� in Sharon to create a large twenty-two foot high drawing room with three fireplaces.
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The rustic pool-house temple above the main house belonging to Bunny Williams and John Rosselli was inspired by the local Falls Village Greek Revival architecture. Large blocks of French limestone were shipped over to use as copestones for the pool.
Henry David Thoreau wrote: “Heaven is under our feet, as well as over our heads.” These words come to life in Litchfield Style, from husband and wife team Annie Kelly and Tim Street Porter.
The dining room at Jane and Stephen Garmey’s rustic, chic home in Cornwall, Connecticut. Antiquarian Michael Trapp created the marble-topped dining table A collection of antique taxidermy hangs on the far wall. 00 QUEST
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POLO JOURNAL 2011 SEASON
Known in the East as “the Sport of Kings,”
polo has a global following. As its American audience grows, Quest reviews the sport in our annual Polo Journal.
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Clockwise from top left: Camel Polo, Mongolia versus China, 2008; “Pushing Forward;” a girl practices on a wooden polo pony dummy, August, 1921; Cartier World Cup Snow Polo Championships in St. Moritz, 2010; elephant polo; polo team, 1915;
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Opposite: J.C. Phipps, circa 1910.
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BRidgehampton
CASA DE CAMPO
Despite some speculation, polo will return to David Walenta’s Two Trees Farm on Hayground Road for its 15th season. The matches promise to be some of the most exhilarating in the sport with some of the greatest horsemen in the world competing for the coveted Polo Challenge. Also returning this season, will be members of the East End’s high-profile and influential audience. Past teams have included Certified, Cinque, Terre/Heathcote, Equueleus, WBF, Great Oaks, and Black Watch with past season sponsors Mercedes-Benz, Piaget, and Blue Star Jets. The 2011 season will begin on Saturday, July 23, and continue for six consecutive Saturdays at 4 p.m.
Consisting of three playing fields, one practice field, and the largest string of polo ponies under a single brand, Casa de Campo’s facilities in the Dominican Republic are among the best in the world. Equipment, group instruction, and personalized training are available for beginners and medium-goal players. Guests can hire ponies for stick-and-ball tournaments and families can compete against each other in matches held each week. Polo matches are played weekly throughout the November to April season while practice matches take place year-round. Domestic cups and international tournaments are organized during the season and all rated teams are encouraged to enter.
For more information, visit bhpolo.com.
For more information, visit casadecampo.com.do.
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GREENWICH
Wellington
Established in 1981, the Greenwich Polo Club is nestled in the beautiful backcountry of Greenwich, Connecticut. Internationally recognized for its rosters of legendary teams and players, Greenwich Polo Club hosts public USPA highgoal polo matches on Sundays in June, July, and September. White Birch is its home team and one of the most successful polo teams in history, capturing their first U.S. Open Polo Championship in 2005. It was its thirty-first title at the 26goal level or higher. The White Birch Polo Team has won more high goal polo tournaments than any other single team in the past twenty-five years.
Located in Wellington, the heart of South Florida’s legendary horse country, the International Polo Club Palm Beach is a world-class polo club designed by and for polo players. This past April, the club closed a record-breaking season with the USPA 107th U.S. Open Polo Championship and South Africa won their first International Weekend Championship. Thousands of fans from around the world celebrated the 2011 Winter Polo Season which features a series of six renowned polo tournaments, and is home to the only high-goal season in the U.S. The 2011 lineup includes such prestigious high-goal competitions as the Joe Barry Memorial, Ylvisaker Cup, C.V. Whitney Cup, and Gold Cup.
For more information, visit greenwichpoloclub.com.
For information, visit internationalpoloclub.com.
