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BryanBoy: Fashion Guru

Since this blog is called City.Fashion.Glamour, I've decided to put more "fashion" into today's post than anything else. About a year ago I discovered a fashion blogger before he rose to fame who is totally amazing. Amazing is even an understatement when talking about this guy. He goes by the name Bryan Boy and gets invited to all the runway shows from Milan, to Paris to New York fashion weeks. From there, he blogs about them and gives his critic on every seasons collection along with his travels to places around the world. On his blog, you'll find tons of interesting things, like what's in his satchel and what he eats when he goes to some of the best restaurants in the world. Once you've finished reading his posts, you'll know this guys likes, dislikes and will be able to name every single place he's been to in the world. He's a true fashion diva and that's why I love him!

He's a link to his blog...so enjoy!

http://www.bryanboy.com/

Talia's Playlist

So I've decided to try out something new and write a totally new type of post. Something I've never done before. I'm someone who adores music and has thousands and thousands of songs in her iTunes. So many that I constantly find myself deleting music off my iPod to make room for a ton of new songs. I've decided to make playlists of all my favorite songs, some known and others unknown. You'll find I listen to a lot of different types of music so I hope that this will help you add some new songs to your own playlist. Keep in mind these are all new songs.Enjoy!

Cannibal -Ke$ha

Deuces-Chris Brown

Break Ya Back-Jay Sean

The Big Bang-Rock Mafia

Toyfriend-David Guetta feat Wynter Gordon

Penitentiary-Natalie Mejia

Liv Tonight-Nelly feat. Keri Hilson

All She Wrote-T.I. feat. Eminem

One in A Million-Ne-Yo

Favorite DJ II-Clinton Sparks

Hate Love-Girlicious

Table Dancer-Keshia Chante

Lay Me Down-Dirty Heads

California King Bed-Rihanna

If I Was You-Far East Movement

Respirator-Flo-Rida

Sweat-Casely

The Story of Us-Taylor Swift

Last Kiss-Taylor Swift

Looking for New York's Socialites? I found them!

New York City is THE city that NEVER sleeps. This is why it's nightlife is always lively and it's events are spectacular! Dozens and dozens of events take place every night in New York, which amounts to thousands taking place EVERY year. We certainly need a way to keep track of all these events and luckily, there was a website created for this very purpose. The New York Social Diaries is a really cool site I found about a year ago, with pictures and articles on every HUGE event held in New York City. It's bound to make you jealous that you weren't there....and weren't invited!

http://www.nysocialdiary.com/

Ramsay Can Now Call Montreal Home.

A recent announcement that a certain world-renowned celebrity chef was to take over Rotisserie Laurier BBQ in Montreal's Outremont neighborhood took every Montrealer by surprise...a pleasant surprise, of course!

It was later said that Gordon Ramsay, star of the F Word and Hell's Kitchen was this certain chef.

He said that as of next February, the longstanding restaurant will be renamed Rotisserie Laurier BBQ by Gordon Ramsay. This "new" take on the restaurant will be sure to take in the uber-trendy crowds of Montreal.

This will be Ramsay's first restaurant in Canada. He owns other in New York, Los Angeles and Florida.

An Exotic Find In The Heart of Manhattan

What's really special about this next restaurant is that it evokes a feeling of confusion. You feel a little lost, unsure of where you actually are. New York? Asia? New York? Asia?

Jean-Georges Vongerichten, famed chef of restaurants such as Nougatine in cities like New York and Paris recently opened up his latest in the Meatpacking District of New York City. Steps away from Chelsea Market, it makes you feel a million miles away. Spice Market, the newest addition to his long list of restaurants, uses international spices in every dish, from the drinks to the desserts.

On a recent trip to New York, my family and I decided to check it out. It definitely isn't his best known restaurant, still a little under the radar, so we made reservations about a month in advance, and on a Saturday night this summer, walked in. Everything about the decor and ambience of this place is extremely spectacular. Every little detail, down to the bathroom sink faucets make you feel like you're actually in South East Asia. The waiters are in traditional Southeastern Asian robes,which further adds to the feeling. Without even have tried the food yet, I give Jean Georges five stars for the ambience of the place.

