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INTHISISSUE F R O M T H E LETTER EDITOR 8 New Doors: Giving thanks for four new finds 10 Party: Mixing with the Menil Contemporaries at Magritte and Martinis 14 Party: Houston Symphony Opening Night Gala: Vienna Soirée 24 Fashion: 24 fabulous fall fashion trends 36 Design Diary: Chic new ways to feather your nest 38 House: Designer Elaine Turner's modern Memorial ranch house 44 Art: Artist Rachel Hovnanian on deconstructing beauty 46 Parties: High bids at Texas Artists Today pre-book bash; Blaffer Art Museum's "Abracadabra" fund-raiser 49 Jewelry: The clink of cocktail rings 51 Social Soup: PaperCity stirs things up. 52 Parties: Zadok Jewelers fêtes Sex and the City; Tiffany & Co. hosts Red Cross' Tiffany Circle; Fashion Houston's kickoff bash; David Yurman salutes Hold 'Em for Heroes chairmen; Versace fund-raiser for Dikembe Mutombo's Congo foundation; Smith & Company Jewels soirée; Fendi welcomes Family Services' "Una Notte in Italia" chairmen. 54 Style: Rob Brinkley as Ferris Bueller spins around town in a Ferrari. 55 Travel: Checking into a casita at The Inn at Dos Brisas 58 Travel: Kate Allen Stukenberg shops through India. november | page 4 | 2010 RestaurantBUZZ t's official: Ed Wulfe, president of Wulfe & Co., has inked a lease with Whole Foods Market to anchor his 20-acre BLVD Place development on Post Oak at San Felipe. Construction on the 48,500-square-foot, landmark-style Whole Foods will begin next summer with a completion date expected in late 2012 or early 2013 …Kudos to Chris and Harris Pappas, whose lauded Pappas Bros. Steakhouse received the Grand Award from Wine Spectator magazine — an honor that's been given to only 78 eateries in the world … The Counter Custom Built Burgers had opened its first location in Texas at 4601 Washington Avenue. The build-your-own-hamburger joint offers hundreds of thousands of possible combinations, starting with a one-third, two-third or one-pound patty of all-natural, humanely raised Angus beef … Also new to the Washington Avenue corridor are Fox Hollow and, opening this month, Tqla (pronounced "tequila"). Fox Hollow is billed as a gastro lounge with vintage flair. Founder Augustine Bui says to expect locally sourced, affordable organic food and cocktails, spirits and undiscovered wines in vintage stemware — served by barmen in kilts. Meanwhile, Tqla will feature a fusion of Mexican, Southwestern and Southern fare from chef Thomas Birdwell, as well as a whopping 167 tequilas (at last count) selected by certified tequilier (kind of like a master sommelier) Scott Lindsey. Lisa Pope Westerman with Gensler has been tapped to do the interior … Arpi Tcholakian's 30-year-old Phoenicia Deli has relocated to 12151 Westheimer, in front of Phoenicia Specialty Foods (renowned for its international fare from more than 50 countries). The Mediterranean deli, now renamed Arpi's Phoenicia Deli, is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner with meze dishes and all your faves. Also new on site: Phoenicia Coffee House with gourmet brews, breakfast wraps and gelato … Sarabeth's Bakery serves the best breakfast in New York's Upper East Side, so don't miss owner Sarabeth Levine's new cookbook Sarabeth's Bakery: From My Hands to Yours (Rizzoli, $39.95, October 2010). Laurann Claridge knew I liked Jerry DeWitt from the first voicemail he left for me. "Hey, as one business owner to another, I just wanted to let you know that something is wrong with your phone system — I'm in town and I'm trying to find a place to pick up PaperCity and I can't find any extension to help me and I keep getting disconnected. I'm launching a new business, and I hear that PaperCity is where I need to advertise." The first thing I did? Call our phone service to have the problem fixed. Then I picked up that phone to call Jerry and thank him for the message. This was about four months ago, just as the PaperCity charity initiatives I've been hinting about were starting to come together. Well, Jerry explained that he is expanding their 10-year-old online software business called Blacktie, developed to help nonprofits streamline their operations and raise more money. Can you say "serendipity"? I told Jerry what I had cooking, and he said we should meet. Turns out, our businesses were more aligned than I could have imagined — from online event photos to a social calendar and more. Fast-forward to today, and, well, we've become partners in Blacktie's offerings, and let's just say in the next few months, you will be hearing a lot more about what Blacktie and PaperCity are doing together. By the way, PaperCity's first charity initiative, Greater Goods, is launching this month. This is an innovative integration of e-commerce and charity, where a portion of sales from our partners' Web sites are donated to our designated partner beneficiaries. Make sure you're signed up at papercitymag.com to get updates and offers from retailers such as Neiman Marcus, Horchow, Saks Fifth Avenue, Net-a-Porter and others, including your favorite local merchants. And do give us a call anytime. The phones are working, and I'd love to hear from you. Jim Kastleman, publisher 713.524.0606, ext. 204 jim@papercitymag.com F R O M T H E LETTER P UBLISHER jenny antill Bill Cunningham New York: A Film By Richard Press The New York Times Cook Book (1961 edition) by Craig Claiborne H O U S E O F D E S I G N & D E V E L O P M E N T Shine Reality to Last Whistles See it all at theoldstate.com/digitalstate Curate, a design bookshop by PaperCity, opens Wednesday, November 10, in Highland Village Shopping Center next to Sprinkles. The library of design books — more than 500 titles — is curated by PaperCity's editor in chief, Holly Moore. It's the best of home design, architecture and design books, both new and out-of-print — from the magnificent new tomes The World of Madeleine Castaing and Billy Baldwin: The Great American Decorator to vintage sets of David Hicks and esoteric titles such as Entertaining With Betsy Bloomingdale and C.Z. Guest's 5 Seasons of Gardening. Open Thursday through Sunday until December 31. Sign up at papercitymag.com for e-mails about visiting design authors and book signings. When the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book hits your mailbox, it's officially the holiday season. This year's 84th edition also marks the 50th anniversary of those famous "His and Hers" gifts. Always clever and immensely extravagant, this year's crop includes the MetroShip houseboat — a mod 48-by-12-foot house on water with an open floor plan, seven-foot ceilings and translucent thermal aluminum walls ($250,000). Need a his, hers and theirs gift? Have your little ones unwrap Dylan Candy Bar's edible, life-size gingerbread playhouse, made with 381 pounds of gingerbread and 517 pounds of icing ($15,000). But the fantasy gift that keeps us off Santa's naughty list is Dale Chihuly's pool installation. Imagine having the renowned glass artist create a private commission for the bottom of your swimming pool. That's an excellent way to coax us into the deep end. Laurann Claridge Letter from the Editor returns next month. Dale Chihuly pool