Gustavo Dudamel’s first performance as New York Philharmonic conductor ended the way every big New York debut should: with a party at Brasserie Boulud. Barbara Tober and Elizabeth Segerstrom hosted the celebration, honoring their late husbands Donald Tober and Henry Segerstrom, and the guest list ran from Candace Bushnell to Peter Marino to Daniel Boulud himself. The party line of the night? Dudamel is taller in person.
In less glamorous news, New York Times obituary writer Sam Roberts confirmed what’s heading into Rudy Giuliani’s eventual obituary, including the Borat mic-pack incident and the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference. His framing: it’s not to make fun of the guy, it just says something about his personal demeanor. Meanwhile, Socialista, the Soho club above Cipriani, has closed permanently and will reopen under the name Living Room.
The rest of the week’s roundup is a full New York sampler. Bill Murray introduced the Tedeschi Trucks Band at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Festival in Austin. Bobby Flay listed his five favorite local food spots: Donut Plant, L’Industrie, Lucali, Joe’s, and Razza. And Sarah Jessica Parker attended the New York City Ballet Fall Gala with a ribbon-wrapped ponytail that her husband jokingly took credit for creating.
Which of Bobby Flay’s five spots is your go-to, and which one do you think is overrated?
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