Author Archives: Chuck Gregory

Party Pics: Dream Project

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A star-studded benefit was held on November 12 for the Dream Project.

Major League Baseball All-Star Robinson Cano was honored for his exceptional work supporting Dominican youth through his RC22 Foundation.

Sueños 2015 was presented by Latin GRAMMY Award winning singer Henry Santos and Latin GRAMMY nominated singer and Bachata sensation Leslie Grace, who have become Ambassadors of DREAM’s impactful programs.

We are sharing some of the great photos taken by Marvin Technolasko.

Dark Horse 2014 Pinot Noir

At Dark Horse Wine, we wholeheartedly believe that fortune favors the bold.

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Winemaker Beth Liston marshals the best agricultural and winemaking resources from around the globe to deliver the unexpected: a bold wine that outperforms its price.

Our Pinot Noir is fruit forward with flavors of fresh red cherry and strawberry that are complemented by hints of rose and lavender. The light notes of molasses help lift the fruit and floral character. This Pinot Noir offers a balanced palate with a velvety mouthfeel and a subtle sweetness.

The grapes for this wine were selected from premier California vineyards by our Winemaker Beth Liston. Throughout the 2014 growing season, Beth visited these vineyards daily to determine which blocks would make it to the final blend. In 2014, Beth noted it was a dry and warm year, making canopy management key to allow just the right amount of sunlight on the berries, resulting in an ideal balance of flavor and acidity in the glass.

The grapes for our Pinot Noir were harvested at optimum ripeness, leading to an early extraction of rich color and velvety tannins during fermentation. Beth fermented this wine at warmer temperatures up to 92°F for more intense flavors and fruit-driven aromatics. After fermentation, all lots underwent malolactic fermentation and were aged on oak to add complexity and balance.

See more at http://www.darkhorsewine.com/

 

Piñon Coffee

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Twenty years ago, New Mexico Piñon Coffee Company started with the original owner roasting coffee out of the back of his classic red pickup truck. Today, New Mexico Piñon Coffee is the largest coffee roaster in the state of New Mexico, roasting over 800,000 pounds of coffee per year.

Their products can be found in just about every grocery store in New Mexico as well as some grocery chains nationwide. As they grow, they are still family-owned and operated, dedicated to excellent customer service.

Each order you place is made fresh in the factory and usually ships within 24 hthes.
As the name implies, the coffee is made with a unique mixing of piñon (picked here in the southwest), a multi-bean blend of the finest high-altitude Arabica coffee, and custom flavoring. The coffees are hand-roasted in small batches under the watchful supervision of the master roasters to assure quality, flavor, and aroma.

The result? A rich, medium/dark coffee with a smooth nutty flavor.

Aside from the original piñon coffee, they offer over 50 flavors including the own locally inspired and unique flavors of Biscochito and Mexican Spiced Chocolate as well as a specialty line of New Mexico Favorites. These favorites evoke the “Land of Enchantment” with a variety of roasts and subtle flavors.

New Mexico Pinon Coffee also offers a selection of delicious foods, spices, and salsas that are made in New Mexico.

For more information visit https://nmpinoncoffee.com

Pocket Party

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The Pocket Party is like the Swiss knife of speakers: Versatile, small and expandable with great sound, powerful stunning bass in vibration mode, really cool light show, camping lamp, mood light, suction cup, splash-proof, drop-proof, carabiner with bike-mount strap, iPad stand, and App control too. This speaker has it all. No wonder this little speaker surprises everyone who has seen it.

This breakthrough product is available via an IndieGoGo campaign:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pocket-party-the-ultimate-pocket-sized-speaker#/

Journal 10

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Unplug from Technology and Pick up a Pen

From Snapchat to Instagram to Facebook, more and more people are turning to technology to express their feelings or to record memorable events. But when you need a break from all that, turn to the Ten Year Journal. Perfect for recording your intimate thoughts and feelings, this journal offers a unique way to reflect back, look ahead and track current events. Within time your journal will result in an everlasting memoir.

Designed to combat writer’s block brought on by blank pages, Ten Year Journal includes dated, lined pages where you can jot down a few sentences a day. It holds pages dedicated to contact information, special dates, extended notes, monthly overviews, and long-term planning. The exquisite leather-bound cover makes it a treasure that anyone will hold dear years after its completion.

The Ten Year Journal makes the perfect gift for travelers to remember their adventures, newlyweds to cherish their first decade of marriage, new parents to preserve the first decade of their child’s life, students to document their academic journey… anyone who wants to hold those memories close!

