BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #124 — Tuesday, 10.18.11
Compiled today by Chad Kaydo and Jana Schiowitz in New York
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* INCOMING *
1. L.A.'S FASHION EVENT SEASON: From Los Angeles bureau chief Alesandra Dubin: As the season of local fashion events loosely associated with the concept of an L.A. Fashion Week ramps up, L.A. Weekly asked on Monday, "Will the real L.A. Fashion Week please stand up?": “many Angelenos might have no idea that indeed, it is officially runway time here in Los Angeles.”
http://bit.ly/o3xhRS
Coming this weekend is the Gallery's L.A. Fashion Weekend, October 21-23 at Sunset-Gower Studios, as well as Gen Art's Fresh Faces in Fashion event October 22, presented by Moroccanoil and hosted by Zoe Saldana at Vibiana downtown. Rodeo Drive will honor Italian fashion house Missoni and supermodel Iman at its Walk of Style awards October 23.
This past weekend, Concept L.A. Fashion Week took to the Ace Gallery on Wilshire Boulevard over four days. L.A. Times: "The concept of Concept is cool."
http://lat.ms/pXZuH5
Racked: "It seems Concept might have the biggest impact on what future LAFWs look like."
http://bit.ly/gpZr2K
FashionweekLA.com has a full calendar of events—including details on L.A. Fashion Market at the California Market Center, the Select and Coeur trade shows, the Simply Stylist event, and more—running through October 24:
http://bit.ly.E47wj
2. ARE RESTAURANTS GOING CRAZY?: NYT op-ed columnist Frank Bruni revisits his restaurant-reviewing roots: “Romera is Manhattan’s newest culinary oddity, an elegant hideaway whose conceits include the pairing of each dish in an 11-course meal with a lukewarm flavored water in a lidded grappa glass. One water might be infused with leek and radish, another with jasmine and dried seaweed. Most taste like indecisive teas, commitment-phobic broths or pond runoff. ‘Feel free to smell them,’ said a server, as if I might otherwise feel jailed. ‘And to taste them.’ He paused. ‘Make a memory of them.’…It’s the craziest example I’ve encountered of the way our culture’s food madness tips into food psychosis, at least among those with keen appetites and the means to indulge them.”
http://nyti.ms/r6STTp
3. NEW SOCIAL NETWORK: UberMedia's Chime.in content-sharing network combines Twitter-like sharing, blogging, and elements of Reddit. Users can write short articles, follow others, vote on comments, and include their own ads on the page, keeping 100 percent of the revenue. Companies like Disney, Bravo, and E! Online have already signed up for the service. Adweek:
http://bit.ly/nqXhYE
4. DINE-IN ENTERTAINMENT: McDonald's is launching its own channel, McTV, which will stream 22-minute original news segments on local sports, music, fashion, culture, and other topics in its restaurants. L.A. Times: "McDonald's move is part of a broader digital-age strategy by corporate America to create its own platforms to speak directly to customers in an environment uncluttered by other media. Just as individuals have flocked to social media to tell their own stories, McDonald's is the latest in a growing number of image-conscious corporations and institutions that will reach out to consumers by acting as their own studio and network."
http://lat.ms/q1uDYg
* INTERNAL NEWS *
The BizBash New York Expo & Awards is tomorrow at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. Pre-registration has been extended through 5 p.m. today. Half-day passes are also available. For $35, you can get access to the show floor after 3 p.m., attend the awards show, and gain entry to our post-show party at Sir Stage 37.
http://bit.ly/qJ1heX
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: Local venues are seeing a surge in holiday bookings. But companies are partying on a budget, with a focus on activities (such as on-site dumpling classes) instead elaborate cocktail lists. Boston Herald:
http://bit.ly/qgUpTx
CHICAGO: Melt Sandwich Shoppe, a new eatery in Bucktown, seats 33 and is available for buyout. The decor is schoolhouse-inspired, and the menu centers on high-end grilled cheese sandwiches.
As part of Fashion Focus, Dennis Remer of Frost is designing a pop-up shop for student and alumni designers from the International Academy of Design and Technology. On the mall's third floor, the shop opens today and closes Friday.
LAS VEGAS: The Sun on the future of Vegas: "Even before the recession hit, the marginal benefits of building ever-more extravagant casinos and hotels were rapidly diminishing. There just wasn’t enough room for differentiation at a cost guests were prepared to support. Instead of the next chapter in an arms race for luxury, the key to restoring growth in Las Vegas is diversification, especially when it comes to our entertainment options."
http://bit.ly/mVQtct
LOS ANGELES: The numbers are in: This weekend, more than 15,000 guests came out for the nearly 70 events at the first annual Los Angeles Food & Wine, which gathered 100 chefs and 300 wineries for the four-day epicurean festival, headquartered at L.A. Live as well as locations throughout the city, including Santa Monica and Beverly Hills.
The new "Digital Darkroom" group show will open to the public December 17 at the Annenberg Space for Photography.
Chef Bill Bracken and his culinary team at Island Hotel’s Palm Terrace Restaurant & Lounge are partnering with Oak Creek Golf Club in Irvine to manage all food and beverage operations for the golf course starting January 16.
Nominations for 2012 People's Choice Awards will be announced at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills November 8.
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: Chef Michael Schwartz, owner of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, is creating new menus for Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas fine dining restaurant, 150 Central Park. Miami Herald:
http://bit.ly/pJLqmL
NEW YORK: The White House hosts its Hispanic Community Action Summit today at Baruch College. More than a dozen officials will take part in a series of policy conversations.
http://bit.ly/NYCsmt
We hear Landmark Ventures is looking for a senior director of events and strategy.
http://bit.ly/qhjppS
ORLANDO: Day Entertainment & Events is providing the entertainment for Saturday's 12th annual Famous Faces Masquerade Ball to benefit Shepherd's Hope. The event at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort will have an "American Graffiti" theme. Decor from Spectacular Themes and Universal Orlando, sound and light production from Universal Orlando, linens from Kirby Rentals, and centerpieces from Business is Blooming.
TORONTO: Two Canadians qualified for the London Olympics after completing the Toronto Waterfront Marathon Sunday. More than 22,000 people participated in the runs and the event raised a record breaking $3.5-million for local charities.
WASHINGTON: Chef Michel Richard is opening restaurant Meatballs in Penn Quarter. The 1,000-square-foot meatball-themed space will seat 40. The Huffington Post:
http://huff.to/qtYlkS
YOUR NEWS: What are you doing? Tell us: [email protected].
With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, Carla Warrilow in Toronto, and Jana Schiowitz, Anna Sekula, and Courtney Thompson in New York.
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