fashionably petite: June 2015

Sunday, June 28, 2015

22nd Annual Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America

Flourless chocolate cake, peanut butter mousse and caramel cake

On June 1, 2015, Dessert Professional magazine honored the Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America for 2015 at La. Venue at 608 West 28th Street. Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America was presented by Guittard Chocolate, KitchenAid, Beurremont, and Nielsen-Massey. The awards event recognizes the top toques of tuile, cocoa, and sugar for their talent and unique culinary vision, with the 2015 winners featured in the upcoming August issue of Dessert Professional.

Attendees indulged in an evening of desserts created by the 2015 Top Ten honorees:

LISA BAILEY - D Bar, Denver, CO & San Diego, CA

MICHELLE GAYER - Salty Tart, Minneapolis, MN

JIMMY LECLERC - Laduree USA

SALVATORE MARTONE - Atelier Joel Robuchon, Las Vegas, NV

MAURA METHENY - Norman Love Confections, Ft. Myers, FL

THOMAS RAQUEL - Le Bernardin, New York, NY

THIAGO SILVA - EMM Group

MIROSLAV USKOKOVIC - Gramercy Tavern, New York, NY

WILLIAM WERNER - Craftsman & Wolves, San Francisco, CA

ZAC YOUNG - David Burke Group

2015 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Sebastien Cannone, M.O.F

Co-Founder

The French Pastry School, Chicago, IL

MAURA METHENY - Norman Love Confections, Ft. Myers, FL

Black forest cherry cake in a white chocolate mushroom

SALVATORE MARTONE - Atelier Joel Robuchon, Las Vegas, NV

WILLIAM WERNER - Craftsman & Wolves, San Francisco, CA

Blueberry, hazelnut and earl grey

Coffee, yuzu, and coconut

ZAC YOUNG - David Burke Group

Maple bourbon glazed doughnut with candied bacon

THOMAS RAQUEL - Le Bernardin, New York, NY

Strawberry crumble made with liquid nitrogen

THIAGO SILVA - EMM Group

Passion fruit chocolate mousse in a chocolate shell

JIMMY LECLERC - Laduree USA

LISA BAILEY - D Bar, Denver, CO & San Diego, CA

Peaches and cream buttermilk panna cotta

with honey rosemary pecan crumble

Pink Serbians with strawberry milk and strawberry liquor

MIROSLAV USKOKOVIC - Gramercy Tavern, New York, NY

- Kim Weling

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Saks Fifth Avenue Cirque de Beauté - June 25th

On Thursday, June 25, Saks Fifth Avenue’s New York City flagship invites you to experience Cirque de Beauté: a summer beauty spectacular featuring astonishing age-defying feats, irresistible indulgences and gifts galore with your beauty purchases.

Cirque-inspired talent will be featured along Fifth Avenue in front of the store windows and throughout the beauty floor to celebrate Cirque de Beauté. Highly stylized 15-minute experiential talent acts will rotate throughout the day ranging from the elegant to the avant garde. Featured entertainment will include jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, magicians, stilt walkers and an aerial birdcage to entertain customers and create conversations. In addition, complimentary circus style snacks will be served and a French jazz trio will provide live music.

Customers can preview countless exclusive new summer and fall products including Tom Ford Noir Pour Femme, Bobbi Brown 8-shade lip Palette and Lancome Grandiose Colored Mascaras and Limited-Edition Genefique, to name a few. And celebrity makeup artists will be available to share the inside scoop on summer beauty tips while your favorite beauty brands offer irresistible indulgences from complimentary facials, to hand massages to bottle engraving and beyond.

Check out the list of Cirque de Beauté event offerings. Plus, receive an exclusive red, white and black cosmetics pouch filled with gifts with your $175 beauty purchase. SaksFirst members will also receive Double Points on all beauty purchases for the day.

WHEN: Thursday, June 25, 10 am – 8:30 pm

WHERE: Saks Fifth Avenue New York, Fifth Avenue and 50th Street

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Madewell Sample Sale - 6/23 - 6/28/15

JOIN US JUNE 23RD THROUGH JUNE 28TH FOR UP TO 60% OFF MADEWELL SPRING AND SUMMER COLLECTIONS.

151 WOOSTER STREET

(BTWN HOUSTON & PRINCE ST.)

NYC NY 10012

N/R TRAIN TO PRINCE ST.

C/E TRAIN TO SPRING ST.

B/D/F/M TRAIN TO BROADWAY-LAFAYETTE

JUNE 23RD - JUNE 28TH

TUESDAY - SATURDAY : 10AM-8PM

SUNDAY : 11AM-5PM

FLUTTERBACK OVERLAY DRESS

RETAIL $148

SALE PRICE $60

ZIP TRANSPORT TOTE

RETAIL $188

SALE PRICE $90

ABBI SLINGBACK

RETAIL $108

SALE PRICE $65

J.Crew Sample Sale - 6/23 - 6/28/15

THE J.CREW SAMPLE SALE IS BACK, AND BIGGER THAN EVER!

ENJOY UP TO 60% OFF RETAIL PRICES FROM THEIR SPRING AND SUMMER COLLECTIONS FOR WOMENS, MENS, AND CREWCUTS FOR KIDS. JOIN US JUNE 23RD THROUGH JUNE 28TH AT TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS.

WOMENS & CREWCUTS

260 FIFTH AVENUE

(28/29TH STREET)

NYC NY 10001

N/R/6 TRAIN TO 28TH STREET

MENS

129 PRINCE STREET

(BTWN WOOSTER ST. & W. BROADWAY)

NYC NY 10012

N/R TRAIN TO PRINCE ST.

C/E TRAIN TO SPRING ST.

B/D/F/M TRAIN TO BROADWAY-LAFAYETTE

JUNE 23RD - JUNE 28TH

TUESDAY - SATURDAY : 10AM-8PM

SUNDAY : 11AM-5PM

J.CREW COLLECTION : SILK TWILL SHELL

RETAIL $228

SALE PRICE $90

J.CREW WOMENS : RAFFIA ANKLE-TIE HIGH HEEL

RETAIL $178

SALE PRICE $100

J.CREW MENS : LUDLOW SPORTCOAT

RETAIL $248

SALE PRICE $120

CREWCUTS : BOARDSHORTS

RETAIL $55

SALE PRICE $15

Sunday, June 21, 2015

ICFF 2015 Highlights

Vitra

It's been a few years since I've attended ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) and it has expanded to cover a range of home categories including furniture, carpet & flooring, wall coverings, accessories and kitchen and bath. Check out highlights from the show and my furniture favorites.