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 Five Days of Christmas Luncheons
Doubles’ annual Five Days of Christmas Luncheons have grown to become one of New York’s great established traditions. Strolling carolers added to the sumptuous holiday background. This season Wendy Carduner welcomed almost 1,000 guests.
As always, the piece de la resistance was the fabulous dessert buffet: Crème Brule, Eggnog Basked Alaska, Gateau St. Honore, Croq en Bouche, Seven Nut Torte, Bouche De Noel, Coconut Snow Puff Cake, Chestnut Cheese Cake Graham Cracker Crust, Raspberry and Pistachio Daquaise, Stilton Cheese and Crackers, Chocolate Mousse, Strawberries, Cherries, Christmas Stocking Chocolate Cake, Red Velvet- Red Meringue Cake and on and on. |
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Ulla Parker, Serena Boardman, and friends |
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Rachel Hovnanian, Tory Burch, Elizabeth Lindeman, Jamie Tisch, and Ros L'Esperance |
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Heidi Roberts, Patricia Weeks, Lisa McCarthy, CeCe Black, and Rosalind Myerson |
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The Dessert Table |
| There were way too many to list but here are a more than a few of those we spotted: Tory Burch, Joan Rivers, Charlotte Ford, Cynthia Lufkin, Kimberly Rockefeller, Heather Leeds, Susan Fales Hill, Jamie Tisch, Daisy Olarte de Kanavos, Joan Schnitzer, Pat Patterson, Karen LeFrak, Eileen Ford, Serena Boardman, Janna Bullock, Amy Fine Collins, Fey Fendi, Lauren Veronis, Joanne de Guardiola, Geoffrey Bradfield, Grace Meigher, Jennifer Creel, Jamee Gregory, Diana Quasha, Somers Farkas, Felicia Taylor, Barbara Corcoran, Diana Feldman, Barbara Tober, Sharon Bush, Mary Davidson, Noreen Buckfire, Elizabeth Stribling, Barbara de Portago, Betty Gaudreau, Nicole Miller, Debbie Bancroft, Mai Harrison, Lisa McCarthy, Denise Rich, Amanda Haynes Dale, Nazee Moinian, Erin Gaudreau, Amy Hoadley, Kamie Lightburn, Martha Glass, Marianna Kaufman, Patsy Tarr, Sabrina Forsythe, Michael Kovner, Margo Langenberg, Virginia Melhado, Jean Doyen de Montaillou, Vivian Chambers, Larry Kaiser, Suzanne Clary, Rachel Hovnanian, Cynthia Maltese, Kipton Cronkite, Elizabeth Lindeman, Ros L’Esperance, Gigi Mortimer, Miriam Erbeia, Leslie Schulhoff, Elizabeth Bach, Caroline Dean, Amy Rosenblum, Jean Shafiroff, CeCe Black, Heidi Roberts, Patricia Weeks, Rosalind Myerson, Vanessa Noel, Ann Rapp, Tiffany Dubin, Marola and Charles Persico, Ed Ory, Iris Bianchi, Camille Gladslin, Cornelia Bregman, Carolyn McGinnis, Katie Tozer, Kim Heirston, Roric Tobin, Natalie von Bismarck, Dominique Milbank, Alease Fisher, Deborah Royce Darby Cartun, Sabrina Forsyth, Ji Eun Wax, Maria Roach, Vanessa Noel, Sharon Handler, Myrna Haft, Carolyn MacKenzie, R. Couri Hay, Carol Ann Rubin, Donna Davis, Catherine Carey, Sunny Brownstein, Ellen Sandler, Holly Arnold, Jem Doy, Aleas Tallman, Chris Rae, Courtney Rae, Arlene Blau, Kaur Cohen, Judy Mey, Karen Klopp, Cynthia Ott, Podi Constantiner, Linda Weiss, Adrianne Silver, Renee Belfer, Betsy Engle, Susan Sassoner, Rita Schneider, Charlotte Schone, Sarah Nelson, Carol Mack, Bambi Putnam, Deborah Tanger, Kathryn Beach, Clelia Zacharias, Agatha Herrero, Alisa Roever, Brenda Von Schweickhardt, Donna Soloway, Helen Remmel, Kim Hicks, Kira Faiman, Lucia Hwong-Gordon, Tom Gates, Ann Watt, Margot Linton, Marie-Claire Gladstone, Mary Hackley, Norah Lawlor, Paula Bacchini, Robin Cofer, Sonja Caproni, Tera Davis and Zoe Remmel. |
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Ulla Parker and Jamee Gregory |
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Ulla Parker and Daisy Olarte de Kanavos |
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Leslie Schulhoff and Elizabeth Bach |
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Barbara de Portago and Kimberly Rockefeller |
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Marianna Kaufman and Karen LeFrak |
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Katie Tozer |
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Barbara Corcoran with Michael Kovner |
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Sabrina Forsythe and Michael Kovner |
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Miriam Erbeia |
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Vanessa Noel and Jean Doyen de Montaillou |
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Marola Persico, Eileen Ford, and Iris Bianchi |
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Suzanne Clary, Camille Gladslin, and Carolyn McGinnis |
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Noreen Buckfire and Patti Weeks |
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Mary Davidson, Erin Gaudreau, and Betty Gaudreau |
