TV Meets Design at the Showtime House

Ever wonder how some of your favorte shows could be interpreted into a home design. Well, Metropolitan Home magazine and Showtime team up to bring TV to design reality. The Metropolitan Home's Showtime House features six of Showtime's original shows: Californication, Dexter, The L Word, The Tudors, Weeds, and United States of Tara.

When:
September 13-October 26, 2008;

Time:
Saturdays and Sundays, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where:
23 Gramercy Park South,
New York, NY, 10003.

Tickets:
$25 per person, purchased at the door. No children under 12, and no strollers are permitted. All proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Happy Hearts Fund.

Unable to visit in person, you can view pictures of the Showtime house at the Metropolitan Home website by clicking here. I'll post a few pics from a few of the rooms throughout the week.

Californication

Take Holiday Entertaining To the Next Level with IZZE Food Pairing Ideas

Chef Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson of Frasca Food and Wine Shares Food Pairing Recommendations & Favorite Holiday Recipes

BOULDER, Colo. — Holiday celebrations include enjoying festive parties and delicious meals with family and friends. This holiday season take hosting and entertaining to a new level by pairing the food with a beverage that enhances the flavors of each dish.

"Food can be great-tasting as is, but you take it to another level when you enjoy it with an accompanying beverage," said Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson, owner and chef, Boulder-based Frasca Food and Wine. "Choose a premium, non-alcoholic option, like IZZE® Sparkling Juice, to pair with each course and taste the flavors come to life."

Here are a few suggestions from Chef Mackinnon Patterson regarding IZZE food pairings for the holidays:

** Salmon, whether hot or cold, is delicious paired with citrus-based beverages such as IZZE Sparkling Clementine or Sparkling Grapefruit. For a flavorful appetizer that's easy to prepare, place sliced smoked salmon on small toasts with a bit of cream cheese mixed with scallions (see picture below). It's sure to be a favorite.















** Doing a sit-down dinner? Try roast pork loin. Stuff the pork loin with your favorite dried fruits and cheeses for a delicious main dish (see picture below). To bring out the flavor, try this dish with IZZE Sparkling Pomegranate.















** Put a new spin on what you drink with your turkey and pick a sparkling juice, like IZZE Sparkling Blackberry which has sweet and fruity notes. It enhances the taste of the meat and will be enjoyed by all.

** Warm lentils served over salad make a great vegetarian side. Pair this dish with IZZE Sparkling Peach to bring out its intricate flavors.

** Mix up a few signature IZZE cocktails, serve them in smaller glasses and pair them with a few of your favorite appetizers. Encourage guests to sample the appetizers with each of the drinks to enjoy the flavor to the fullest. Add a special touch to each of the cocktails by adding sugar to the rim of the glass or a garnish of berries. Use fancy silver picks to make the appearance even more special.

** Pair your activity with a beverage. For example, after a long day skiing in the crisp cool air, a warm beverage is perfect. Try making hot cocoa with IZZE Sparkling Blackberry to give the coca an intense fruit flavor.

Beverage Pairing Tip: If the range of courses includes a variety of flavors and they are served individually, choose a unique beverage to enhance each dish. If the meal is served with all the courses on the table together, then keep it simple and select a beverage that works best with the main entrée.

"Because so much of the holidays are about food and entertaining, we wanted to heighten people's experiences by giving them some suggestions on how best to enjoy the most flavor from their foods;" said Kelli McCusker, CMO, IZZE Beverage Company. "We are excited to partner with award-winning Chef Mackinnon Patterson to develop these recommendations and share them with our consumers."

IZZE Sparkling Juice is an all natural blend of pure fruit juice and sparkling water with nothing artificial. It is available in seven true-to-the-fruit flavors, including new Sparkling Peach. Each flavor pairs well with a variety of foods. IZZE is great-tasting when served over ice or when used as a mixer.

Ringing in the New Year
Beverages, especially those with bubbles, play a very important role in New Year's festivities. This year, think beyond champagne and look to sparkling juices. Sparkling Juices, like IZZE, make delicious festive cocktails and, for those who prefer non-alcoholic options, mocktails, too. Raise a glass filled with a signature IZZE drink and ring in the New Year with fruitful exuberance.

For more information, visit www.IZZE.com.

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Press Contact:
Meg Heitlinger
meg@izze.com

Pop Art You Dine On

There is something so unique and fun about pop art. From the wall art to T-shirts pop art makes a bold statement. Which is why I love these plates from CB2 (cb2.com), they are such a twist on the traditional plate. These plates are sleek, bright and collectible graphic art.













