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| August 2007 |
Vol. 3, Issue 33 |
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01: Smashing style. Roger Federer has a formidable new opponent at this year's U.S Open: Ralph Lauren. The ace designer will be all over the courts in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., starting next week as the official sponsor of the tournament. With
that comes new uniforms for pros, ball kids, and now you with the men's RLX U.S. Open Classic
Big Pony Polo ($90) or the women's RLX U.S. Open Linewoman polo ($85, pictured). Go to www.ralphlauren.com. To buy your last-minute tickets to the Open, go to www.usopen.org
02: Court shoe. Avoid a foot fault with the Linea Rossa nylon sport shoes ($380) from Prada. Go to www.saksfifthavenue.com
03: The sweetest swing. Serves are more powerful, shots are more consistent, and the sweet
spot becomes a Sweet Zone with the Prince Ozone 7 MP+ ($200). U.S. Open #3 seed Jelena Jankovic will carry it into battle against foes Henin, Sharapova, and Co. Go to www.princetennis.com
04: Sip point. Who said the sidelines can't be just as fun as the action on the court? Grey Goose will
offer the 'Honey Deuce' at select restaurants and bars at the Billie
Jean King National Tennis Center during the Open. Make your own
(courtesy of Grey Goose mixologist Nick Matoune) by first filling a
highball glass with crushed ice. Add 1 part Grey Goose Original Vodka,
2 parts lemonade to fill the glass one inch below the rim, drizzle
Chambord over the top, and garnish with frozen honeydew melon balls. Go to www.greygoose.com |
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 Tray bien. Celebrated decoupage artist and CITY favorite John Derian opens his first Massachusetts store this month. Pick up the perfect Cape Cod reminder with the Whale at Sea glass tray ($80, left), but call first, as the store is only open by appointment or "by chance." John Derian New England, Law St., Provincetown, Mass., (508) 487-1362. Go to www.johnderian.com |
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 Leaving their mark. Southern California guitar-popsmiths Rilo Kiley release their new record, Under the Blacklight, August 21. After spending the last couple of years trekking the globe promoting solo efforts, the Jenny Lewis-fronted four-piece enlisted the producers behind Fiona Apple, Jay-Z, and Dr. Dre to boost their already sassy sound. Rilo Kiley will also be touring the U.S. next month, stopping at:
9/6/07 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
9/7/07 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom – MFNW 2007
9/8/07 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
9/11/07 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
9/12/07 Columbia, MO @ University of Missouri – Jesse Auditorium
9/13/07 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
9/14/07 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
9/15/07 Chicago, IL @ Rivera Theater
9/17/07 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
9/18/07 Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix Theatre
9/19/07 Montreal, QUE @ La Tulipe
9/21/07 Boston, MA @ Avalon
9/22/07 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
9/23/07 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Buy now. Go to www.rilokiley.com |
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| Celebrating the big 5-0. CITY’S 50th Issue is almost here! To celebrate this landmark, CITY
invites its Los Angeles readers to preview advance copies at the newly
opened V-Lounge on 2020 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica on Aug. 23. Guests will enjoy
cocktails courtesy of Svedka and light tapas from former Top Chef contestant Brian Hill. Click here to view the invite, and RSVP to jennifer@alinemedia.com |
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 What's your favorite restaurant in your home city? Not the fanciest or the most expensive or the hardest to get a reservation at, but simply your favorite? What's the spot where you're guaranteed a great meal on every visit? Those are the questions CITY asked when compiling our list of 101 favorite restaurants across the country, as featured in our new Summer Food & Entertaining Issue, on newsstands this week. From Boston to Boulder, New York to New Orleans, we hit 55 different American cities and just about every cuisine on the map. Check out the full list in the new issue or online and tell us about your favorite restaurants at www.city-magazine.com/restaurants
The new issue also features an in-depth look at what may be one of the most serious threats to our food chain: the decline of our honeybee population. As scientists race all summer to discover the culprit for this phenomenon, CITY asks if one of the alternatives — the outsourcing of America's farms and agriculture — is an option we really want to choose. We also turn to one of the country's top sommeliers to find out how to avoid buying counterfeit wine, and we ask a celebrated chef to give us a guide to navigating your local green market. And for all you baseball fans bemoaning Barry Bonds' breaking of Hank Aaron's home run record, sportswriter Jeff Pearlman takes a seat in the stands and puts America's pastime into perspective. |
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Longtime CITY contributor Greg Lindsay is spending the next few months on the road reporting for his forthcoming book, Aerotropolis (John D. Kasarda and Greg Lindsay; Farrar, Straus and Giroux). In his new exclusive CITY Magazine blog, IN TRANSIT, he's filing dispatches along the way, covering the best hotels, restaurants, gear, and airlines the world's "airport cities" have to offer.
Check out his latest entries at www.city-magazine.com/intransit |
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