My Week Off: República Dominicana

January 7th, 2010
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Week Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I currently own three restaurants in NYC. And you have how many weeks off a year, generally? I try to take off at least twice a year, for about a week to 10 days […]

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My Week Off: Las Vegas…

January 7th, 2010
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Week Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I was a floor manager and beverage director for a [very popular] 110+ seat restaurant in SoHo, but I recently left. I’m currently on hiatus to travel until March.     And you have […]

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My Week Off: Turks & Caicos

January 6th, 2010
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Week Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I’m a chef. [And commercial kitchen consultant for several popular restaurants worldwide]. And you have how many weeks off a year, generally? Total? About 5 or 6. What made you choose the Turks & […]

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My Week Off: Costa Rica

January 6th, 2010
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Week Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I’m a real estate investor, developer and entrepreneur with considerable financial interest in the F&B industry. And you have how many weeks off a year, generally? I tend to take a lot of shorter […]

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My Week Off: Virgin Gorda

January 5th, 2010
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Week Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I was a General Manager/Maitre d’ for an [popular] restaurant in Tribeca, but I left there about a month ago. I also used to be a managing partner for a Midtown restaurant several years […]

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F&F: Hakkasan (Miami Beach)

December 15th, 2009
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PX This presents THE F&F REVIEW Hey, sorry we couldn’t make it to "Friends&Family," we were out of town/ had to work/ not invited. We’re really glad we finally managed to come by, though— it’s so nice to see you! What’s that? You would still like us to take the time to fill out the […]

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The Standard Expand-ard

December 3rd, 2009
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  Start packing your bags now. Two must-visit destinations are about to get hotter (and not just due to global warming). Your beloved chain of snazzy flophouses, by your favorite cute diminutive hotelier, is expanding to include locations in both London and Costa Rica. Plus, you can probably expect to see some familiar faces to […]

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The Travel Series – 04

October 15th, 2009
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hey remember when i said everybody is travelling this month? well in honor of peoples gallivanting alls over the globe when they should really probably be back home honoring all their responsibilites and whatnot, PX This is proud to bring you the fourth installation of our ongoing TRAVEL SERIES… … wherein some of the coolest […]

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Priceless

October 13th, 2009
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Yup, it’s perennial Travel Month at PX This. Hooray! But now it’s time to lighten it up just a bit around here, since I’m sure the last few film recommendations completely swept you up and away and had you sobbing and weeping like a pitiful little bitch. Have no fear— some laughter, hilarity and gaiety […]

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“the CentroVinoteca of Lugano…”

October 7th, 2009
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"the Centro Vinoteca of Lugano, Switzerland…" is Bottegone del Vino? hmmm. not quite. it’s very nice though. and the waiters are super sweet. plus i’m a total sucker for any "uneducated unskilled blue collar service sector (wing collar?)" multilingual human being so you know how that is.       and yes, they do indeed […]

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