[Leandra Medine] [Peter Lawrence] [Matt Kliegman, Carlos Quirarte]

We would like to introduce you to our new series called 'The Guest List,' which covers NYC's top innovators in industries as varried as hospitality, nightlife, restaurants, tech and fashion. GofG takes a look into how these innovators think, their daily routines, plans for the future and so much more. Take a look at some of our 'Guest List' interviews so far, and get ready for many more great innovators to come!

Check out more from our Innovators.

• Nightlife Innovators: Matt Kliegman and Carlos Quirarte of the Smile, The Westway and The Jane [Interview Here]
• Restaurant Innovators: Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalanick of Torrisi and Parm [Interview Here]
• Hospitality Innovator: Peter Lawrence of the Wythe Hotel [Interview Here]
• Fashion Innovator: Leandra Medine of the Manrepeller.com [Interview Here]
• Tech Innovators: Rachel Sklar and Glynnis MacNicol of TheLi.st [Interview Here]

[Danielle Snyder, Rachelle Hruska, Jodie Snyder, Cynthia Rowley] [Matt Kliegman, Jeff Zalaznick, Mario Carbone] [Stacy London, Rachel Sklar]

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Guest Of A Guest celebrated The Guest List series highlighting its 2012 NYC Innovators in at the Jane Hotel last night. This year's Guest List included nightlife innovators Matt Kliegman and Carlos Quirarte, restaurant innovators Mario Carbone, Jeff Zalaznick and Rich Torrisi, hospitality innovator Peter Lawrence, fashion innovator Leandra Medine, and technology innovators Rachel Sklar and Glynnis MacNicol. More photos and story below. More»

Birth of the Cool. Seven years ago, Carlos Quirarte, a twenty-something originally hailing from The Mission in San Francisco, was looking for the perfect spot to throw an after party for the uber hip clothing company Earnest Sewn, who he was working for at the time. Earnest Sewn, whose name and design principle is literally translated as “product sewn in earnest,” needless to say, needed a space that was authentically cool. His buddy Matt Creed, the DJ-cum-actor-cum-artist, and down by law kind of guy who walked around downtown Manhattan with Kirsten Dunst on his arm, introduced Quirarte to his former NYU roommate, Matt Kliegman, who just happened to be throwing the best downtown party in the city at the time. Matt, a kid from Long Island, hell-bent on leaving his corporate job at JPMorgan, was running the show at “SALON,” a place so cool that to this day it doesn’t have a Google search result. The venue, located on the east side of what was in the works to become the Jane Hotel, went on to become “Socialista,” and is currently Café Gitane at the Jane Hotel. The east and west coast kids met, joined forces and quickly became pied pipers of the Downtown scene. More»

[Photo via ehsandcastle] It is that time of the year again, Sandcastle and Sandsculpture contests are finally upon the Hamptons. Throughout the month of August, various contests will be taking place from Montauk all the way to Westhampton. Who knows, you might even see the GofGHamptons team entered in one of these competitions. A full list of upcoming sand contests below... More»

[Photo via Hammacher] Around since 1848, the people at Hammacher Schlemmer have done it again. This time they have created one of the coolest gadgets called The Intelligent Grill. At a somewhat reasonable price of $799.95 for a high-end grill, the intelligent grill is truly one of the coolest outdoor gadgets to own or give as a nice gift this summer. The grill esentially automatically cooks your food to your preferred "doneness".

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• Future first daughters already being stalked by Miley and her friends at Disney [DailyIntel]
• Like the rest of us, CNN is aware that there holograms sucked [Gawker]
• Kabbalah water only. No tap. [MollyGood]
• Sarah Silverman takes the stage with nothing off the table as usual [NYP]
• Laura gets a book deal, Dubya gets a cookie [Huffington Post]

[Photo via Daily Intelligencer]

• Lydia poses for "high fashion" publication French Playboy [Gawker]
• Social scene shake-up expected in Washington [Huffington Post]
• The city that never sleeps should have thought of this sooner [NYT]
• Save this one for October 31st, 2009 [Gizmodo]
• A fly on the wall during today's big Presidential meeting [Daily Intel]

[Photo by NewTimes]

• Michael Phelps is coming to swim laps at your next pool party? [NYP]
• Lady Gaga wants to thank Christina for ripping off her image [MollyGood]
• Okay Gossip Girl, you might be too racy for your 8pm time slot [Observer]
• Astronauts and aliens can now google each other from space [Gizmodo]
• Was there or was there not a 1964 car crash [Huffington Post]

[Bono and friends. Photo via Celebitchy]

• Saving the world and partying with the ladies...the young ladies [Celebitchy]
• Joe The Plumber wins 2008 Great PUPkins award. Woof! [Gothamist]
• Now you will know for next year [Observer]
• NBC's peacock gets new star-studded tunes to dance to [Huff Post]
• Starting to turn out like a bad break-up as election grows closer [Daily Intelligencer]

[Photo via Flickr]

• Does this "den of sin" know how to hold their liquor? [Eater]
• NYC renters can thank the sinking economy for their new, cheap apartment [Observer]
• McCain campaign not happy about Palin Drag Queen ban [Huffington Post]
• The Blog: then and now [Gawker]
• BritBrit making a Bryant Park comeback [NYP]

[Photos via Flickr]

• Someone"s getting kicked off Gossip Girl...O.M.F.G. [Daily Intelligencer]
• They didn"t get the memo about the importance of saving energy [Racked]
• Obama billboards pop up on streets....in virtual land [Machinist]
• Listening to Radiohead for free still paid off [Gawker]
• Rolling Stone gets a smaller, glossier makeover [AP]