New York City Informer

Executive Chef Michael Gillet’s Vegas chain has been a hit with stars like Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Britney Spears and Eva Longoria.      Food / Dining – NY Daily News

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What happens in Vegas, like these two ‘Bachelor’ ladies air-kissing lollipops, no longer stays there. Dry your tears, all of you who cried the day Scott Disick’s Ryu unceremoniously closed in the meatpacking district: The space has been replaced by the Las Vegas import Sugar Factory American Brasserie, which combines only the very best bits [...]

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Sixto Rodríguez. Missed the much-applauded Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, about Sixto Rodríguez, an elusive musical genius who was obscure in America, but bigger than the Beatles in South Africa? Join Dennis and Coralie Charriol Paul’s cinematic and social think tank React to Film for a screening and a Q&A with director Malik Bendjelloul.

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• Sugar and Plumm is opening its second Manhattan location on March 28 in the West Village. Like its sister location on the Upper West Side, this offshoot will offer French macarons and fresh pastries. But with only a few stools, it’s better suited for grab-and-go orders. [Grub Street] • Corkbuzz Wine Studio is offering [...]

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• Everyone wins on Oscar night when Sugar and Plumm offers hand-crafted chocolate statuettes for its Oscars viewing party (February 24). The edible Oscars come in dark, milk, and gold dark chocolate and are also sold online. [Grub Street] • Osteria Morini is also hosting its own Oscars viewing party on February 24. Starting at [...]

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The accused sugar-baddy rapist cried like a baby. A real-estate titan accused of raping a woman he met on a sugar-daddy Web site burst into tears in a Manhattan jail yesterday, a cellmate says. Blubbering Lakhinder Vohra, 47, told jailmates he paid women for sex and companionship because he was… NY Post: Manhattan

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Sleazy real-estate maven Lakhinder Vohra was banned months ago from a “sugar daddy” Web site for harassing young women — but sneaked back onto the forum to meet the girl who charged him with rape, the site’s boss told The Post yesterday. Vohra, 47, was booted after several complaints on… NY Post: Manhattan

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Lovely Phillips is the picture of a busy college junior. When the 20-year-old isn’t taking classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology, or acing her serve on the tennis court, the stunning curvy fashion student meets her father for dinner and a show. New York News – NY Daily News

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A 42-year-old man was found covered in blood, after a smell worried building workers, they said. Home Page Top Stories on DNAINFO.com – Sunday, December 23, 2012 | 12:30pm

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A Manhattan judge today handed down the maximum sentence possible, 25 years to life, to Renato Seabra, the Portuguese underwear model convicted of brutally bludgeoning and castrating — with a corkscrew — his sugar daddy in their Times Square hotel room last year. The no-mercy sentence came despite a plaintive… NY Post: Local News

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In New York, coffee snobbery is the norm with fancy (and admittedly delicious) java joints like Blue Bottle, Gorilla Coffee, and Brooklyn Roasting. But the mark of an authentic coffee snob is someone who demands a “regular coffee”—usually at a deli/corner store/bodega. [ more › ] Gothamist

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He was making a world “a better place” — by castrating his sugar daddy with a corkscrew. “The world is a better place now,” lithe Portuguese underwear model Renato Seabra, 22, told officials as Portuguese fashion writer Carlos Castro, 65, lay bludgeoned and strangled to death in their Times Square… NY Post: Local News

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The newest addition to the Upper West Side’s dining scene is Sugar & Plumm, which opened last night with a menu of pastries by Pichet Ong (Spot Dessert Bar), plus savories on the comfort-food end. Think savory crepes, house-smoked salmon, waffles with pulled pork, and a “hot dog built for two.” On the sweet end: [...]

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