BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #115 — Wednesday, 10.05.11
Compiled today by Chad Kaydo and Jana Schiowitz in New York
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* INCOMING *
1. TREASURE HUNT BY SONDHEIM: A fund-raiser for Friends in Deed on Monday night had celebrities and donors searching New York's Museum of Natural History for clues in a treasure hunt devised by Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim. New York mag: "[T]he hunt consisted of twelve clues, some visual, some verbal, printed on cards...A section in the instructions labeled 'Advice' included the following tidbits: - 'Don’t concentrate on only one clue at a time. Allow for serendipity.' - 'Don’t use Google. It is not as helpful as you think, and it is cheating.'...At about 8 p.m., Sarah Jessica Parker ran right by us, shrieking, 'I got it! I got it!'"
http://bit.ly/resIrg
2. FRENCH LAUNDRY POP-UP: Thomas Keller brought his restaurant to London's Harrods Saturday, with hundreds of people on the waiting list. During the 10-day event, a 10-course dinner costs $387 per person, plus service charges and wine. Bloomberg:
http://bloom.bg/qETkfH
3. NEW FACEBOOK APP: Constant Contact and Appbistro have created a free new app to help small businesses and organizations promote events and register attendees. Business Wire: "The app gives Facebook fans full event details, allows them to share the event details with their networks, and lets them register right then and there, saving them from clicking through and navigating additional pages."
http://bit.ly/oo7lbr
4. AT APPLE'S IPHONE EVENT: There’s no iPhone 5 coming yet, but Tuesday's press event at Apple HQ in Cupertino, California, got plenty of attention.
NYT Bits blog, on the pre-show tunes: “Led Zeppelin’s ‘When the Levee Breaks’ is playing. Prior to that, it was the Rolling Stones and ‘Under My Thumb.’ Get it? Thumb? Oh, Apple — you so funny. We’ve now moved on to ‘Can’t Explain,’ by the Who, a phrase that is often heard from Apple’s P.R. department.”
http://nyti.ms/qpBoet
* INSPIRATION MOMENT *
The new video from Florence and the Machine, for the song "Shake It Out," takes place at a masked ball:
http://bit.ly/phNnwQ
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: Legal Sea Foods will close its Oyster Festival with "Bivales & Bubbles" October 15. The event will offer a raw bar, oyster tutorials, oyster-and-champagne pairings‚ and an appearance from the Naked Cowboy.
http://bit.ly/F4Rv0
The Culinary Guild of New England and Island Creek Oyster Bar will host a "Feast of the Seven Fishes" November 7 at Hotel Commonwealth.
http://bit.ly/qKWz8e
The Copley Square Hotel will honor breast cancer awareness this month with pink scarves for front desk staff, a speciality pink dessert at on-site restaurant Xhale, and donations to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Market Watch:
http://bit.ly/poTtYe
CHICAGO: Shaw's Crab House will host its Royster With the Oyster festival October 12. The event includes an oyster reception and a multi-course dinner, at the restaurant's Schaumburg location.
Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS will host Dining by Design at the Merchandise Mart November 3-5. Surrounding events include Cocktails by Design, the Table Hop and Taste, and the Student Design Initiative.
http://bit.ly/HGtlM
2Sparrows will open in Lincoln Park Monday. Available for private events, the breakfast, brunch, and lunch spot is helmed by two Charlie Trotter alums and offers menu items such as foie gras pop tarts and a Bloody Mary with house pickled veggies. Urban Daddy:
http://bit.ly/n81jSC
LAS VEGAS: Tulsa-based PennWell Corp., the parent company of LEDs Magazine, announced that it has acquired the LED Show conference and exhibition from founder James Highgate, who will now serve as a consultant. PennWell will hold the event at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino July 30-August 1, 2012.
http://bit.ly/o6dNeK
LOS ANGELES: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art have taken a step toward a museum dedicated to motion pictures and the creation of a new cultural center for the city: On Tuesday night, the academy’s board of governors and their Lacma counterparts agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding to work to establish the academy’s movie museum in the May Company building, currently known as Lacma West.
With offices already in New York and Miami, 10-year-old Shiraz Events is coming to Los Angeles. The firm handles design, production, catering, and model staffing.
Shadow PR has hired Sarah Raimo as managing director for the firm's Los Angeles office. Previously, Raimo worked at Full Picture as the director of publicity.
Hosted by Zoe Saldana, the revival of Gen Art's Fresh Faces in Fashion show is scheduled to close out Style Fashion Week L.A.'s second go at Vibiana October 22. Los Angeles Times:
http://lat.ms/mPHaGf
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, Los Angeles has announced the completion of comprehensive renovations and is inviting guests to a monthlong open house in October.
Big food events coming up in town: DineLA Restaurant Week is October 2-7 and October 9-14, and Los Angeles Food & Wine runs October 13-17.
The nonprofit Friends of L.A. Animal Shelters will launch with an event October 6 at K9s Only in Westwood, and will honor Maria Menounos.
http://bit.ly/p4b1Fg
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: The United States Sommelier Association is hosting a four-course wine dinner at Meat Market.
http://bit.ly/GH93o
NEW YORK: Fans of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" will gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film's release October 5 at Nino's Restaurant.
Companies like NanoLumens will display new products at the Customer Engagement Technology World expo and conference November 9-10 at the Javits Convention Center.
http://bit.ly/hlXXmk
At Shadow PR, Michelle Davidson and Liza Bychkov have been promoted to vice presidents.
The second American Craft Show and Contemporary Art Fair at the Javits Center is November 18-20. The show will highlight 175 artisans.
ORLANDO: The Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld just completed a five-year, $35 million renovation project. The hotel has a new interactive kitchen available for group dinners and cooking classes, and a new 8,000-square-foot lawn adjacent to the pool for functions of 1,000 people. The hotel also renovated its meeting space with new decor and the addition of two rooms.
TORONTO: Supermodel Coco Rocha is attending the grand opening of the Topshop and Topman Canadian flagship location in the Yorkdale Shopping Centre today. Attendees will be treated to makeovers and an in-store photo booth.
To raise awareness for Rethink Breast Cancer and Boobyball on October 14, topless models—--petal nipple covers in place—--promoted the cause in Dundas Square earlier this week with slogans like "Where cleavage meets charity" and "Hang out for a good cause" written across their breasts. The stunt must have worked; the 10th annual Boobyball sold out in a record five days. Images and video from The Toronto Star:
http://bit.ly/nLYzzP
WASHINGTON: The National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Industry Awards is accepting applications for its two categories, the Restaurant Neighbor Award and the Faces of Diversity Award. Restaurants can apply online before December 5:
http://bit.ly/mUh3LL
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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