Marilyn Plates $2.95 each (sale)
Diswasher safe and durable melamine
Print from the Andy Warhol Foundation
8" sq.













Pop Art Comic Appetizer Plates $2.95 each
Glazed Porcelain, Dishwasher and microwave-safe
5.75" dia

Latest Trend: Sweetheart Strapless Dress

This classic neckline can be found in a wide range of strapless dress styles from sophisticated to sultry. This easy to wear trend is great for drawing attention to the figure because it emphasizes the bust and waist but in a subtle way.


Big Night Out Dress
$149.00
bebe


BR Monogram Glenplaid Sweetheart Dress
$225.00
Banana Republic


De La Ru Babydoll Dress
$78.00
Nordstrom


Deidre Strapless Dress
$22.80
Forever21


Ella Moss Hitchcock Strapless Dress
$166.00
standardstyle.com


Lauren Conrad Elizabeth Dress
$189.00
Queen Bee (queenbeegirls.com)


Mara Hoffman Strapless Solid Sweetheart Dress
$418.00
tobi.com


Rosalie solid Dress
$44.50
delias.com


Basic Strapless Knit
$22.80
Forever21


Sweetheart Silk Paisley
$139.00
bebe


Teeze Me Sweetheart Tube Dress
$68.00
Nordstrom


Strapless Velvet Burnout Dress
$108.00
Victoria's Secret

New Career Coaching Service Targets Marketing and Advertising Executives

Unique and personalized job search strategies, designed to help executives land next professional position.

New York -- GetWorking, a specialized job coaching service based in New York City, recently launched with the goal of coaching laid-off executives, those stuck in their job searches, and professionals returning to the workforce. It's a unique coaching service for the marketing and advertising community. GetWorking's streamlined and personalized coaching service is led by GetWorking Advisors, experienced marketers as well as job search mentors.

Heather Frayne, founder of Direct Marketers On Call, Inc., developed GetWorking to fill a much-needed niche in the job coaching industry. With more than 20 years of successfully placing marketing and advertising professionals, Frayne and her team know precisely what hiring managers are looking for, their hot buttons and turn-offs, as well as the market trends, challenges and issues. It is this specific insider's perspective, knowledge and insight that GetWorking Advisors provide to those confronting the workplace head-on.

"In today's ever-changing, complex marketplace and business climate, executives are recognizing the need to be more realistic, focused and prepared," said Frayne. GetWorking is based on the premise that working professionals have the foundation for their own successful career path. "We're experts at helping executives take a closer look at their strengths and accomplishments, and then develop targeted job search strategies, which will guide them towards landing their next job," Frayne adds.

About GetWorking:

GetWorking LLC was established by Heather Frayne, founder of Direct Marketers On Call, Inc., to offer personalized job coaching for the marketing and advertising professionals who are stuck in their job searches. Under the Direct Marketers On Call umbrella, Frayne had set up DMOCoaching in 2002 to focus on the career guidance and executive coaching that so many job seekers requested. But by 2008, the time was right to establish GetWorking as a stand-alone business with its own self-assessment tools, evaluation tactics and coaching philosophy.

For more information on GetWorking, contact 212.741.5101 or visit http://www.getworking.com

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Style and Focus Weekend: The Sports Date

Show your competitive spirit by planning a sports date. Even if you're not naturally athletic, you will have a great time. Especially, if you make a real sport out of it by creating a challenge or two with a bet. The best out of 2, 4 or however many challenges you set and winner buys dinner (don't forget to make the reservations). Don't take it too seriously the point is the have fun.

Pick a few sports for the challenge, such as: tennis, running, biking, racket ball, golf, hiking, basketball, horseback riding, pool, indoor wall climbing, kite flying, chess or checker, etc. You could also hit up the arcade and see who can be the best at a few games. Start the date early in afternoon to fit in all your challenges and it'll leave you enough time to get properly cleaned before heading out to dinner.

However, if you're too tired to make it out for dinner simply just order take-out and make it a romantic evening with candles, flowers, wine, champagne, dessert and your take-out (served on real dinnerware).

No matter who won you will both feel like winners.

Fashion Pick for a Casual Night of Bowling

You are in desperate need of a night out but you've had it with the nightclubs at least for tonight. Then why not meet up with friends for a couple games of bowling. It's a fun and affordable casual night of goofing off with friends and not to mention inexpensive drinks.

What to wear? Something casual chic of course. Pair a cute top with your favorite pair of jeans and a cardigan. The object of the night is to be relaxed and have fun.






Welt-Pocket Cardigan $58.00 Gap

Lace Babydoll Tube $39.00 sale Arden B.

Jrs Mossimo Bootcut Destructed Denim $24.99 Target