Is Alinea the Best Restaurant in the US?

So, dear hearts, Mr. Fashionista and I had the good fortune to go to Grant Achatz' restaurant Alinea, which was recently awarded three, count 'em three, Michelin stars. Oh and it was also named the best restaurant in North America. The question is, of course, does Alinea deserve all of these accolades?  

In a word: YES! At least for us it was our first adventure into 3 star restaurant land. We had been to a handful of the two star restaurants around town, but not the couple of 3 star joints yet. And let's just say this: one little star is the difference between memorable and unforgettable.

And what was so unforgettable? Well, we had 20 tasty and completely fun and unique courses. Let's break it down for you (spoiler alert--if you are going any time soon, do not read this as we'd hate to spoil the surprise!):

Courses 1-3: Crazy cocktails in one-inch square gelatin form. Specifically, they were LEMON (luxardo bitter, luxardo amaro, grapefruit); APPLE (laird's apple brandy, grenadine, thyme); and SQUASH (cynar, carpano antica, flor de cana 7 year).

In other words, super fancy jello shots. Fun, but not necessary, and the only courses I could have done without to be honest. Still I really enjoyed the sentiment and think it added to the fun of the meal.

The Best and Worst Dressed of 2010

And the top 5 best dressed are...

5. Eva Mendes. Eva is always confident and always willing to take a few risks, which we definitely appreciate. We love her in the Prada dress!

Happy Birthday to You!: Jude Law

Today Jude Law is 38 and he is still sooooo cute. By the way, we're pretty sure Sienna is wearing Pucci and she looks great, too. Anyway, happy b-day Jude. We love you.

The Fashion Show Ultimate Collection: Lost and Found

We are way behind on blogging the Fashion Show and we can't even pretend to catch up, but we have decided to give you a few highlights from last week's episode, in which the designers were required to create weekend looks from "lost and found" clothes, anyway:

1. Iman reduces all of the remaining designers to the insignificant posers that they are by telling them that all of the designs sucked and no one deserves to win. And let's face it, most of the kids (except Dominique maybe) have not given us any indication that they are deserving of real live designer status yet.

2. Despite this, the House of Nami wins again.

3. And, finally, finally Dominique wins. And we must say her win is well-deserved as her dress, made from umbrellas, was adorable and creative. However, we fear that Dominique will be in trouble in the future as her boyfriend David was cut for his totally uninspired cheap Banana Republic safari chic knock off.

4. Cesar has started to make some really ugly clothes. He had better watch himself.


5. And, then, finally, there was our fave line of the night, from who else, but Calvin:

"Cesar deny me on stage. Dominique, stabbing me in the back. Jeffrey kick the crap out of me. Oh, now the new ballgame has just drop-ped. So I'm coming back, and just like eh. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!"

Please, please Fashion Show producers do not cut Calvin. He provides way too much entertainment to lose.

This week, there was no new episode, so until next week, ciao.

Five Most Stylish Holiday Flicks

So as we get more and more into the holiday spirit, making sure to catch all of our fave Christmas movies before the big day, we saw no reason not to also rank these fine films by the quality of their wardrobes. As such, we now give you the top five holiday films with the best fashion sense.

5. Die Hard. This may seem to be a strange choice, but the truth is, other than Working Girl, we can't think of another film that so beautifully displays 80s power suits. Plus, Bruce Willis looks super hot in a wife beater.

Part 6: Road to Sweden with Alexander Skarsgard and Kate Bosworth

So who better to spend the Christmas holidays with than Alexander Skarsgard and fashionista girlfriend Kate Bosworth. And where better to spend Christmas than Sweden, which claims to be the home of Santa Claus. And, so dear hearts, please join us on our journey to the land of trolls, meatballs, and minimalist furniture...



1. Stockholm. Upon our arrival in Stockholm, we are taken to our hotel, the Rival Hotel, owned by Benny Andersson. That's right Benny Andersson of ABBA. We personally love ABBA, so we are quite excited (ok maybe not Mr. Fashionista so much, but we have certainly caught him singing Lay All Your Love on Me while watching Mamma Mia). We our led to our suite, which is beautifully decorated in gorge blonde Swedish furniture (but the fancy kind, not the kind you assemble yourself from a box a la Ikea) and a complimentary ABBA cd to listen to during our visit. Our suite overlooks Mariatorget, aka Maria Square, and we can just see the statue of Thor, covered in snow, from our balcony. Mr. Fashionista and I settle in and decide to change clothes and get nice and bundled for a day of sightseeing in the tundra. It's a little after noon, and we only have a couple of hours of daylight left, so we make our wardrobe change quick.

The Fashion Show Ultimate Collection: Synergy with the Real Housewives

The name of the game these days is Synergy.  And so, for this week's installment, Bravo has let the Real Housewives from both New Jersey and Orange County play with the folks on the Fashion Show.

1. The Challenge. Specifically, the designers are required to design a ballgown fit for a charity gala. Calvin is immediately freaked out, and in a serious case of pot calling the kettle, declares: "I don't work with clients because they're kind of bitchy." Truer words were never spoken Cal, at least with respect to some of the Housewives.

Red Carpet: Country Strong Premiere

So, looks like a normal white dress, right? Kinda Calvin Klein-ish. Also, kind of reminds us of the white backless column gown Kate Hudson wore at the SAG awards last year. Although this version does not fit Ms. Paltrow anywhere near as beautifully as the dress Kate wore. On the other hand, there's nothing either too exciting or offensive about this dress. Unless boring can be considered offensive.