29 January 2007

Worn Women, Wealthy Men: Pocket Change: NYC


Now, we here at W4 have always understood and frankly promoted the concept of wealthy men and extremely attractive women, but we take it seriously, unlike others. Pocket Change has organized an evening of "speed-dating" between supposedly wealthy gents and attractive sluts. Initially we were excited that someone was following through with such a decadent concept, but then we saw the nominees. The guys consist mostly of token i-bankers with not enough financials to be taken seriously by our standards (but maybe we'll let you chaps intern at W4 HQ making sure Boris' IV is kept filled with Black Label). Especially amusing is the "Entrusted Assets" section of their profiles.

The ladies are an amusing lot too (click above photo for more detail). The wet one named Gilda isn't bad looking although probably because she's wet. One of our constituents remembers partaking of the doublemint twins at the old American Beauties 60th street den of sin. And the Angelina Jolie lookalike has actually presented a photo of Angelina Jolie, which we thought was an interesting tactic. Regardless, to all the hombres y mujeres involved in this event, Good Luck and Good Hunting!

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Pocket Change Speed Dating, 7 February 2007, Bruno Jamais, New York City.

+Bruno Jamais, 24 East 81st Street, New York +1 212 396 3444.
+American Beauties (R.I.P.), 242 East 60th Street, New York.

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Farmer's Market: Fuel: Charlottesville


Farmer's Market reports from the backwaters of Virginia where gas, food and liquor seem to intercept:

Gas stations are generally dirty places full of overpriced oil, junk food, cigarettes and obnoxious vagrants. However, leaved it some crazed monied Virginians to help you drink and drive your luxury SUV in style. Fuel, a gas station located in deep in the comfortable hills of Charlottesville is worth refilling at. Owned by the Kluge Estate Vineyard, the station fronts as a gas station but is in fact the town's equivalent of New York's E.A.T. or Dean and Deluca. Part coffee bar, part prepared food store, part liquor store, and part restaurant, Fuel serves some of the best eggs benedict we've had south of DC. Weekly wine tastings from the Kluge estate help to ensure that your engine is well lubricated for the drive through the rolling Blue Mountains on your way to Monticello.

+Fuel Co., 901 E Market St, Charlottesville, 22902 +1 434 220-3700
+DC Update From El Captain: Disco: Lima, 1401 K Street Washington DC, +1 202 789 2800

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27 January 2007

Boris Gets Kobe at Kai: New York


On a recent Friday night, after a long Thursday night of debauchery at one of my shady favorites Bruno on 58th (not to be confused with Bruno Jamais on 81st) with a cast of some of my favorite heavyweight Italian compadres involving an imperial of Brunello del Montelpuciano, plates of pasta, veal, countless Blue Labels, and some amazing handrolled Graycliffs, I decided to attempt to dine light and searched for some solid Japanese on the Upper East Side. What I found was beyond phenomenal. I went to dine at an institution named KAI. It's located on Madison above the rarely frequented Itoen teahouse. All black and very sleek, it looks like a set from "Black Rain". Sat at the bar (always a must if one hopes to get the best). Ordered the chef's omakase and let me tell you as a complete sushi/Japanese food snob I found it to be fucking incredible! The meal seemed to go on forever with countless innovative courses. First a sampling of mostly vegetable-based amuses, followed by a soup filled with grilled crab, then a leg of succulent King Crab, some sashimi (the Toro was perfect), then a seared cod, followed by sushi (specifically the eel was delicious and there are quite a few who screw that fish up), then a perfectly-done Wagyu steak paired with a smoked salt (seriously fuck off Kobe Club you have no idea), then a rice dish with chopped Toro and scallions as a "palate cleanser", and finally a Bento Box of varied desserts among which the cheesecake especially struck my fancy. This place definitely gives Kuruma a run for their money although it's a bit apples to oranges as Kuruma is strictly sushi and sashimi. A minor downside was some annoying couple harassing some seemingly pleasant Japanese man and going on and on about how they were such hot shit, buy everything Japanese, and have warehouses filled with Japanese fashion. I had a warehouse full of Matsuda at age 12, but those were the 80s so it was acceptable. Nevermind the irritating Japanophiles, KAI is definitely one to try.

Still shady, just flying under the radar baby,
Boris

+KAI, 822 Madison Avenue, New York +1 212 988 7277
+Kuruma Zushi, 7 East 47th Street, New York +1 212 317 2802
+Bruno Ristorante, 240 East 58th Street, New York +1 212 688 4190

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24 January 2007

JAPs Can Yap: Prada Phone Unleashed


Tango Alpha reports that obnoxious women can now yap on their Pradas:

"Bonjour Victims! Comrades! Allies!

How many phones do we really need?? With the anthem of New Years releases like the I-Phone and others Miuccia sent us a press release on her new phone. Let’s face it, nothing right now has the drama of the old army of messengers like the pony express running around delivering your every worthless thought. How many Prada logos can they put on this thing anyway? I’d rather have TANGO ALPHA tattooed all over it instead of some brand name or at least they could put their bling on the backside of the contraption rather than on the front. The touch screen doesn't have the sensitivity that the Apple products do, but the design overall isn't bad. There are always more of these damn gadgets coming out every month which are more hi-tech then previous versions which makes me want to wait until they come out with the implants. Give me some nanotechnology inside my immortal flesh and I will be quite pleased! In the meantime, check out the phone, add it to your globe-trotting luggage and call it a day.