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the harriman cup
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One fall day, train cars full of New Yorkers stepped off the platform at Westbury and automobiles motored down Polo Drive to take in an afternoon of sport. But this day was not in 1926. It was last year, for the twenty-sixth annual Harriman Cup. Polo has seen a resurgence in recent years, taking on a new popularity not seen since its Golden Age in the 1920s. To what the game owes its new following is hard to say. Certainly more women play the game now, amateur pick-up games are more popular than ever, and the sport has an ever-growing fan base. The Harriman Cup, which commemorates the life of Averell Harriman, is an
alumni match between the University of Virginia and Yale University (the latter of which Harriman attended). For the last two years, this game has been hosted by the Meadowbrook Polo Club, the oldest polo club in the country. It was during the golden years of polo that Meadowbrook reigned. Its 1926 Open drew a crowd of 30,000 fans to see Laddie Stanford and his “Hurricanes” play against Argentina. The Westchester Cup, between the United States and England, drew as many as 45,000 people. “As early as 1 p.m., there were little picnic parties spread out on the grass behind the stands, munching hard boiled eggs, ham
sandwiches and whatnot...The panama hat and white flannel trousers survived among the males...and a lot of the gals clung to their sports clothes,” described writer Damon Runyon. Those words still ring true of the atmosphere of polo in Westbury today. Guests attended similarly styled tailgates dressed in the vestiges of their summer wardrobes. While the sport on the North Shore of Long Island (and the rest of the country) all but ended during and directly after World War II, it is with the efforts of current chairman Luis and Julie Rinaldini and Brian Lazarus that the game of polo rises again for a new generation. u
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The Gilded Age of Polo Returns to the Historic Grounds of Old Westbury
This page, clockwise from top left: summer wardrobe essentials carried through September; action on the field; horse legs bandaged for play; young enthusiasts; guests and the traditional divet stomp at the half; The University of Virginia Team. Opposite: The Harriman Cup is played between Yale University and University of Virginia every year.
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Located on a 1900-acre preserve in Pine Plains, New York, just 90 minutes from New York City, the Mashomack Polo Club is a full-service club for polo players of all levels. The upcoming International Polo Challenge, on Saturday, June 25, promises to be a highlight of the season. No tournament is more anticipated than the 12-goal Challenge, which features a full day of round-robin matches between teams from Britain, Italy, Singapore, and the United States. The day begins with a champagne reception at noon, followed by a luncheon and polo match at 1:00 p.m. The afternoon is hosted by Town & Country, with sponsors Berluti, Castello
di Vicarello, Moncler, Heather Croner Real Estate, Sotheby’s, what2wearwhere. com, and Aston Martin. The event attracts more than eight hundred guests and marks the beginning of the summer social season for the Millbrook community. Last year, the Castello di Vicarello team defeated the Carlyle Hotel team in the finals. Bruce Colley of Team YTL Hotels won the Mathias G. Hermes Sportsmanship Award given by Heather Croner Real Estate, while Parker Thorn’s horse, Babe, won the Best Playing Pony Award. This year’s matches are lined up to be just as exciting. Mashomack Polo has undertaken a
multi-year capital improvement program and now features five tournament-class fields, one practice field, stick-and-ball areas, and a regulation outdoor polo arena. There is polo for every level of player from June through September. Mashomack Polo offers league polo play with 4- to 12-goal matches and various tournaments, including the USPA Eduardo Moore (12 goal), the USPA Governor’s Cup (4-8 goal), the USPA Officer’s Cup (4-8 goal), and the USPA Constitution Cup (2-4 goal). u For more information, please call 845.677.5855 or visit mashomackpolo.com.
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The Mashomack Polo Club hosts its fourteenth annual International Polo Challenge
Clockwise, from top left: A Castello di Vicarello player battles a Hunter Boot player; The Best Playing Pony Award was won by Parker Thorn; Don Langlois charges the field; Hannah Buchan smiles for the fans; Bruce Colley takes aim at the goal; A Castello di Vicarello player excites the crowd. Opposite: The Carlyle Hotel, Castello di Vicarello, Hunter Boot, and YTL Hotels teams, who last year competed against one another.
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the churchill cup The Winston S. Churchill International Polo Cup at Conyers Farm
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100 people attended the day’s match between “Emerging Traders” and “Team Churchill.” In a tight game, the final score was Traders, 9, Churchill, 8. This year, the event will be hosted by Jack Churchill, Sir Winston’s greatgrandson, and Laurence S. Geller, Chairman of the Churchill Centre, on July 10. The day begins with a champagne reception at 12:30 p.m., with a lunch directly following, hosted by sponsors including the 21 Club, Baccarat, Davidoff Cigars, and the Marusya Collection in the “Victory” tent. The polo match begins at 3 p.m. with the Churchill Cup and awards ceremony taking place at 5:30 p.m. In addition to the exciting action on the field, this year there will be a children’s
This page, clockwise from top left: Team Churchill with Randolph Churchill, Tina Santi Flaherty, and Patty Francy; Elena Baker, Tina Santi Flaherty, and Patty Francy; best playing pony award; Churchill Cigars by Davidoff; 21 Club sommelier, Christopher Smith at the reception; this year's invitation; the winning team "Emerging Traders" hoists the Churchill Cup created by Baccarat.
play area, a “Doggie Pet Parade” with awards, a Ferrari car show, and Churchill Cigar Lounge offering the Sir Winston Churchill Cigar Collection by Davidoff. It promises to be another outstanding day of polo for players and spectators. u For more information, please call Randall Baker at 917.921.6049.
