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Saturday, December 26, 2020
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Where has Mario Batali Gone
Where is Mario ?
OTTO has CLOSED
You know things are bad when once very popular, former Mario Batali, Joe and Lidia
Bastianich restaurants close. This is the case with Otto Enoteca, created by Mario Batali and
partner Joe Bastianich back in 2003, another victim of Covid 19 Pandemic of 2020. It's a sad day for me, someone who loves Italian Wine and Italian Wine Bars, as to begin with, there are not that many in
New York, and now we've lost another. I know what it's like. I myself created with my partner
Tom T
America's 1st ever Venetian Wine (Bacaro) Bar Cichetti way back in 1998, right around the time that Joe Bastianich joined forces with rising celebrity chef Mario Batali and opened Babbo. This is were they started growing their restaurant empire. They followed Babbo with Lupa Osteria, specializing in Roman Cusisine and Italian Wine. Today Lupa is the only former Bastianich / Batali restaurants operating at this very moment
(Novemeber 2020). Babbo has not opened and there is rabid speculation that Del Posto will not survive the Pandemic and in all likelihood will shutter it's doors permanently. Eataly remains opened.
Yes I will miss Otto. Joe and Mario set it up quite nicely, especially the bar, which though the prices were quite a bit more than most wine bars in Italy, I really liked the place. My cousin Joe and I went there on numerous occasions and had some good times there. We'd order some nice wine and have a few antipasti plates, and maybe a pasta or two.
Anyway, as the smoke has cleared with the whole ting with Mario, and him leaving B&B Hospitality.
One would have to say Mr. Batali got out just in time. He was paid off for his share in the company which has now lost a great deal of its former total value. Who knew we were going to have a Pandemic that would change the whole world, killing people, and destroying many businesses in its wake. Otto is a victim of the Pandemic and has closed for good. Babbo has been closed and has not re-opened yet, though we suspect it will re-open one day, and most likely will not fall victim. Del Posto is another story, most feel that it will end up closing for good, though we could be wrong on this thinking. Lupa is a great restaurant and we are happy to see them open, and hopefully for a long time to go. We just got a new President, Joe Biden. We are all hoping and praying and wishing this horrible nightmare of the Covid 19 Pandemic would just go away (as Donald Trump said it would) and die. All everyone wants is to get back to normal. Well as normal as can be? We know many things will change for good, but we all want to go back to work full time and have things go the way they were going before this horrible Pandemic hit, "can we please?"
OTTO
RIP
"Well Miss You"
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Best Thing to Happen in 2020 McRIb
The McRib
"IT'S COMING BACK"
For CHRISTMAS
BEST THING to HAPPEN in 2020
THE McRIB is COMING BACK YAHall !!!
The Glorious Day is DECEMBER 2, 2020
There's another GREAT in DAY in 2020 Just 4 DAYS BEFORE The RETURN of The McRIB
WHAT is IT YOU SAY ???
