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 Celebrations
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| Robin Bergland, Jill Fairchild, and Courtney Arnot outside Erica Wilson Needleworks on Nantucket. |
Last Friday, Erica Wilson and her daughter Vanessa Kagan Diserio hosted a cocktail party and book signing in honor of members of the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the authors of Park Avenue Potluck and Park Avenue Potluck CELEBRATIONS at Erica Wilson Needleworks on Nantucket.
Menu tastings, including Mary Davidson’s crowd-pleasing ‘Quick Asparagus Hors d’oeuvres’ from Rizzoli’s Park Avenue Potluck CELEBRATIONS, were prepared with local seasonal produce by Orla and Michael LaScola’s American Seasons, renowned for its playful twists on American favorites and the beacon for the island’s taste setters in historic downtown Nantucket; and The Pearl, the beautiful island gem created by Angela and Seth Raynor, showcasing seasonal shellfish and seafood. Guests were greeted with silver trays of chardonnay from St. Francis Winery, and Erica Wilson’s neighbor on the 300-year-old cobbled footpath, Murray’s Liquor Store, mixed a special Nantucket Red cocktail to toast the authors. |
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| Counterclockwise from top left: Coco Kopelman incribing: "To Kristen - Wishing you many happy meals!; Ivy and Sadie Kargman, Sarah Powers, and Harry Kargman. |
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Exquisite table top décor, with home accessories and tableware from Robin Bergland’s Trillium shop, were a snapshot right out of the books in the Park Avenue Potluck series, which have become as coveted for their beautiful coffee table elegance as they are for the easy family recipes, each tested by NY Times Food and Wine Contributor Florence Fabricant, who also edited the books.
Many of the recipes and entertaining tips in the books were passed down from mothers and grandmothers to members of The Society; and at this family celebration on Nantucket, the authors inscribed books to the mothers and grandmothers of many of the guests who recounted their own childhood memories of family dinners and secret recipes that shaped their young lives. The heirloom recipes, with introductions personally chronicled by the contributors, and Ben Fink’s stunning photographs shot in the homes of members of The Society of MSKCC in New York and the Hamptons are resonating with people all over the world. Park Avenue Potluck CELEBRATIONS has already become an international phenomenon in over 12 countries with their own culinary traditions including France, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, South Korea, Japan and many more. |
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| Kelly Forsberg, Wendy Arriz, Chris Arriz, and Jill Kargman |
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| Linda Saligman, Wendy Arriz, and Kelly Forsberg |
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| Andrea Lustig, Charles Ernst, and Matt Lustig |
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| Courtney Arnot and Bobby Arnot |
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| Coco Kopelman and Vanessa Diserio |
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| Burwell Schorr, Susan Burke, and Coco Kopelman |
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| Eileen Butler and Sarah Powers |
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| Erica Wilson, Sophia Diserio, Vladi Kagan, Olivia Diserio, and Vanessa Kagan Diserio |
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| Daisy Soros |
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| Kelly Forsberg and Diane Terpluk |
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| Erin Fraser and Colleen Cleary |
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| Kelly Forsberg and Janis Aldridge |
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| Michael Kovner and Sabrina Forsythe |
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| Nancy Conroy |
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| Nancy Conroy, Sarah Powers, Kelly Forsberg, Coco Kopelman, and Wendy Arriz |
| This past Tuesday night at The Cultural Services of the French Embassy, in the old Payne Whitney mansion at 972 Fifth, Yaz Hernandez, Alexandra Lebenthal, Charlotte Moss and Liz Peek hosted their annual FIT Couture Council Summer Party. The event was also a kickoff for the upcoming annual Couture Council luncheon with this year's guest of honor, Karl Lagerfeld. Quintessentially was the generous sponsor for the event. |
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| Emmanuel Castillo, Gabriel Rivera-Barraza, Carla Isabel Carstens, Rachele Testa, PJ Pascual, and Mark Walsh |
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| Donna Kang, Andrew Lutkenn, Lisa Yom, David Wu, and Gabriel Rivera-Barraza |
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| Jean Shafiroff, Valentin Hernandez, Yaz Hernandez, Valentin Hernandez, and Patricia Shiah |
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| PJ Pascual, Yaz Hernandez, Casandra Seidenfeld, Alicia Rodrigez, and Jenny McGirl |
| The Couture Council of the Museum of FIT supports this fantastic museum and archive of American Fashion. This annual luncheon has turned out to be the official opening of Fashion Week in New York, and their guest of honor always offers a look at the core of the world of fashion. |
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| Rachele Testa and Carla Isabel Carstens |
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| Rachel Heller and Melissa Berkelhammer |
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| Tia Walker and Vevlyn Wright |
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| Tiffany Koury and Amy Askrowsky |
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| Elizabeth Cordry, Rosa Arnaud, Christian Cota, and Anne Grauso |
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| Sophia Tezel, Pat Kerr, and Patricia Mears |
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| Carmen D'Alessio and Maximillian Adam Lecki |
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| Alexis Clark, Liz Peek, and Judy Byrd |
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| Simon Van Kempen and Alex McCord |
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| James Andrew and Scott McBee |
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| Frederick Anderson, Cece Cord, and Douglas Hannant |
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| Maggie Norris and Michele Gerber Klein |
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| Nina Yacavino and Felicia Coppola |
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| Trish Lum and Congress Woman Carolyn Maloney |
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| Hilary Geary and Wilbur Ross |
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| Linda Fargo, Christian Cota, and Lucia Hwong-Gordon |
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| Stacy Lomman, and Ernest Schmatolla |
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| Jemma Kahng |
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| Patricia Mears, Valerie Steele, and Liz Peek |
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| Susan Magrino Dunning |
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| Kimberly Guilfoyle, Yaz Hernandez, and Susan Shin |
