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Batali/Bastianich Group mixologist Lucas Swallows has one of those names that’s too good to be true — you know like the florist named Rose Flowers or a lumberjack named Mark Wood. Hugh Alexander Curtas (d.o.b. 10-15-84 – The Official Number Two Son Of ELV) once had Mr. Earthman for a geography teacher, and there is actually an attorney in New York called Sue Yoo.
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Lovers of cooked and cured pork in all its forms were in hog heaven this afternoon, as Cochon 555 hit The Cosmopolitan in all its porcine-perfect glory. It was a much more food-focused event than many of our dine-around festivals — with celebrity chefs taking a back seat to the butchers and sausage makers who are re-defining American charcuterie.
This is going to be one hot weekend for ELV. The All-Star Cochon will be the capper tomorrow night at The Cosmo, but before that, he gets to taste the goods at a LobsterMe preview today, where he’ll be tasting everything from a lobster shooter to “The World’s Best Lobster Roll” to lobster ice cream(?), after having hung out with über-foodie Chris Cognac before hitting the Cosmo tonight for more of Scott Conant’s basta pasta.
In other words, this weekend is going to be a sizzler in more ways than one, and because of that, our staff, wants to wish all of you a long and happy one.