-TANGO ALPHA OUT"

LG Prada Phone

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17 January 2007

Post Punta Party Wrap Up: Boris


Boris sends in his final notes from Punta Del Este:

"Senoras and Senores,

It's Boris and I just thought I'd elaborate on our team's Punta Del Este intel.

La Huella:
Beach club in Jose Ignacio. Nouveau but more attractive Club 55 style crowd. Fun place, lots of lovely chickarooroos. The thing to eat here is the mussells and a bottle of Clerico and one of their special Dulce de Leche Volcans for dessert.

El Palenque:
Excellent steakhouse in Punta. The vibe kind of feels like a Dave & Buster's or some sort of family bullshit restaurant, but the meat is really good. Go for the baby beef (basically a prime cut of ribeye) and a nice cold cerveza.

Sioux:
Fun little bar in La Barra. Sleek. Costes style decor in this spot. Avoid the inside though, it's claustrophobic and the house music's too loud. Get a table outside and hunker down with a scotch or 10 to watch the pretty chicas walking by and in and out, specifically one beauty wearing a short striped getup that my team noticed DECORUM! DECORUM!

Still running shit in '07
Boris"

+La Huella, Playa Brava Jose Ignacio, Maldonado, Uruguay +598 0486 2279.
+El Palenque,Avenida Roosevelt y Parada 6, Punta Del Este, Uruguay +598 042 494257.
+Sioux, La Barra, Uruguay.

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15 January 2007

Boris: Kobe Club: NYC



"On a recent evening, in an effort to escape my new Upper East den of insanity, I ventured out to the newly-opened Jeffrey Chodorow steakhouse Kobe Club. Located in the old location of Mix on 58th, the place has been transformed into what looks like an S & M club. It's dark everywhere and there are hundreds of samurai swords hanging from the ceiling, which is an interesting concept but kind of anxiety-causing in reality. The crowd was fairly Jersey/trashy but not terribly so. There were only a handful of gents wearing loud cheap wannabe Etro shirts with unpleasantly wide collars. In terms of the food, some of it was excellent and some of it was extremely mediocre. To start we were presented with a Kobe hot dog as an amuse bouche (that was when this fat Russian knew he was in the right place). Following said Japanese perro caliente, I consumed the fried oysters prepared with creamed spinach, lobster bernaise, and a dollop of caviar which were fucking delicious although rich enough to kill a herd of goats. Now down to business--the meats. I tried all different types of their Kobe and its derivatives and to be quite honest the most tender and flavorful was the Australian. The Japanese was too bland and the American shit almost tasted like cheese it was so gamey. On a happier note, two excellent side dishes we included in our meal were the Kobe bacon (I guess you can't really go wrong with that) and an unbelievable white truffle creamed corn. For beverages, I was saddened to find what looked like a bottle menu from a nightclub including Kobe punches which tasted like bubble gum. I stuck with the house Pinot Noir and I was perfectly happy. All in all, Kobe Club is a good new find but mostly it made me want to take a trip to Aussieland and bring myself home a new beer-rubbed bovine buddy to gnaw on."

+Kobe Club, 68 West 58th Street New York, NY +1 212 644-5623.

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02 January 2007

Party in Punta: Punta Del Este: Uruguay



The W4 team washes ashore in South American playpen of Punta Del Este to celebrate New Years and sends back these updates:

Los Negros
Very pleasant lunch spot by the water in Jose Ignacio, which is about a 20 minute drive from La Barra. Honestly felt like The Lafayette Club minus the annoying New Yorkers. Make sure to sit outside overlooking the water, because the heat inside is overwhelming. French-style red and white striped awnings keep the sun out of your eyes. The place is a large cottage with red doors everywhere, one of which is the loo that took forever to find (I almost locked this woman and I into the anti room much to her horror). Things to eat at Los Negros: a delicious beef carpaccio, a grilled baby octopus, the fresh figs and mozarella, and the chicken which was massive but extremely tasty. Cocktails Cocktails! A Superb fresh peach juice and vodka concoction to start followed by a perfect white wine sangriam The crowd: think old-guard Brazilians and Argentines a la vintage St. Tropez.
+Los Negros, Faro Jose Ignacio, Punta Del Este, +598 0486 2091

Tequila
Disco baby! A solid nightspot in Las Barras to get your groove on. Fairly tough door, mostly to keep out the vulgar and badly-dressed. After some discussion with a burly doorman and an attractive hostess about my need for alcohol, my green Kiton jeans, and oh yes about 1,000 USD in cash I was granted admission. Inside the decor was lots of red and black with booths scattered about-a bit like my teenage memories of my beloved Au Bar back when it opened. The crowd was good-looking and sharply dressed. The beats were good, albeit a year old (this is better than the rest of town which varies between 5 and 10-year old vintage music). Cash (lots of it) and dress code are king here. With that equation in mind, everyone will play nice.
Ed. note: Sister club to the famed Tequilla in Beunos Aires.
+Tequila, La Barra, Punta Del Este, +598 098 950960

+W4 Photog: Caneel Bay, St. John, 22 November 2006.

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