The RELEASE of BESTSELLING ITALIAN COOKBOOK AUTHOR DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE'S Latest BOOK, "POSITANO" THe AMALFI COAST COOKBOOK
/ TRAVEL GUIDE
It Will Be Available on AMAZON.com
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The BEST THINGS to HAPPEN in 2020
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TRAVEL GUIDE to CAPRI POSITANO NAPLES The AMALFI COAST
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Oscar de la Renta Spring Fall Collection 1984
ISABELLE ODUBER
OSCAR de la RENTA SPRING 1984
NEW YORK NY
ISABELLE ODUBER
OSCAR de la RENT SPRING COLLECTION 1984
NEW YORK NY
PARSONS SCHOOL of DESIGN RUNWAY SHOW
Featured Models : IMAN, DALMA, and ISABELLE ODUBER
OSCAR de la RENTA
WWD Ad for OSCAR de la RENTA
Illustrated by ANTONIO LOPEZ
Of Model ISABELLE ODUBER
Isabelle Oduber
For Oscar de la RENTA
SPRING 1984
NY NY
Oscar de la Renta
At Home in NEW YORK
NY NY
OSCAR de la RENTA
FALL COLLECTION SHOW 1984
NEW YORK NY
PARSONS SCHOOL of DESIGN
FASHION AVENUE
Featured Models : Dalma and Isabelle Oduber
Oscar de la Renta with his favorite House Model
Isabelle Oduber
FALL 1984
NEW YORK NY
Oscar de la Renta Runway Show Fall 1984
PARSONS SCHOOL of DESIGN
NEW YORK NY
Remembering Isabelle Oduber
My ex-Girlfriend Isabelle
Isabelle Oduber
OSCAR d la RENTA Advertisement
Illustrated by ANTONIO LOPEZ
1984
My GIRL
Isabelle Oduber
Isabelle Oduber
Ellen Harth Agency
POSITANO The AMALFI COAST
COOKBOOK & TRAVEL GUIDE
COOKBOOK & TRAVEL GUIDE
OSCAR d la RENTA
SPRING COLLECTION 1984
RUNWAY SHOW NEW YORK NY
PARSONS SCHOOL of DESIGN
Featuring : Isabelle Oduber, Dalma, Iman
OSCAR d la RENTA
Isabelle Oduber
1984
Isabelle Oduber
ELITE MODELS
STREETS of FIRE
Starring : Michael Pare and Diane Lane
with Willem Dafoe
Theme Song : I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU
by Dan Hartman
My Ex-Girlfriend Isabelle
Posed for Famed Illustrator ANTONIO LOPEZ
For This Ad for OSCAR de la RENTA
1984
JOHN WAITE
MISSING YOU
.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkExjeUSCcQ&w=320&h=266]
MISSING YOU
John Waites
1984
Missing You
ISABELLE
Missing You by John Waites was a favorite of my ex-girlfriend Isabelle, she really liked this song, and whenever I hear it, I immediately think of her, along with several other top hits of the time that Isabelle and I were going out togeter back in 1983 / 84 when I lived in the jumping East Village of 1980s New York.
Those were some great times. I was in my 20s and I thought I could conquer the World back then, and dating a top High Fashion Model who was with Ford Mosels and was also a House Model for Oscar de la Renta sure didn't hurt none. Yes the East Village abdd downtown New York was jumping then. This was the time of Madonna and the major art scene of Graffitti Artsist like, Keith Haring , Jean Michele Basquiat , Francesco Clemente , and otheer , who were among the hottest and biggest selling artist in the world at the time, including Andy Warhol who was still living and who took the young Basquit under his wings and even collaberated on a couple of projects together.
Yes, bacck then, I really felt as I could conquer the World. I was young and full of piss and vinegar as they say. I felt as though I could walk through brick walls. I woarked two jobs, I worked hard ad Played Hard, going out to the top Night Clubs of the day, like: Area, Danceteria, Carmelitas, Underchine, The Milk Bar, Palladium, all the hot bars, restuarants, and a lot of good private parties, a few of which were up at Isabelle 's apartment on 87th Street, sipping Champagne and eating Caviar which Isabelle could never get enough of, and she'd always bring back tins of the stuff from Petrossian ever time she did runway shows for the Pret di Port in Paris for the likes of designers Yves Saint Laurent , and Oscar de la Renta.
Wow, I started off talking about how this song by John Waite was one of Isabelle's favvorites, and I go off on a tagent on the 1980s, the East Village and the downtown New York art and party scene. Well they all do tie together you see. That's where Maddonna got started with Jellybean Benitez and others, dancing at Dancteria and Lucky Strike, private parties and what-not. She had her first Top 10 Hit with Holiday, although her first two singles Everybody and Burning Up did have pretty good sucess. Yes I was having quite a good time in the 80s, going out with girls, working, and playing with friends like my buddies Raoul, Drew, Jay, and my Buddy Bobby Martinez who was one of Madonna's famous Puerto Rican Boy Toys (I kid you not).