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Amy Rosenblum, Joan Rivers, and Cynthia Maltese |
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Joanne de Guardiola and Karen LeFrak |
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Susan Fales Hill and Vivian Chambers |
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Virginia Melhado and Diana Quasha |
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Somers Farkas and Mai Harrison |
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R. Couri Hay, Kimberly Rockefeller, Janna Bullock, and Karen LeFrak |
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Gigi Mortimer, Elizabeth Lindeman, and Tory Burch |
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Charlotte Ford and Diana Feldman |
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Margo Langenberg, Jean Shafiroff, and CeCe Black |
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| A few days later, ‘twas the week before Christmas and Santa Claus, himself, arrived much to the delight of Doubles’ little boys and girls and their families and friends. |
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Janna Bullock, Muffie Potter Aston, R. Couri Hay, Roger Webster, Wendy Carduner, and children |
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Nick and Travis Acquavella and family |
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Santa's helper doing face painting |
| There were photos, food and lots of fun. |
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Mary Van Pelt and twins |
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Muffie Potter Aston and twinettes |
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Anya Shiva and daughter |
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John and Rosanna Castle and son |
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Eugenie Niven Goodman and son |
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Bonnie Comley and Stewart Lane with twins |
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Doubles 'Junior Chorus' sings "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" |
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Clo Cohen and sons |
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Catherine Beach and son |
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Catherine Carey and twins |
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Lisa Elson, Alli Shever, and kids |
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Janna Bullock and R. Couri Hay |
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Amanda Espy and daughter |
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Leslie Heaney |
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Kamie Lightburn and daughter |
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Andrew Heaney and Andrew Thomas |
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Catherine Makk and family |
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Two weeks ago at the Urban Zen Center, the Aids Communithy Research Initiative of America (ACRIA) presented its 15th Annual Holiday Dinner hosted by Ross Bleckner, Bob Colacello, Francisco Costa, Ariel Foxman, Donna Karan, Martha Nelson and Isabel Rattazzi.
This year ACRIA honored Spyros Niarchos, Co-President and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for their enduring support.
Guests included Roberta Amon, Donald Baechler, Fabiola Beracasa, Chris Blackwell, Mary Boone, Nan Bush and Bruce Weber, Tom Cashin and Jay Johnson, Liliana Cavendish, Richard Chai, Suzanne and Bob Cochran, Brian Farrell, Shelley and Vincent Fremont, Prabal Gurung, Gillian Hearst-Simonds and Christian Simonds, Jane Holzer, Russell James, Calvin Klein, David Kleinberg, Richard Lambertson and John Truex, Adam Lippes, Helen Marden, Jessye Norman, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Allison Sarofim, Sheryl and Barry Schwartz, Stewart Shining, Darren Star, Antony Todd, Elettra Weidemann. |
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The Holiday Dinner ACRIA Gallery featured works on sale by some of the most celebrated and talented visionaries from the contemporary art world, including works by Vito Acconi, Michael Bevilaqua, Ross Bleckner, Steve Clark, Lydia Dona, Eric Freeman, April Gornik, Rebecca Horn, Terrence Koh, Jeff Koons, Sol Lewitt, Claes Oldenburg, Jules Olitski, Elizabeth Petyon, Robert Rauschenberg, Herb Ritts, James Rosenquist, Richard Serra, Pat Steir, Donald Sultan, William Wegman, William Wood and many more.
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| Deborah Hughes, Marcus Teo, Owen Davidson, Javier Beral, and Ross Fenton |
InStyle and The Urban Zen Foundation presented the event and sponsors included Calvin Klein Collection, Lococo Fine Art, People magazine, Studio3 and Stephan Weiss Studio.