Inspired by a Japanese product brought to the United States by Masayo Koshiyama in 1994, Ten Year Journal is the only journal that boasts 11 years of entries so that owners can begin writing at any point in the year and still capture an entire decade. The Ten Year Journal believes in the power and intimacy of the hand-written memoir and is dedicated to providing high-quality, expertly bound and beautiful journals that are not only fun and meaningful to use, but affordable as well.

For additional information, please visit www.journal10.com

 

Party Pics: Project Hope Gala

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Project Hope hosted their 2nd Annual Gala at Villa Russo in Richmond Hill.

This year they honored Chef Keltus Campo, Zanita Johnson-Tisdale, Dennie Hughes, and Jenique Jones. Without them, our program wouldn’t be where it is today.

Special Guests were Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, Ambassador Derrick James, and Consul General of Barbados Dr. Donna Cox.

Party Digest’s own Jit Singh was also in attendance.

Party Pics: Celebrity Waiter Night at Hannah Storm

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“Celebrity Waiter Night was an amazing evening for The Hannah Storm Foundation,” said Hannah Storm, ESPN anchor and founder of the Hannah Storm Foundation. “This is a cause I hold close to my heart and I couldn’t have asked for a better group of celebrity waiters, presenters, honorees, auction item donors, and guests to help support the foundation and its mission of providing children with the crucial surgeries they need for their disfiguring vascular anomalies.”

Party Pics: Groundswell 2015 Art Auction Benefit

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A heartfelt thank you to all who attended the Groundswell 2015 Art Auction Benefit at the Wythe Hotel on Tuesday night, helping make this year’s Art Auction Benefit the most successful to date. Congratulations again to our honorees: Martha Cooper, David Goldstein of Goldstein Hall PLLC, and Colossal Media.

See more here.

Bridging the Gap

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Monday, October 26 at 7:30 pm
New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street, New York

BRIDGING THE GAP AND OTHER SHORT PLAYS BY WESLEY TAYLOR

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Emmy® and Tony Award® winner and Academy Award® nominee STOCKARD CHANNING

Golden Globe®, Emmy®, and two-time Tony Award® winner NATHAN LANE

Emmy® and Screen Actors Guild Award® winner DEBRA MESSING

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For more information click here

Sing For Hope

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Monday, October 26 at 7:30 pm (cocktails at 6:30 pm)
Tribeca Rooftop, 2 Desbrosses Street, New York

SING FOR HOPE transforms lives throughout New York City by bringing the power of the arts to those who need it most. Through the volunteer service of dedicated artists—opera singers, actors, jazz musicians, dancers, upetteers, painters, and more—Sing for Hope provides dynamic arts outreach programming to under-resourced communities across NYC.

Our programs include collaborative concerts for hospital patients, after-school arts classes for NYC youth, and our flagship initiative, THE SING FOR HOPE PIANOS. A celebration of our vision of art for all, this beloved public art project brings artist-designed pianos to the parks and public spaces of NYC for two weeks each summer before donating them to the community-based organizations we serve year-round. Sing for Hope is defined by the volunteerism of artists, the needs of the community, and our belief in the power of the arts to uplift, unite, and transform.

See more at http://gala.singforhope.org/

Signature Chefs Auction

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Monday, October 26 at 6 pm
Carlyle On The Green, 99 Quaker Meeting House Rd., Farmingdale

Be there Monday, October 26 for an evening of networking, live music, great food, wine and spirits at one of the best tasting events on Long Island. Mix business with pleasure, while supporting the mission of the March of Dimes.

More than 24 Chefs, Restaurants, Wineries, Breweries and Dessert Designers  will be sharing their most exciting culinary delights with more than 200 guests.

For Sponsors at the Gold Level and above there will be a networking reception where they will have the opportunity to meet and greet some of our Celebrity Guests while enjoying specialty items planned just for them.

For more information visit: https://signaturechefs.marchofdimes.org/Event.aspx?EventId=17759

 

Party Pics: MCNY Cabaret Gala

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The Museum of the City of New York was proud to present its ninth annual Louis Auchincloss Prize to Wynton Marsalis at the Museum’s annual Cabaret! gala. Among his many honors, Wynton Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Music, and the National Medal for the Arts, the highest award given to artists in the United States. The City Museum is proud to add the Louis Auchincloss Prize to this list.

 Honoring Louis Auchincloss (1917-2000) for his many years of service to the City Museum and for his literary contributions, the Auchincloss Prize honors writers and artists whose work is inspired by and enhances the five boroughs of New York City. Disciplines include literature, architecture, art, music, playwriting and photography.

The evening included cocktails at MCNY at 7 p.m. and the Cabaret! gala dinner, award presentation and performance by Essentially Ellington at 8 p.m. at the New York Academy of Medicine.