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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Creating a meal is like designing a dress," says Naeem Khan. "You have to think of color, balance and texture. Food isn't only about taste. Does it look […]

"I've set this dining table so often, I could do it blindfolded," Dennis Basso jokes on a spring evening. True, it's just another party, one of the hundreds (and hundreds) […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alistair Clarke manages to hold his own in a roomful of women: here he joins wife Blair (pregnant with daughter Georgina, now five months old), daughter Poppy and […]

Colin Cowie HOST WITH THE MOST HE STANDS in his sleek office in Greenwich Village, staring down at an architectural rendering of the site plan he has proposed for a […]

WHEN SHE ARRIVES a scant ninety seconds tardy for lunch at a Greenwich Village cafe near her apartment, Patricia Clarkson, the acclaimed actress, is effusively apologetic. "I am so sorry! […]

"I'm an idiosyncratic collector," admits Sherri Donghia. Actually, "idiosyncratic" is far too small a word to encompass the wildly varied treasures that Sherri, who is the executive vice president of […]

Hoping to throw the party of the season? One that's indubitably delicious, warms the soul and calls out to be repeated immediately? Then let us entertain you before you entertain […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MARCY BLUM is a New York-based wedding planner whose clients have included Tom Clancy, two Rockefeller brides and Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon. 212-929-9814; marcyblum.com. What is the […]

Is it possible to remodel and still be a model neighbor? You're off to a good start if you brush up on your diplomacy. NOT TOO LONG AGO, on a […]

Feeling insecure? With the surveillance and protective devices available today, you don't have to. TICK, TICK, TICK. THE WINDING down of 1999's clock is starting to sound like a time […]

Discussing religion can take more than a little diplomacy. If you don't keep an open mind, you haven't got a prayer. WHILE SPENDING A WEEKEND in the country not long […]

Two young fashion designers play dress-up with their Manhattan apartment -- and end up fueling their own future collections. IN THE EVER-ACCELERATING EVOLUTION of home style, the fashion show runway […]

Today's private banker offers the financial services of an expert and the therapeutic advice of a friend. Well, my banker says ..." This has a pleasant ring, doesn't it? Of […]

"He'd play tapes of his nightclub act for me, and he'd constantly rewind and fast-forward, gauging audience reaction," says actress and philanthropist Marlo Thomas, speaking of her late father, entertainer […]

A FEW YEARS AGO, I was walking through Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square on a summer afternoon with my oldest sister, Deborah. Up ahead, we spotted a shiftless and suntanned panhandler who […]

No one is born a connoisseur. It takes a wealth of experience to appreciate things of the highest quality and, of course, wealth of a different kind to acquire them. […]

During Obon, a Japanese ancestor-worship festival, women wear juban (above)--pieced-silk kimonos recycled from garments worn by parents, grandparents and earlier generations. The artfully worked designs honor nature as well as […]

Living in New York is expensive. This is a truth nearly as self-evident as the axioms that all brides are beautiful and all babies cute. But while niceties nuptial and […]

Hey, big spenders and conspicuous consumers: flashing your "mad money" can make others just plain mad. Buying a sports utility vehicle for Nanny to drive, so the children's soccer shoes […]

The article offers tips from designers Naeem and Ranjana Khan on how to prepare dinner for visiting friends and family.

The article presents information on designer Dennis Basso.

The article discusses the approach taken by Blair and Alistair Clarke in decorating their apartment in New York City.

This article interviews several party and event planners, including Colin Cowie and Sean Driscoll.

The article discusses the philanthropic work of actress Marlo Thomas.

Discusses factors to be consider when shopping for expensive items.

The article offers information on juban kimonos, made from recycled garments that are worn for Japanese ancestorworship festival.

The article discusses the author's experience with a father who has an Alzheimer's disease.

Discusses the cost of living in New York City.