Category Archives: Front Desk New York

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  A Chip on the Old Block (May-June 2009)

  Posted on June 1, 2009 by gilliantelling in Front Desk New York

  Ask any New Yorker who that white-haired man is saying hello to everyone on the corner of 6th Avenue and Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, and they’ll tell you Silvano Marchetto of course, owner of Da Silvano. The New York institution has been around for 30 years, with Silvano himself at the helm. Now, his [...]

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  And The Award Goes To… (Jul-Aug 2008)

  Posted on March 30, 2009 by gilliantelling in Front Desk New York

  The most prestigious annual food awards come courtesy of New York’s James Beard Foundation. (The coveted award is like an Oscar for foodies). We take a look at the local culinary whizzes who were nominated for top honors this year. OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT: GRAMMERCY TAVERN This New York staple has been serving upscale American taverna cuisine [...]

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  Your Best Shape Ever (May-Jun 2008)

  Posted on March 30, 2009 by gilliantelling in Front Desk New York

  Someone once told me to think of my face as a beautiful painting—one that deserved to be in a beautiful frame—and to think of our eyebrows as our face’s natural frame. I believe she was trying to tell me to do something about my horrific, untamed brows, and so, I have been plucking them into [...]

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  A Girl’s Best Friend (Mar-Apr 2008)

  Posted on March 30, 2009 by gilliantelling in Front Desk New York

  Ivanka Trump, the gorgeous daughter of one of the world’s most famous businessmen, is certainly no slouch herself—she attended Wharton business school, is the VP of Real Estate Development for Trump and a boardroom adviser on The Apprentice. But now she has a successful solo venture— a fine jewelry boutique on Madison Avenue, featuring a [...]

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  All in the Family (Nov 2008)

  Posted on March 30, 2009 by gilliantelling in Front Desk New York

  Anyone who has ever lived in San Francisco knows local nightlife king and man-about-town Harry Denton, owner of the popular Harry Denton’s Starlight Room. But there’s another set of Dentons who have made their mark in the hospitality industry—Harry’s nephews, Jason and Joe, the owners of three popular Italian restaurants in New York. Jason, the [...]

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