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Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Emmy Rossum, and Dave Annable step out for the premiere of the new film that ponders the true love and sluttishness in What's My Number?; Hugh Hefner, Jane Fonda, and Carrie Underwood honor Smokey Robinson for his many achievements in music at the 2011 Ella Awards—Hollywood was still feeling the pain from Sunday night's Emmy festivities, but not everyone was too hungover to step out for some fun, so get all the details on Monday's party warriors in this edition of Last Night's Parties. More»
[Lindsay Sloane, Lake Bell] Lake Bell, Leslie Bibb, Will Forte and a pregnant Lindsay Sloane celebrate the premiere of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, but where was Jason Sudeikis?; Garcelle Beauvais, Cameron Silver and David Meister attend Vogue's celebration of Gap 1969 event in West Hollywood with stylist to the stars Tod Hallman—it all happened Thursday night so get your final dose of L.A. party roundups before the weekend in this edition of Last Night's Parties. More»
What's in a name? Sure, a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet, but New Yorkers know that a restaurant's success hinges on a catchy name. Todd English's latest project, a restaurant/lounge in Chelsea, has foodies drooling in anticipation, and next week it will open its doors for the first time. Today, we get word on what the name of the space will be: Juliet. No word on whether this is in any reference to one of Todd's old (or current) flames, but we are excited to see what Miss Juliet tastes like.
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This summer, we broke the news that Todd English (of the W Hotels restaurants, and a Food Network star), and club owner Jon B were joining forces to revamp the old Opera space in Chelsea. (539 W. 21st). Today, we got wordthat the space, which has yet to releaseits official name, will open its doors to some lucky Supper Club members for a private viewing and tasting. There will be live acts to keep guests entertained next Tuesday night, and we will be there, with bells on, to test out the newest edition to the Chelsea family. Invite on left. [Interview With Todd English]
The dinning /clubbing combo has always been a curious one at best. Those who are familiar with the old adage "Don't shit where you eat", can probably sympathize with the fear of finding a discarded cigarette butt in their ravioli. Ok perhaps an exaggeration, but eating among vodka drenched floors and smoked pit carpets can be disconcerting. So this of course begs the question, why are so many clubs like the fronting as restaurants and vice versa? More»

[Todd English and Jon B. Restaurants are the new nightclubs?]
The closing of Home and GuestHouse last week looked to be the coup de grâce for club alley on 27th street that has over the past 3 years devolved into a Coney Island of NYC Nightlife. Bungalow 8, Marquee, and Cain defined the best of the best four years ago, but the spot jumped the shark when famed B-list promoter Jon B appeared on the scene, milking the proverbial teet of a low watt crowd for all of their worth. More»