Briggs Red Carpet Newsletter



January 2004

Winter Wonderman

Second Annual June Briggs Award winners

The weather outside may have been frightful, but the company was so delightful at the second annual June Briggs Awards for DMC Excellence in NYC for 2003. Friends who were near to us and dear to us gathered at Remi to honor the four winners. But the action is also hot in another part of town, the Meatpacking District. When it comes down to it, New York City is a mosaic of small neighborhoods, each with its own very distinct character, charm and redolence. We would love to explore these fascinating areas with you when you are in town. Maybe we can venture to DUMBO! (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) — the new SoHo of NYC!
-- Tony Napoli

Outstanding Transportation Company-
Academy Motorcoach

Outstanding Hotel - Plaza Hotel

Outstanding Venue - Remi

Outstanding Hospitality Partner -
John-Claude Baker of Chez Josephine

Hotels

Tours & Activities

Welcome Aboard! The Maritime Hotel is a refreshing addition to the Meatpacking District, which features a unique nautical decor concept. The guest rooms are all designed to resemble a ship's cabin, in all of its functional elegance. The only full-service hotel in this area, it is a modern tower of white, ceramic tile with unique porthole windows — which actually open! The rooms feature teak wood paneling and handsome furnishings, as well as amenities like flat-screen TV's, DVD players and high-speed complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can easily access the popular attractions, restaurants and boutiques of this vibrant and eclectic neighborhood. However, they don't have to travel far for a delectable meal. The Maritime Hotel features an Italian restaurant, La Bottega and the Japanese Restaurant, Matsuri.
-- Stephanie Margulies

Openings:

The Maritime Hotel

Hotel Gansevoort

SoHo House

Closings:

The Regent Wall Street

Looking for the hippest new area in New York? Look no further than Manhattan's white-hot Meatpacking District. Here you will find a tasty stew of trendy restaurants, bars, designer stores, art galleries and sleek hotels. For decades, The Meatpacking District, also known as Gansevoort Market, was an industrial center for the processing of meats, but now it has quickly become one of the most decadent locations for nightlife in New York. This once commercial, largely vacant area is now home to some of New York's most exclusive clubs and restaurants. You may even recognize some hot spots from Sex and the City! -- Tom Borchard

Meatpacking District Highlights:

Clubs:

Cielo, Filter 14, Lotus, PM

Restaurants:

Chingalle, Fressen, Florent, Pastis

Shopping:

Stella McCartney's, Chelsea Market

Restaurants

Theatre

Treat your guests to a show before the show, with a visit to the frisky and oh-so French bistro Chez Josephine! This rococo restaurant combines great fun with good food and nonstop music. Every night's a party at this flamboyant establishment nestled on 42nd Street in the theater district. The irrepressible host, Jean-Claude Baker, has created an exuberant homage to his adoptive mother Josephine Baker, the chanteuse who was the toast of Paris in the '20s and 30's. Part museum and always entertaining, the eclectic fare, chic crowd, and theatrical decor give you a Paris-in-New York feel. Mr. Baker and his attentive staff not only nourish the hungry but they feed The Hungry Heart (the title of Mr. Baker's New York Times's best-seller about his beloved adoptive mother) at this legendary New York hot-spot. -- Gigi Verkaik

Check-out New York's restaurant hot-list 2004:

Hot-list 2004

Openings:

The Biltmore Room

Asiate

Osteria Stella

Closings:

Washington Park

When it comes to Broadway shows are you looking for a "horse of a different color"? Then follow the "Yellow Brick Road" to the Gershwin Theatre to check out Wicked- A New Musical. Based on the best selling novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked spins Oz upside-down telling the story of the witches before Dorothy came around. Watching young passionate Elphaba contrasted by her squeaky clean school roommate Glinda, audiences quickly learn about the origins of Oz's longest running feud. Wicked is sure to take your guests "over the rainbow" and then some! -- Lauren Oliva

Opening In 2004:

Fiddler on the Roof: February 19

King Lear: March 4

Twentieth Century: March 28

Assassins: April 22

Closing In 2004:

Cabaret: January 4

Take Me Out: January 4

Henry IV: January 11

Urinetown: January 18

Taboo: February 8

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