Virtuoso Life - September/October 2007 - (Page 28)

LUXE REPORT SWEETEN UP What a long strange trip it’ll be: Allen Jones’ Interesting Journey. DESSERT FOR DINNER After a lauded tenure with New York chef Wylie Dufresne at WD~50, maverick pastry chef Sam Mason strikes out solo with Tailor in Manhattan’s SoHo district. Melding sweet and savory notes, the menu borrows confectionary techniques from starters – such as pork belly with miso-butterscotch sauce – to, of course, finish à la chocolate cream with squash sorbet. Raising the bar, custom-made spirits including rootbeer rye and pumpernickel-raisin scotch complete the comestible revolution. 525 Broome Street, www.tailornyc.com EYE CANDY top of the pop From Andy Warhol’s screen-printed series on Marilyn Monroe to Roy Lichtenstein’s cartoonish faces, Pop Art Portraits at London’s National Portrait Gallery gathers 52 images from 28 artists in a fun and vivid exploration of modernism and celebrity circa 1960. Drawing on advertising, media, and film, the artists launched a new genre of fantasy portraiture, best epitomized by images of Monroe, which have their own separate section in the exhibition, running October 11 through January 20. www.npg.org.uk 28 V I RT U O S O L I F E BUZZ TOWN iWATCH Travelers looking to feel at home in San Francisco can download new CityStoryWalks to any digital audio player, storing three- to four-hour virtually guided walks to 14 city landmarks ($20 at www. citystorywalks.com). » In Paris, Hôtel Plaza Athénée’s new virtual concierge combines an expertly written guidebook to the City of Light, a GPS locator, and a language translator in a handheld device guests can check out for the day for about $40. (INTERESTING JOURNEY) ALLEN JONES This Issue’s Update http://www.tailornyc.com http://www.citystorywalks.com http://www.citystorywalks.com http://www.npg.org.uk

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