Wine and Food in New York

Almost forgot to post, but week before last was the New York Wine and Food Festival.



Cooking Channel had its coming out party with plenty of exposure during the weekend's events.




Entourage star Debi Mazar and her husband Gabrieli Corcos joined me at an event.



And during the closing party



I spent some nice bonding time with Pat Neely of Down Home with the Neely'sand Nadia Goisa from Bitchin' Kitchen.



It was a busy weekend, but so much fun, thanks to all the great Food Network and Cooking Channel stars.

Hawaiian Holiday

I haven't taken a resort vacation since 2000, so to celebrate my wife Marchette's birthday, we went to Waikiki Beach this week.

We had lovely room at the Moana Surfrider Hotel overlooking the ocean



We hit the typical spots,



the beaches



the Aquarium




the Zoo



Pearl Harbor


Plus the stores


on Kalakaua Street.

My only regret was not staying fro two weeks instead of one.

I picked up a cute trinket that reminded me of my beloved dog Mindy.


I picked up a cute trinket that reminded me of my beloved dog Mindy.


The real Mindy seemed to like it too.











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Waiting for Harvard to Call

About this time of the year, 27 autumns ago I applied to Harvard Business School. The following Spring a received on of those dreaded thin letters from the school, wait-listing me for admission for one year. Well, this past Tuesday I finally got in to HBS,

courtesy of an invitation to speak

by members of the Entertainment and Media Club,

who also treated me to a lovely dinner at the Red House restaurant.

My thanks again to Tiffany, Peter, Jason, Bart, Lana, and especially Hang.