STAR-POWEREDHOTSPOTS
I
nAmerica’s see-and-be-seendining
culture, someof thebrightest star
power is not hiding in a restaurant’s
corner booth, it’s on the investment
papers. Thedelicious
TRIBECA GRILL
, co-
ownedby
RobertDeNiro
and restaurateur
DrewNieportent, togetherwith someof
DeNiro's celebpalswhohave invested
in it (including
BillMurray, Christopher
Walken
, and
SeanPenn)
, helpedput
thisNYCneighborhoodon themap.
Jill
Hennessy
, who starred inNBC’sCrossing
Jordan, andhusband
PaoloMastropietro
own theNew Jersey eatery
HENNESSY’S
TAVERN
. InMiami,
DannyDevito
has
introduced an Italian chophouse (andhis
ownbrandof limoncello) to the sassy
SouthBeach crowd at
DEVITO SOUTH BEACH
,
while inAtlanta actor
AshtonKutcher
co-owns the sensual sushi hot spot
GEISHA
HOUSE
.Meanwhile, in cities across the
country—AtlanticCity, Chicago (due
toopen soon), andManhattan—music
mogul
JayZ
is adding somehip-hop style
to the sports-bar scenewithoutposts of
his swank
THE 40/40 CLUB
.
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N.A.
Left to right: RobertDeNiro’s TribecaGrill
andAshtonKutcher’sGeishaHouse
Bathed inacolorpaletteof ceruleanblue, black,
andwhite,TheButterflyRoomat
CECCONI’S
in
WestHollywoodshowcaseshorizontallystriped
Italianmarble floors, customblue leather
chairs, and,mostnotably, amillion-dollar
DamienHirstheart-shapedoriginal painting.
cecconiswesthollywood.com —
N.A.
Million-DollarView
Bubbly just got better.
LAURENT-
PERRIERULTRABRUT
champagne
uses nodosage,but rather
grapeswith high sugar levels
and low acidity.With a crystal-
bright color and complex
aroma, its flavors of citrus and
honeysuckle blend in your
mouth, finishingwith a clean,
lingering tasteof a seasidewalk
along a flower-flankedpath.
laurentperrierus.com
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N.A.
TOASTING
FALL
FALL 2009
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