Thursday, April 28, 2011

Style

David Barton  at his gym at  Astor Place.
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David Barton  at his gym at  Astor Place.

For 20 years, David Barton has ruled the New York gym scene. But marital woes and financial problems are now his biggest challenges.

Civility on the Way Out? Add Dogs to That List

High-end hounds and pampered pooches seem to be acting out everywhere these days, in doorman buildings, the gated homes of Los Angeles or on manicured Hamptons lawns.

Up Close

Put Me in That Suit, Coach

The stylist Rachel Johnson helps the Knicks’ Amar’e Stoudemire turn heads off the court.

Critical Shopper

Low Tide and Lower Ambitions

A clothing outpost for those who might be activity-disinclined.

Parties
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The Royal Wedding: What Designer Will Kate Middleton Wear?

There has been much speculation about which designer the princess-to-be will wear on April 29. Submit your best guess here.

Dogs Will Be Dogs

Are dogs getting an unleashed sense of entitlement from their owners?

At Home With Moby

A Castle for the King of Techno

Moby stands in his pool house, which has a view of the Hollywood Hills.
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Moby stands in his pool house, which has a view of the Hollywood Hills.

Moby, once the ultimate downtown New York musician, now lives in a 1920s castle in the Hollywood Hills.

Design Notebook

Kips Bay Decorated, and Curated

Designers flexed their curatorial muscles at the annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House, animating their spaces with contemporary art.

As Buds Open, So Do Doors: Home and Garden Tours, 2011

Throughout the Northeast and beyond, there are mansions, studio apartments, bungalows and row houses to suit every taste.

Domestic Lives

Cooking With Children

With small children in the equation, a father tries to cook and clean up as he serves Sunday brunch, but success is elusive.

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The Kips Bay Decorator Show House, Room by Room

Spaces by a dozen of the designers featured in the show house.

Moby’s Castle in the Hollywood Hills

The musician spent $2 million restoring a 1920s house with views of Beachwood Canyon and the Hollywood Reservoir.

The Curious Cook

In Salts, a Pinch of Bali or a Dash of Spain

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We now have “selmeliers” to expound on the flavors and textures of various salts, but sensory scientists say most of them taste the same.

Star Chef, Facing a Suit, Files for Bankruptcy

The Chapter 7 petition by the celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian may help him to fend off more than $1 million in legal claims from his former kitchen staff at Country.

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Restaurant Review | The Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare

The Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare

César Ramirez’s restaurant in downtown Brooklyn is a kind of sui generis exercise in personal expression, and one of the more extraordinary restaurants in New York City.

A Chef Who Is Vegetarian in Fame if Not in Fact

The English chef Yotam Ottolenghi, who has made vegetables chic, also eats meat — a fact that discredits him in the eyes of the most devout abstainers.

The Devil Crabs of Tampa

The oversize fried seafood croquettes, which became popular in the early 1900s, are a staple of local street food in Tampa, Fla.

Brooklyn Fare

Photos of the downtown Brooklyn restaurant where the chef César Ramirez cooks for just 18 people, reviewed by Sam Sifton this week.

Cafe Kiev, Ukrainian Food in Brooklyn

Inside the family-run cafe, which opened last autumn just off Kings Highway in Gravesend.

Joseph Varet carries Esther Kim during their traditional Korean ceremony.
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Joseph Varet carries Esther Kim during their traditional Korean ceremony.

Esther Kim and Joseph Varet met pursuing a mutual interest, supporting an organization that promotes performing artists.

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Samurai Shopper | Queen for a Day

Even if you're not fascinated by the entitlements of a family granted enormous privileges by accidents of birth, you can, in true Yankee spirit, salute the cottage industry - castle industry, really - engendered by the monarch.

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For All Those Who Aren’t on the Royal Guest List

All sorts of marketers, whether they’re selling kitchen staples, posters or pizza, are capitalizing on the royal wedding. For some consumers, it has gone a bit too far.

Much Ado Over Royal Wedding in Secular Republic of France

For a country proud of its republican streak, France is making quite a fuss over the upcoming marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton.

The Royal Wedding

Stay with The New York Times on April 29 for complete coverage of Prince William’s and Kate Middleton’s wedding, which will include live video streaming from the event, slide shows, live blogging and more.

Guest List Prompts Talk of Royal Snubs

A lack of space was the reported reason for excluding Britain’s two last prime ministers, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, from Prince William’s wedding.

Goal

Soccer Royalty and the Royal Wedding

David Beckham will attend the royal wedding in London on Friday, the jet off to rejoin his Los Angeles Galaxy teammates for their M.L.S. match outside Dallas on Saturday.

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Vows: Lauren & Amy

Amy Rogers and Lauren Schwartzreich fell in love after meeting at a Midtown drag show where a mutual friend was performing.

T's Summer Fashion and Beauty issue is loaded with gems: from stories on diamonds to a profile on the multifaceted Cate Blanchett.

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Get in the Swim

It's time to unleash your inner Gidget -- or CZ Guest or Kate Bosworth.

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Glass Menagerie

Gregory Parkinson's collaboration with Ten Thousand Things has led to a series of enamel talismans that have become a permanent fixture for the boutique.

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Say Yes to the Dress

The latest in prim and proper grazes the wrist and the knee and never looked hotter.

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Now Dazzling | Museo Soumaya in Mexico City

Mexico City's newest art museum, a labor of love from Carlos Slim Helu, has certainly got the art world talking.

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Eye Candy

James Rasin discusses his the subject of his new documentary, Candy Darling, and her lasting legacy.

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Now Serving | The Crème Citron Rapide

Daniel Rose, creator of Spring restaurant in Paris's First Arrondissement, shares one of his favorite desserts.

Core Valuables

For designers and clients alike, some clothes are just money in the bank.

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Seeing Things | Adam Silverman's Reverse Archaeology

In his latest project, the Los Angeles potter pays tribute to his favorite architects at the site of the Kimbell Art Museum.

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Now Serving | Tiny's and the Bar Upstairs

Matt Abramcyk discusses how he turned a landmark TriBeCa townhouse into his latest culinary adventure.

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Face Time | Josie Maran

The former model, now founder of a cosmetics line, reveals her makeup regimen.

The Moment
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Window Shopping

From London to New York, Yohji to Yves, the 1930s to 2011, our curated list of exhibitions spotlight solo designers and give new meaning to the words, "just looking."

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The Selby | Hugue Dufour of M. Wells

Dufour, a French-trained chef, churns out ambitious dishes like foie gras tamales and bone marrow topped with escargot.

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Rave New World

The off-again-on-again Manhattan club night Ghe20 Goth1k is a creative oasis within New York's flagging night-life scene.

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Now Reading | 'American Fashion Travel'

A new book collects travel questionnaires from American designers including Tommy Hilfiger, Phillip Lim, Cynthia Rowley and Alexander Wang.

The New School

When Central Saint Martins moves across London, will it lose its cool?

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Hammer and Tickle

These Soviet-born litterateurs specialize in a classic Russian genre: turning bad times into good fun.

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Knockouts

The brutal beauty of the boxer is captured in a short documentary by Alasdair McLellan, the Britain-based fashion photographer.

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Lapel Invader

Taj Melendez's Atari-esque series of bead brooches and barrettes may just be the new fashion accessory must-have.

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Asked and Answered | Deborah Ann Woll

The young actress cut her teeth - err, fangs - as the innocent Christian turned insidious vampire Jessica Hamby on HBO's "True Blood."

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Profile in Style | Ikram Goldman

For the Chicago-based retailer, fashion is a family affair.

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