Additional support for the evening was given by Xavier Flouret Wines, and Svedka Vodka. |
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| Roberta Amon, Ross Bleckner, and Mary Boone |
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| Sam Bolton and Guest |
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| Martha Nelson, Scott Drevnig, and Charla Lawhon |
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| Patti Cohen |
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| Andrew Saffir, Dan Tietz, and Daniel Benedict |
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| Beth Rudin DeWoody, Deborah Kass, and Donna Karan |
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| Bob Colacello, Isabel Rattazzi, Dan Tietz, and Benjamin Bashein |
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| Scott Sartiano, Allie Rizzo, and Christian Simonds |
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| Scott Buccheit and Allie Rizzo |
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| Bruce Weber, Nan Bush, and Bob Colacello |
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| Marcus Teo, Ross Fenton, and Javier Beral |
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| Antony Todd and George Sotelo |
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| Angela Morvani, Kate Dimmock, and Tiffany Dubin |
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| Tim Morehouse and Jackie Astier |
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| Kate Dimmock, Enrico Bonnetti, and Francesca Bonnetti |
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| Adam Lippes |
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| Italo Zucchelli |
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| James Reginato |
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| Robert Burke |
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| Owen Davidson |
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| Susan Kaufman |
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| Paul Beirne |
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| James Clark and Svieta |
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| Jessye Norman and David Bleinberg |
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| Russell James and Deborah Hughes |
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| Malcom Carfrae |
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| Richard Chai |
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| Brian Farrell |
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| Hal Rubenstein |
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| John Truex and Richard Lambertson |
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| Fabiola Beracasa and Jason Beckman |
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| Gillian Hearst Simonds and Christian Simonds |
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| Jane Holzer |
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| Calvin Klein and Nicholas Gruber |
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| Peggy Siegal |
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| Maggie Betts and Prabal Gurung |
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| Peter Castro |
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| Mazdack and Zanna Rassi |
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| Cheryl Schwartz |
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| Bonnie Young |
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| Dawn Marie Grannum |
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| Ariel Foxman |
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| Jackie Astier |
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| Isabel Rattazzi and Spyros Niarchos |
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Meanwhile, back at city life, there was a private tasting and preview of the already well-reviewed four new wines from CARTE BLANCHE at a midtown club. Hosted by his brothers Andrew Allen and Christopher Allen, Nicholas Allen introduced the select crowd, CARTE BLANCHE’s Chardonnay 2008 and Proprietary White 2009 from Sonoma and two wines from Napa: Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 and Proprietary Red from that same year.
The guest list was made up of friends, family and business associates from the worlds of finance, investment, philanthropy and the arts, including Stephen Farrelly, Jake Ward, Will Krusen, and Tripp Ridder, among others. |
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Since 2007, Nicholas Allen has dedicated himself to developing world class wines in America, inspired by the French wine-making tradition. Devoted to the notion of “terroir,” (from the word “terre” or “land” and the specific geography, geology and climate of a certain place), viticulture and the honored tradition of winemaking, Allen chose Napa in California to begin. Together with Winemaker, Luc Morlet, Allen selects specific vineyard sites for each of the CARTE BLANCHE wines.
Mr. Allen explained to the guests that “By working with a ‘clean slate’ (hence, the name CARTE BLANCHE), we are able to develop unique, exceptional wines that enhance our celebration and appreciation of life."
Allen’s family has been in the wine industry for nearly a century, since his great grandfather Clarence Dillon acquired a First Growth Bordeaux Chateau in 1935.
“I gained an early education, appreciation and genuine passion about wine from my family, and much of the inspiration behind founding CARTE BLANCHE, comes from them.” |
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| Andrew Allen, Stephen Farrelly, Chris Allen, Louis Farrelly, and Nicholas Allen |
| Alan Houghton and James Ruddy |
Peter Pell and Kirk Materne |
| DJ Warner, Nicholas Allen, and Jake Ward |
Andrew Katchen and David Maher |
| Andrew McLaughlin, Jamie Johnson, and Stephen Farrelly |
| Peter Cocoziello and Trey Whipple |
Tripp Ridder, Michael Kammer, and Jeep Post |
| Nicholas Allen and Jack McNamara |
| Josiah Hornblower and Mark Fabry |
Josiah Hornblower, Jamie Johnson, and Andrew Allen |
| Thomas de Neufville, Jeffrey Bilhuber, Andrew Allen, and John de Neufville |
| Photographs by Cutty McGill (Doubles); Patrick McMullan (ACRIA & Carte Blanche) |
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