From your ‘in’ at Nobu that lets you bypass the busy signals, to your Fashion Week contact at Butter. But every once in a while, it’s nice to side-step all of that and still feel like a regular.

Allow us then to introduce you to CelebrityTables.com. Taking care of the “rest” in restaurant, CelebrityTables lets you put your money where your mouth is. Join and become a member, scour the listings, slide over a small fee, and just that easy you can strut into dinner with your date in tow. New York, Los Angeles and Miami’s booked restaurants are only a click away. Party of six at Stanton Social on Friday? No sweat. Four of you craving Little Owl’s pork chops tonight? Easy. The site also accepts corporate memberships for those professionals who often find themselves conducting business over dinner.

And in the spirit of the season, CelebrityTables.com is partnering with the Bermuda Department of Tourism and giving away three free trips to Bermuda through January 31, 2009. All you have to do is sign-up at CelebrityTables.com to become a registered member and you will be entered to win a 4 Day/3 Night trip every time you purchase a reservation. Three grand prize winners and their guests will enjoy round-trip airfare for two, hotel accommodations for two and complimentary dinner for two each night with Bermuda’s top chefs.

Now you only have to worry about what’s really important… like what to wear.


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And with Autumn arriving, it’s time to trade up to a new drink for the new season.

Skip the usual cocktails for something more exotic and refreshing. Find it at… The Joy of Sake. If you already know about the country’s premiere sake tasting event, just skip ahead to joyofsake.com for access. For everyone else, The Joy of Sake is the ultimate tasting of premium sakes in the U.S.

This year, over 300 premium sakes (327 to be exact) will find their way onto three floors at Webster Hall—including over 100 that never make it to the US aside from this event. There, you’ll learn to taste the difference between chewy junmai sakes, zippy ginjos, and delicate, aromatic daiginjo labels. Veteran aficionados head for bottles sporting colored stars–the winners of gold and silver awards at the 2008 U.S. National Sake Appraisal held last month in Honolulu.

To enhance your tasting, the city’s top restaurants are lending small plates and appetizers to the cause. Feast on complementary Japanese and pan-Asian fare from 15 East, Bond St, Nobu, Sakagura, SushiSamba, wd-50, and a host of other A-List eateries.

The best part?

You have three hours to indulge in it all.

The Joy of Sake kicks off at 6 p.m. on Thursday (9/25) at Webster Hall, 125 East 11th Street (off Third Avenue).


To score a ticket for Thursday’s main event or to learn more about The Joy of Sake, the country’s largest sake tasting event, head to JoyOfSake.com.

That sounds about right. Brewtopia: The Great World Beer Festival is the longest running festival dedicated to the enjoyment of finely crafted beer in New York City history.

This year’s event will be held at Pier 92 (60,000 square feet of beer!), the “Show Pier” located in midtown Manhattan at 52nd Street and the Hudson River, and will bring together hundreds of brewers and thousand of participants. A mere $49.99 will give you full access to this planet’s most awesome tribute to malted barley. You’ll revel in the sounds of live bands jamming on center stage, be amazed by fun games, and even get a souvenir glass to remind yourself that you sampled over 50 beers in one setting.

You also be supporting Hope For A Cure, Brewtopia’s choice non-profit, in helping to raise awareness for Parkinson’s disease.

So grab your fellow beerman and come on down.

This brew’s for you.

For more information and tickets, visit worldbeerfest.com, or call (800) 935-8537. Tickets are also available at the door (cash only).


Brewtopia V: The Great World Beer Festival
Pier 92, 52nd Street and the Hudson River
Friday 10/26: 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday 10/27: Session 1, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. & Session 2, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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Sure, English may be the most universal language on Earth, but the Japanese speak your language. After all, when was the last time you dined on haute British cuisine?

Right, we can’t remember either.

Thankfully, you only have to remember one sacred word to gain passage into the über-chic world of Japanese fare — “Joy of Sake.” (Okay, that’s three words, but sake is the only one that matters).

This year’s Joy of Sake New York event features over 300 premium sakes. Paired with an array of complementary appetizers from your favorite celebrity chefs including Nobu’s Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, and Megu’s Koji Imai, it may be the most palatable $75 you’ve ever spent.

Add to that the opportunity to sample rare labels not available in the U.S. and you’ve nearly enticed yourself to spend another Thursday night in Soho.

Smooth, irresistible, refreshingly innovative; you may have met your match…

Or 300 of them.


The Joy of Sake takes place on Thursday, September 27, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. $75 per person, $90 at the door (if available).

Purchase tickets at joyofsake.com or by calling (212) 799-7243.


The Joy of Sake New York
The Puck Building
295 Lafayette Street (between Prince and Houston Streets)
joyofsake.com