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Churchill once famously said, “A polo handicap is a passport to the world.” Sir Winston, as many Churchill scholars will attest, was a championship polo player while serving in India in the late 1890’s. He continued to play the sport until he was 52 (notably, he continued to ride until age 76). To honor his love of polo and equine sports, as well as his great affection for all animals, the New York Churchillians, in conjunction with the Churchill Centre in London, developed and host the Winston S. Churchill International Polo Cup, played annually at the Greenwich Polo Club at Conyers Farm. This championship high-goal polo game is sanctioned by the United States Polo Association. Last September, over
world play-offs The Federation of International Polo’s World Championships Play-Offs at Casa de Campo The Casa de Campo Polo Club, located inside the world-renowned Casa de Campo Resort in the Dominican Republic, hosted the Federation of International Polo’s (FIP) Ninth World Championship Play-Offs this past May. Casa de Campo and the Dominican Republic share an illustrious polo history dating back to the 1940s. Five countries were represented, each sending their best players to compete for a spot in the World Championship Finals in Argentina this October. Canada, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States competed over two weeks, with the United States and Mexico securing spots in the finals. The United States defeated Canada in the Group One Final, while
Mexico defeated the Dominican Republic in the Group Two Final. The best playing polo pony was “Clever Lady CR #349” and the Central Romana Corporation was named best local breeder. Casa de Campo Polo Club has an outstanding selection of polo ponies available for rent or purchase. Most Valuable Player was awarded to John Gobin of Team USA and Alejandro Gonzalez Gracida of Mexico. “Casa de Campo has been asked to be the host for all future FIP Zone A Playoffs as well as encouraged to host a World Championship Final in the future,” says Calixto Garcia-Velez, the Polo Club’s director of operations. In between matches players and their
This page, clockwise from top left: the polo fields at Casa de Campo; winning team USA; the United States vs. Canada; FIP officials and their spouses, along with Calixo Garcia-Velez, salute team USA on their win; the winning Mexican team with Casa de Campo general manager Daniel Hernadez, Dr. Jose Lopez from the Dominican Republic team, and FIP officials.
families were spotted at the resort’s Minitas Beach, sailing on a catamaran in the Caribbean Sea, enjoying the famous golf courses, strolling the Altos de Chavon village, dining at the Beach Club by Le Cirque, and more! u For information, please call 800.877.3643 or visit casadecampo.com.do.
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Haviland Hollow Farm has received rave reviews from the polo and equestrian communities during its first two years and developed a strong following of enthusiasts. Known for the quality of its facilities, its people, and its family-friendly environment, Haviland Hollow Farm is located a convenient hour from midtown Manhattan and only thirty minutes from Greenwich, Connecticut. The Polo Club boasts a year-round polo program with two top-notch polo fields and an indoor polo arena. The summer polo season, sponsored by Omega, Masarati, and Vitacoco, begins in May and continues through October, and has levels ranging from 4- to 14-goal polo for its members. The winter season is from November until March and play is from beginner to intermediate levels. Matches are played on Wednesdays, Saturdays,
and Sundays, year-round. The club offers a lessons program for beginner and intermediate players to learn and improve their game. “We break down the game into horsemanship, hitting, playing, and rules skills. Once our students learn the basics we encourage them to improve,” says owner and two-goal rated player, Sam Ramirez, Jr. “Many of our students have gone on to play matches outside of the club and received MVP and compliments on the quality of their play,” The equestrian program is run by Barbara Filipelli who has over 30 years of experience training in the disciplines of hunter-jumper and dressage. She has been a judge for hunter, jumper, and equitation classes for over 20 years. The equestrian facilities include a 200 x 90 indoor arena, 225 x 125 outdoor arena, riding trails, and a turnout of 250 acres.