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| Peter Davis, Alexandra Moosally, and Sam Bolton |
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| Johnny Misheff, Faris Al-Shathir, and Cator Sparks |
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| Lisa Boone and Carson Kressley |
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| Lorraine Cerami and Liz Rubin |
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| Francisco Costa |
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| Alexis Horn and Benjamin Lehrer |
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| Kithe Brewster and Viktor de Soza |
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| Barbara Tober, Yaz Hernandez, and PJ Pascual |
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| Charlotte Moss |
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| Nicole Miller |
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| Patrick McDonald |
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| Cathy Hardwick |
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| Tara Dhingra, AJ Fusco, and Alexa Winner |
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| Frank Madden and Anait Bian |
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| Emma Snowdon-Jones and Alexa Winner |
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| Paul Sherrill, and Alicia and Rene Rodrigez |
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| Francesca and Chris Beale |
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| Alexandra and Claudia Lebenthal |
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| Sarah Mandato and Betty Landreth |
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| Dr. Joyce Brown and Ralph Rucci |
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| Eleanora and Michael Kennedy |
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The Cancer Research Institute Young Philanthropists hosted their Third Annual Midsummer Social to support the Institute’s mission to advance the next wave of cancer treatment at Tenjune. There was an open bar, spinning by DJ Turk and a contest including prizes like: Bumble and Bumble product basket, Arbitrage shirt and tie, Coach purse, Weeklong timeshare at a resort in Cabo San Lucas, Ralph Lauren cashmere throw, Signed sports jersey, Broadway show tickets.
Council Chair was Alexis Feldman; Council Vice Chair, Marissa Schneider, plus Council Members Steven Beltrani, George Bergamo, Jessica Bloch, Christina Brown, Kelly Cerialo, Kate Cucco, Amy DePaola, Sean Kiely, Samantha Knapik, Ali Lapinsky, Meredith Meyer, Melissa Phillips, Ryan Phillips, David Schwartz, Meredith Stampler, Natasha Uspensky, Josephine Vella, Evan Wohl, Kendall Wrigley. |
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| DJ Turk |
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| Shelly Cleary, Chrissy Lamont, Dave Schwartz, Whitney Schwartz, Louise Pottle, and Dan Svejnar |
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| Josh Cohen, Meredith Meyer, Adam Kravitz, Marcella Roney, and Claire Anderberg |
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| Alexis and Dana Feldman |
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| Meredith Stampler and Jenny Brodowsky |
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| Katie Roose, Amanda Hirsh, Sara Karp, Brittney Feldman, and Alexa Lefkowitz |
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| Meredith Meyer, Nick Leone, and Kristopher Rae |
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| Paul Boisi, Kendall Wrigley, and Christine Boisi |
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| Danielle Purfey, Melissa Phillips, and Armilene Coronel |
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| Kelly Cerialo, Nataska Upensky, and Jon Parkhideh |
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| Jonathan Yedin, Kate Cucco, and Sean Kiely |
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| Dan Tedesco, Dawn Rocky, Christina Brown, Kevin Shepard, and Dennis Madden |
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| Steven Beltrani and Lauren Rae Levy |
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| Fara Brickner, Laura Mushnick, and Nicole Torres |
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| Sean Kiely, Shane Rensmon, and Jim Meyers |
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| Mike Giordano, Christine Mantilia, Elise Di Vincenzo, Bill Flannery, and Tracy Litt |
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| Tiffany Lee and Jim Meyers |
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| Allison Yang and Gabia Baltis |
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| Armilene Coronel, Stephen Roman, Zuzanna Jakubowska, and Peter Pizzino |
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| Marissa Schneider, Ryan McGovern, and Jon Scharf |
| Also this past Tuesday night, at the Chelsea Grand Hotel, CITTA and Mickey Boardman hosted a benefit for the Women's Health Center in India. |
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Mickey Boardman and Parker Posey |
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Donna D'Cruz, Tom Silverman, and Caroline Torem Craig |
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Elizabeth Cordry and Christian Cota |
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Michael Daube, Lina Bertucci, Monisha Raja, and David Byrne |
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David Hershkovits and Alyssa Vingan |
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Ted Gushue and Steven Rojas |
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Anita Sarko, Elliot Ferguson, Jennifer Sample, and Wendy Diamond |
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Matthew Modine and Drew Elliott |
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Bibhu Mohapatra |
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Carrol Han |
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Briana Swanson and Kate Macchiaverna |
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Bill Powers and Emma Snowdon-Jones |
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Kristian Laliberte, Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri, and GK Reid |
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Cyd Mullen and Robyn Berkley |
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Annabel Vartanian and Kristian Laliberte |
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Heidi Hayden and Matthew Marchak |
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Emma Snowdon-Jones and Bibhu Mohapatra |
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Lana Tran, Terry Chang, and Alison Yang |
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Soleil Nathwani and Donna D'Cruz |
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Anita Sarko, Camilla Mork, and Wendy Diamond |
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Tony Alcindor, Michael Daube, and Lina Bertucci |
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Roopal Patel, Mickey Boardman, and Babi Ahluwalia |
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Jana Hofheimer and Arial Aldrich |
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Ted Gushue, Briana Swanson, and Lauren Powell |
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