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BAHR CHÉ HOSTS FACE TO FACE CHARITY

Well...this is one zip code we wish we spent more time in----and what a draw--- to re-visit the contemporary wine boutique/bar BAHR CHÉ ...on a recent Thursday evening....when owner Camille Glickman, teamed up with the talented and congenial, Andrew Jacono, M.D., F.A.C.S. to host a festive gathering ----with all proceeds earmarked for " FACE TO FACE" Committee for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (AAFPRS),  a national project offering pro bono consultation and surgery to victims of domestic violence. and Healing the Children  which coordinates mission trips to third world countries to children receive surgeries unavailable to them due to a lack of medical and financial resources.   We had a nice chat with all-including Dr. Jacono who recently returned from Thailand where he performed pro bono plastic surgeries---with a major assist from his son. ( http://www.thaichildrenmissions.com ) And we got the 411 on all those wine bottles that...

THE HALF KING: 10th ANNIVERSARY PARTY

WHAT WE DID ON TUESDAY NIGHT ---was have a total blast--- at a packed house party honoring our ‘go to’ eatery in Chelsea, The Half King. … A bar (30 feet!)/restaurant---that manages to pour the beer right , provide really healthy, fresh ingredients' embedded dishes… and shut down every artery, one at a time kind of dig-in bar food--- that we crave, comfy décor made from salvaged barn wood, an outdoors hang in the front and back… That all adds up and serves up a perennially hip spot,without trying--- like the surrounding flavors of the moment other joints in the hood. The Half King was co-founded and is co-owned by best selling author ( War , The Perfect Storm ) and Award Winning-Grand Jury Prize@Sundance 2010/ Film Producer PLUS ( Restrepo - - - about the Army’s Second Platoon/173rd in Afghanistan---that a review consisting of the two words,  “heart pounding and amazing” is an understatement) --- Sebastian Junger  --- (we read somewhere--- cause he wanted a place to hang...