35 MORE PHOTOS: Esquire's Best New Restaurants Party at Scampo
Some lessons in life take a bit longer to learn than others. Always brush and floss before bedtime. Check. Handwritten thank-you cards are a must. Check. Always eat dinner (or a handful of something edible) before heading out on the town. This should soooo be a check, but sadly, it isn't -- or should I say wasn't.
Before I get to an explanation, let me set the scene for you. Wednesday night, Esquire hosted a little soiree at Scampo to celebrate naming it one of the best new restaurants in the United States. The celebration drew a pretty fabulous crowd of media and industry insiders and their very attractive friends and colleagues.
Notable attendees included Barbara Lynch; Patrick and Kristina Lyons; Lindsay and Dawn Curtis; Michael and Christine DiCarlo; longtime Esquire contributing editor John Mariani; and Boldfacers.com’s Lisa Pierpont, who wore a stunning Sam Mendoza one-shoulder dress.
Some event highlights:
- Tony Nunziante from Mayor Menino’s office telling me that I’m “one happening chick,” and questioning why he even bothers attending events like this, asking, “Where are the people my age?” “You mean 45?” I responded. “Oh, I am so putting you on my Christmas list,” he replied.
- Lydia Shire’s fire-engine-red clogs and matching red-crystal earrings.
- A newly single Jasper White schmoozing it up with hot, young event tail.
- WHDH TV’s Frances Rivera in a signature Missoni get-up asking me, “Why haven’t we met before? You are adorable!” (Thanks, Frances; you're adorable too, and just for the record, we’ve met several times. But I won’t hold it against you – being a serious-news-anchor-meets-social-butterfly-meets-spectacular-fashionista is no easy task.)
- Falling in love with my latest couple crush, Hal and Jodi Hess. They’re an adorable Southern pair: well-dressed, very attractive, and SO MUCH FUN. I look forward to being part of a dynamic duo like that some day. Until then, can I move in with you guys.
- Last but not least, the greatest spectacle of the evening was created by yours truly. If the occurrence appeared in a gossip column, it would probably reada little something like this:
Which local writer and fashion stylist was observed causing a scene in an empty, post-party Scampo because the coat check lost her jacket? The tipsy fashion gal insisted that her newly purchased trench was somewhere in the building and demanded that the tired and overwhelmed staff allow her to tour – three times – the coat-check area and kitchen in search of her lost coat. A calm and very patient friend and photographer helped the drunken diva through the ordeal, and the on-site manager assured her that they would reimburse her for the lost coat.