Our waitress arrived almost right away with our menus and Fiji water. Unlike most restaurants, the menu was not too extensive. It incorporates some basics, like fried rice with some new and exotic spices and chicken samosas with yogurt at some pretty modest prices. In a few words, Spice Market is amazing food on a budget. My experience at this restaurant was amazing.

**All dishes are served family-style. They are brought to your table once they are ready and set in the middle for you and your party to dig right in!

Spice Market

403 W. 13th Street

Meatpacking District

Go-To Guide : Greenwich Village

Move over Soho. The new IT neighborhood is Greenwich Village. Located on the west side of Lower Manhattan, it is home to many celebrities. It is a quaint area, with upscale shopping, little cafes and trendy and good looking people. In my opinion, the best place to spot a star. It is home to Sarah Jessica Parker, Marc Jacobs, Naomi Watts and her fiance Liev Schreiber, who I saw on a recent trip to New York City. It's not the typical New York City neighborhood, but it's one of my favourites. Here is the go-to guide to Greenwich Village with some of my favorite places to shop, eat, and be seen.

Marc Jacobs

385 Bleecker Street

Cafe Angelique

68 Bleecker Street

*My favourite little cafe in NYC

*Take a seat right by the window so you can look out for the celebs passing by.

Babbo

110 Waverly Place

*Mario Batali's restaurant

Da Silvano

260 Sixth Ave

*Frequented by Rihanna every time she's in NYC

Bar Pitti

268 Sixth Ave (Between Bleecker & Houston Street)

*Celebrity Hot Spot

Fall 2010 : Must-Have

Over the knees socks are one piece every girl must have in their wardrobe for fall 2010. They have been seen on Hayley Williams from Paramore onstage at the 2010 MTV VMAs where she sung alongside B.O.B. and Miley Cyrus, walking with her brother in West Hollywood. They can be worn with short shorts or even a skirt. I'll admit they aren't the easiest item to find, but I have a few suggestions. American Apparel($14) sells them in several colors in all their stores, Missoni over the knee socks($70 Us) can be found in any Missoni store or at any Holt Renfrew store in Canada and even lingerie designer Kiki De Montparnasse makes her own version, using cashmere ($95 Us). Over the knee socks are cute,playful and can be worn with many different pieces of clothing, so now's the time to buy a pair. Happy shopping!

Pink, Flashy and Everything That Shines.

Montreal has always been known for it's incredible cuisine. Every year,the best international chefs come to Montreal and open up incredible restaurants that attract every food lover, celebrity that comes into town and the rich and famous.

The first restaurant I'll be reviewing is not one of those new restaurants. It's been open for quite some time now, almost a decade actually, and after all this time, the buzz about this restaurant hasn't gone away. So I got curious and decided to go one night.

Cavalli first appeared on the scene in the early 2000's . Known for being 'the epitome of cosmopolitan fine dining for the beauty people' and it's picturesque and famous pink bar, I walked into it's Peel Street location eager to try the food that everyone was raving about. My first impression of this restaurant was "flashy". Everything about it was flashy. From the pink bar, to the gorgeous people dressed in the most expensive clothes, I knew that I was in for a REAL supper. The menu arrived and I scanned it quickly. Being an italian restaurant, there was a large choice of antipasti, pastas, carne, pesce and dolci, along with a very impressive wine and cocktail list. All main courses ranging from 26$-62$. Pretty typical of a restaurant of this sort. I decided to order a drink and the most simple thing on the menu; Cavatelli pasta with tomato sauce. You can always judge an italian restaurant by ordering it's most simple dish. If a restaurant can't make a perfect tomato sauce, it's no good. Another one of my friends decided to go down the same route I did and ordered the pasta, while my other friends ordered the Tempura Di Gamberoni Esotici Con Maionese Di Jalapeno E Sesame (Wild shrimp tempura with jalapeno and sesame mayonnaise. )After a brief conversation, our food arrived faster than expected from a restaurant of this type and we dug in. Eating very slowly, I savoured every moment of my dish. My friends couldn't eat theirs fast enough.It was just that good. A while later, the scrumptious food came with a hefty bill. This was the only shock of the night.

All in all, I've got only good things to say about Ristorante Cavalli. The location, the people, the food, the ambience, all was perfect. I'll definitely be going back!

Ristorant Cavalli

2040 Peel, Montreal