In addition, the two-and-a-half mile sand exercise track are well utilized by both the polo and equestrian clients to exercise, ride, or to cool down their horses. The social aspects of the farm offer horse enthusiasts an opportunity to watch games and tournaments, as well as attend charity matches in September. The month of August will have 12- to 14-goal matches every Saturday. Those interested in learning and taking lessons for both polo and equestrian, are encouraged to email the owner and his team through the website. “We introduce people to this challenging and exciting sport in a unique way and have produced many players that started with little or no prior experience,” concludes Ramirez. u For more information, please visit nycpolo. com or ny-equestrian.com.
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In just two years, this farm has developed a following in the polo and equestrian communities.
This page, clockwise from top left: Owner of Haviland Hollow Farm and 2-goal player Sam Ramirez, Jr. in hot pursuit; Ramirez with his family after a match; a Maserati GranTursimo convertible; action on the field; young equestrian enthusiasts watch a game from the hill; the barn at Haviland Hollow Farm; members and their guests watch a game underway. Opposite: polo at Haviland Hollow Farm.
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time for spring flings by hilary geary
From left: Kid Rock performs at Robin Hood dinner; Bob Anderson, Christina Bryan, Dolly Geary, and Steve McPherson at Wilson Geary Contemporary.
Come May, New York City is bursting with energy, vitality, and nonstop action. With spring flowers everywhere, the mood is so upbeat as everybody is back and wants to be out and about for dinner, lunch, and everything else! First off, I have to mention the Robin Hood Foundation dinner as it was a showstopper of an evening: a fundraising extraordinaire with big-time entertainment, mega revenues, and a huge crowd. They certainly broke all records in my book as over four thousand attended, raising an eye-popping $47,421,493! The entertain122 QUEST
ment was astonishing too as it started with Tony Bennett singing, followed by Seth Meyer of Saturday Night Live fame, and then Kid Rock, the Black Eyed Peas, and, lastly, the one and only Lady Gaga. All I can say is, “Wow, wow, and wow again!” The organization certainly had the A-team lined up as the chairmen were Richard LeFrak, Laurence Fink, and David Solomon, with NBC’s Brian Williams as emcee and Sotheby’s Jamie Niven as auctioneer. Jamie auctioned off the opportunity to write a song with the Black Eyed Peas that went to an anon-
ymous bidder for $400,000! This amazing event donated the staggering revenues to support veterans in need and poverty programs in New York City. Wilbur and I were guests of Karen and Richard LeFrak and I spotted Melania and Donald Trump, Jenny and John Paulson, Joe Lewis, Jackie and Ken Duberstein, Soon Yi Previn Allen, Martha Stewart, Marianna and George Kaufmann, Doug Hirsch and Dr. Holly Anderson, Francine LeFrak and Richard Friedberg, Denise LeFrak and John Calicchio, Suzanne and Woody Johnson, Julian Robertson, Harry
LeFrak ad Elizabeth Burrows, Marie Jose and Henry Kravis, Jim Coleman, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, Steve Cohen and so many more. There was also a festive round of spring lunches that were kicked off by the sold-out Central Park Conservancy Frederic Law Olmstead Award luncheon. It rained for one of the first times at the event, so we finally got to use the divine umbrellas donated by the ever generous Wathne sisters. Another wonderful lunch was the one given by Francie Whittenburg to celebrate the birthday of my chicest friend, Amy Fine Collins, at the heavenly La Grenouille restaurant. Francie hosted the lunch in the private room upstairs, which is by far the most attractive small party space there is in the city! This divinely romantic room with lush spring flowers has a fireplace,
sense of smell and its mysterious chemistry. Enjoying this wonderful afternoon were Sydney and Stanley Shuman, Henry and Nancy Kissinger, David Patrick Columbia, Amy Griffin, Samantha Boardman Rosen with her sister Serena Boardman, Jeannie Pearman and her daughter Gigi Mortimer, Alexandra Kotur, Lorna Graev, Ann Sitrick, Wendy Breck, Frances Adler, Jackie Drake, Christina Floyd, and lots more. The next day, Wilson Geary Contemporary gallery opened with a popup show of ten artists that will run through June. Photographer Suzette Bulley’s work from her commute series capture an extraordinary sense of movement and memory, Peter Theron’s sculpture “Uncle Walt” had the crowd captivated, and Ayse Wilson’s eerie swimmers were the talk of the event. The art was amazing and the
had flown in on his Falcon jet from Brazil, made a cameo appearance at lunch, then headed to Fort Lauderdale to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame then up to the Derby to join his American cousins in Kentucky . One of the most delightful dinners was the small fête Kate Gubelmann and Annette and Joe Allen gave for their darling pal Carol Mack on her birthday. The venue was the Allen’s chic Mica Ertegun-decorated house. The dinner was, much to everyone’s delight, “no-tie” casual, just right for this time of year. We stepped outside for cocktails to find a fun “Tiki bar,” then dined al fresco at a long table on the terrace. Speaking of “Tiki” that was the theme for the Preservation Foundation’s sold-out barbeque chaired by Talbott Maxey along with Loy Anderson, Darlene Jordan,
From left: Richard LeFrak and Melania Trump; Carol Mack at her birthday dinner in Palm Beach; the writer with Prince Albert of Monoco.