Well, back to some of the other music and Isabelle's favorite songs, like Hold Me Now by The Thompson Twins, TRUE by Spandau Ballet, Missing You and a slew of others. This is when MTV started out and Isabelle just loved that station. I remember spending whole nights with her drinking champagne and watching MTV as isabelle taped the videos on a VHS Recorder to make tapes of MTV Music Videos of Michael Jackson , David Bowie , The Police , and other artist to bring down to her friends and family in Caracas , Venezuela when she went for visits two times a year (her native country).
To be Continued ...
PIPER-HEIDSIECK
Whenever I see a bottle of PIPER HEIDSIECK CHAMPAGNE, it always makes me think of Isabelle and the time she called me up at 10 in the morning and asked me if I wanted to come over and if I could stop and get a bottle of Champagne along the way. "Ah the Good ol Days. Champagne and Caviar at 11 in The Morning," it's not a bad way to start the day.
Modeling Card of Isabelle Oduber
Caracas / New York Fashion Model
ISABELLE ODUBER on The RUNWAY
PARSONS SCHOOL of DESIGN
OSCAR de la RENTA
SPRING COLLECTION 1984
NEW YORK NY
Isabelle & Oscar
OSCAR d la RENTA
ISABELLE
Isabelle Oduber with Oscar d la Renta
Fall 1984 Collection
Runway Show Finale
Parsons School of Design
New York NY
La FINALE
OSCAR d la RENTA FALL COLLECTION 1984
NY NY
.
Jean Michel Basquiat
1980s NEW YORK\
Downtown Art Scene
The WORLD
.
.
KIETH HARING 'S Original RADIANT BABY
Spawned the ArtFourm article RADIANT CHILD by Rene Ricard
This article by Ricard made Graffiti Artis like Kenny Scharf, Keith Haring , and
Jean Michel Baquiat Famout Over Night
POET / WRITER
RENE RICARD
.
SUNDAY SAUCE
When Italian-Americans Cook
by Daniel Bellino Zwicke
PLACES ISABELLE & I WENT To
1980s
MAXWELL'S PUM
1st AVENUE NY NY
1st AVENUE NY NY
This PLACE was VERY POPULAR in The Late 1970s &
80s NEW YORK
ISABELLE & I WENT THERE OFTEN
The OAK BAR
At The PLAZA HOTEL
NEW YORK CITY
Another of OUR FAVORITE SPOTS
PJ CLARKE'S
ONE of MY FAVORITES
"ISABELLE & I"
Art by Daniel Bellino
"I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU"
(Another on of ISABELLE'S Favorite Songs)
by Dan Hartman
From STREETS of FIRE
TRUE
Spandua Ballet
Another of my ex-girlfriend Isabelle Oduber 's favorite songs, and one that always brings me back and makes me think of Isabelle instantly.
OSCAR de la RENTA
EME Magazine .. October 2014
I met Oscar de la Renta on November 5, 1985. At that time I was already in the last year of the race in Parsons and that particular day would be the presentation of his spring 1986 collection in the auditorium of 560 de la Séptima. Avenue in New York.
He had been selected along with other classmates to work in the backstage helping with the organization and dressing the models before their departure on the catwalk.
As soon as I arrived and he saw me he said "You speak Spanish and I want you to get dressed and help Isabell", referring to Isabel Oduber , Venezuelan and house muse and model.
I could not believe it, so he took me to the rack where his suits hung. There were exactly eight, twice what the other models would carry, among which were the great international mannequins of the time, the same ones that the Valentino's and Saint Laurents wore in Paris. I remember in particular Dalma, Betty Lago, Kirat, Marpessa Hennink, Amalia Vairelli and Nubia, another Venezuelan who was Lagerfeld's muse in Chanel, among so many other famous models.
ADRIANA TORAN
FROM EME Magazine
ISABELLE in HER ELITE MODELING DAYS
ISABELLE ODUBER
CARACAS / NEW YORK
Isabelle
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