Party Photos: New York Cocktails
At Brasserie 8½, 10.08.02
Brasserie
8½ rated a 10 at mediabistro.com's latest midtown media bash. Thanks to
the overstuffed leather couches and tarty appletinis, the mood was cozy. And
our media guests hardly minded when I interrupted the flow of conversation to
give out door prizes! Boating magazine's editor-in-chief, Randy Steele,
won dinner for two at Brasserie
8½, television producer Sarah Hodder (formerly of NBC News) won a
giant hatbox filled with pricey Shiseido
goodies, graphic designer Arianna Tettamanzi won tickets to the hot new Broadway
musical Amour, and Robert Haynes-Peterson, managing editor of the
Fashion Market Group, picked up a gift certificate to Qiora
Spa on Madison Avenue. While PBS producer Niki Swartz didn't win a prize,
I hereby deem her the Wit of the Night for her joke, à propos her
documentary project on lipstick lesbians, that "I'm not a lesbian —
but I play one on reality TV." —Laurel
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National Post columnist Rebecca Eckler and Fashionjunkie.com founder and editor Dara Fleischer
Party-goers described the Zagat Survey crew as "lively" and "sociable": Senior editors Troy Segal, Daniel Simmons, Randi Gollin, and Laura Mitchell
mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby, photographer Robert Frumkin, and Wall Street Journal editor James Taranto
The scene at Brasserie ½
ABC News reporter Oliver Likaw and Bloomberg anchor Sue Keenan
Freelance writer Laura Rich, Atlas Media development exec Emi Macuaga, and KPI producer Mark Cannon
Avanti photo editor Judy Rosenbaum and Good Life producer Adam Ross
TV producers Carla Binswanger and Sarah Hodder
Economist.com countries editor Lane Green and freelance writer Jay Dixit
Freelance writer Wynn Madrigal, Newsday writer Tania Padgett, Cosmopolitan associate beauty editor Holly Crawford, Cosmopolitan photo research associate Cara Mischel, and New York magazine assistant editor Matt Gross
Schmoozin’ and boozin’
Daily Deal reporter Kelly Holman, Daily Deal editor Josh Bobley, and Family Circle editor Jean Maguire
Brasserie
8½ rated a 10 at mediabistro.com's latest midtown media bash. Thanks to
the overstuffed leather couches and tarty appletinis, the mood was cozy. And
our media guests hardly minded when I interrupted the flow of conversation to
give out door prizes! Boating magazine's editor-in-chief, Randy Steele,
won dinner for two at 