double-height ceiling bookcases, and was originally the studio of artist Bernard LaMotte. During cocktails we were treated to a piano performance by Peter Duchin before sitting down for risotto aux champignons sauvages, saumon sauvages aux petits oignons, and gateau a la praline et chocolate, yum! The ever-popular Rockefeller University luncheon always draws a big crowd and this year’s format was a lecture followed by the luncheon. The fascinating lecture, ”Scent and Behavior: an Evocative Relationship,” was all about powerful
crowd vivacious. Among the gang, Wilbur Ross, Steve McPherson, Evrard and Catherine Fraise, Ware and Amy Sykes, Suzette Bulley, Jack and Dolly Geary, Ayse and Robert Wilson, and more. Back to Palm Beach where things are still cooking. It is always a treat to be entertained by Michele and Howard Kessler at their dazzling oceanfront abode, and the small luncheon they gave the other weekend was especially delightful as the guest of honor was his Serene Highness Prince Albert of Monaco. The handsome, charming and energetic Prince
Bobby Leidy, and Binkie Orthwein. The very talented Steven Stollman recreated a Trader Vic’s mood with flaming torches, etc. Among the group were Kit and Bill Pannill, Pauline Pitt and Jerry Seay, John Mashek, Piper Quinn and Sara Goff, Ambassador Ed and Suzie Ellson, Carol and Tom Kirchoff, Howard Cox, Muffy and Don Miller, Merrill and Bobby Debbs, Whitney and Eric Bylin, Margaret and Franck Duriez, Gary Lickle, Susan and Tim Malloy, Janet and Michael Reiter, Richard Myers and Pamela Acheson, and more. u JUNE 2011 123
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THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST From the New Yorkers for Children’s “A Fools Fête” to the Museum Dance at the American Museum of Natural History, our columnist dresses to the nines as she navigates New York City nightlife with all the PYTs. by Elizabeth quinn Brown
Karolina Kurkova is photographed at “A Fools Fête,” the New Yorkers for Children event on April 12.
Hilary Rhoda, Derek Blasburg, and Harley Viera-Newton at the Mandarin Oriental.
Traci Johnson and Tiki Barber, together, at a New Yorkers for Children event on April 12.
Lake Bell poses at the New York International Auto Show on April 21. Fe Fendi at an event hosted by the East Side House Settlement at the Jacob Javits Center.
Mayra Tozzi, Alina Nakashima, and Mariana Zois at the Jacob Javits Center.
Julia Erdman on the dancefloor at the annual spring
Zac Posen and Crystal Renn at “A Fool’s Fête”
dinner dance hosted by New Yorkers for Children.
at the Mandarin Oriental on April 12.
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“Don’t spoil a good story by telling the truth,” said
Isabella Stewart Gardner. That said, my last month was spent attending this, like, wedding at Westminster Abbey and skinny-dipping in Porto Fino. Also, partying for ... you know ... work. On April 12, New Yorkers for Children hosted its annual spring dinner dance, A Fool’s Fête, at the Mandarin Oriental. Despite the rain, the scene was fantastic: a swirl of well-heeled socials, including Allison Aston and Derek Blasberg, set against a panoramic view of Central Park. I was delighted when I spotted a “mullet dress” (short in the front, long in the back). Like seeing a unicorn. So, thank you, Tinsley Mortimer!
A week or so later, I raced to the Jacob Javits Center for the East Side House Settlement’s preview of the New York International Auto Show. I wandered from BMW to Jaguar to Mercedes-Benz, pausing at a 2011 Audi R8 Spyder. Um ... When’s my Super Sweet Sixteen? The next day, the Cinema Society celebrated the Tribeca Film Festival by hosting a screening of Bang Bang Club with American Express. The after-party, at La Bottega, was abuzz with with guests like Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, who founded the Tribeca Film Festival with Craig Hatkoff in an effort to revitalize lower Manhattan after 9/11. That weekend, Easter was spent at brunch at Ye Waverly Inn with Caroline Smith, followed by Caipirinhas at some JUNE 2011 125
place in Murray Hill. There, we were joined by a couple of classmates from boarding school. It wasn’t a religious experience, but it was an enjoyable one, as we reminisced about “Illegal Visitations” and a Spring Break trip to Jamaica during our Senior Year. Yikes. That Monday, the Cinema Society, with American Express and the Tribeca Film Festival, hosted the United States premiere of Last Night starring Keira Knightly (love ... actually) and Sam Worthington. On April 28, I visited Warren-Tricomi where women everywhere were having fascinators pinned. I realized that their dance cards must, too, include the American Museum of Natural History’s Museum Dance, themed to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. I returned to my apartment with a hat-less ’do where I slipped into a billowy ballgown from Luca Luca that made me feel like royalty. A spritz of Jo Malone’s Verbenas of Provence,
screening of Last Night on April 25.
and it was off to the West Side. Stepping inside the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda, I greeted Chris Delaney and Lydia Fenet before a sip of champagne. I then descended to the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life where I was seated with Peter Davis and Mike Thom for a dinner of chicken pot pie. (I almost asked for an order of dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets ...) Following a lovely conversation about horsemanship and Twitter, I was directed to the Akeley Hall of African Life. There, I treated myself to Cadbury’s chocolate and crisps before joining Peter Lyden and others on the dance floor. A lot later, Rich Thomas hosted an after-party at Avenue, where David Mehlman and others joined the fun. Oh my goodness, and all of a sudden it’s almost Memorial Day Weekend! This, to me, means one very important thing: wearing jorts. And since I’ll be in a Hampton, I guess I’m supposed to pack a pair of white jeans. u
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Karina Bartkevica at the Cinema Society
Amy Fine Collins, Peter Lyden, and Peter Lombardi at the Museum Dance dinner.
Brett Finkelstein, Tyler Gaffney, and Chrissy Gaffney on April 28.
A couple enjoys one of the dioramas in the Akeley Hall of African Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History.
Shayne Barr, Katherine Bernard, and Jeb Gaybrick before dinner of chicken pot pie at the Museum Dance. Alecta Hill and Charles Darling at the after-party for the Museum Dance.
Jennie Tarr Coyne dresses in theme with a fascinator at the American Museum of Natural History’s event on April 28.
Micaela English, Sam Dangremond, and the columnist, wearing Luca Luca.
Darrell Hartman, Susan Fales-Hill, and Daniel Cappello,
Frederica Tompkins, Savannah Engle,
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The phenomenon of street food has long been growing in L.A. and New York. Mobile eateries have become a centerpiece of New York life, from the Mud Truck in Astor Place to the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck in Chelsea. Now, cruising around sunny Palm Beach, Florida, in a seafoam-green truck, there is Curbside Gourmet. Of course Palm Beach’s first foray into truck-eating would be handed to them from a professional chef committed to using seasonally fresh and local ingredients. “I’ve always been a foodie,” said Mary Brittain Cheatham, the owner of Curbside Gourmet. She began the truck in the spirit of a fun “vintage and retro” feel. “It’s fast and casual,” she says. “The food is fresh.” Curbside’s fare includes their best-selling crabcake sliders and fresh fish tacos on-the-go, with new recipes everyday to vary the menu. “It’s fresh, it’s organic, it’s new,” said Palm Beach resident Tallbot Maxey. “It just feels good.” 128 QUEST
The reaction to Palm Beach’s first food truck? “It’s been great, as good as we could have expected,” said owner Cheatham. “I think they are getting their ‘niche’ in West Palm Beach,” said Pauline Pitt, another resident. “I am told the word is getting out—and there will soon be lines around the block.” With lots of returning customers, they have gained such a following that people will follow their Twitter updates outside downtown Palm Beach to wherever they are. “People aren’t waiting in the snow and cold,” Cheatham pointed out. “We can run all year.” “Like New York food trucks, there’s no hassle,” said Maxey. “You just drive up, grab a sandwich, it’s a great idea. Everyone loves it. I haven’t heard one bad review. They wish there were more, they wish there was another one.” — Grace Whitney Street food comes to Palm Beach with the Curbside Gourmet. Here, the truck awaits customers for their fresh and organic food.
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