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I shall cherish Harry Potter throughout my life 4 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 5 6 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 7 EDITOR’S NOTES
The last two months have streamed along at great speed with a A touch of Modernity... plethora of events and a mishmash of vacationers exploring new vistas. Yet, summer came and wasn’t felt the way we imagined the heat would affect us… With all the madness behind us there’s a lot more awaiting in the remaining summer months. The latest A touch of Humor... edition of the First Avenue Magazine guarantees to bring the best of what’s up next!
Without much delay we introduce you to our cover girl, Emma A touch of Extraordinary... Watson, who’s emerging as a young yet established actress, ditching the Hollywood lifestyle and embracing a rather mature approach towards fame and her career. She talks to us about her A touch of Madness... %=NNU-KPPAN@=UO=J@DANJASAOPRAJPQNAĢ0Kł= KLLKH=O ‘The Bling Ring’.
Talking about bling, our Fashion Must Haves section is nothing A touch of Elegance... short of the full scale of contemporary glitz and glamour, along with the season’s best purchases! Including make-up, shoes and accessories, it is sure to help you look your best and to stay in With all our respect... style. Moving on, our Style Roundup section is where the hocus pocus happens, be dazzled by the celebrity looks from the red carpet events. They magically transform into stars shining brightly on the walk of fame. We bring you the First Avenue! With so much going around, this time of the year, it seemed =HIKOP EILKOOE>HA PK DEP PDA CUI PK CAP EJPK OD=LA ,J PDA ŃEL side, healthy snacking could be the answer to get in shape or to OP=NP=łPJAOONKQPEJA DA?GKQPKQN=NPE?HAHealthy Snacking and be a winner at the hunger games…
Having said all that it is time to forget everything and pack your bags for some globe-trotting. This month we take you for a ride PK =HEBKNJE= =OKQNTravel & Stay destination. From museums to studios to theme parks, there’s just about everything for everyone PKD=LLEHUCAPHKOPEJPDA =HEBKNJE=J@NA=I
All this and much more, lifestyle, fashion and runway updates, luxe watch and jewelry collections and the best of what Dubai has to offer, it couldn’t get much better than that!
Lamiya Sami
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10 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 11 In the spotlight EARN ETIHAD GUEST MILES 16-22 WITH EVERY EXCLUSIVE TIMEPIECE Face to Face EMMA WATSON 24-30
Fashion Must Haves 32-34
Beauty 35-37
CONTENTS Style Roundup 38-39
Magical Dubai 40-41
Travel & Stay 42-48
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Home Decor 50-55
Health & Fitness 56-59
Fine Dining 60-64 NTENT
Jewelry & Watch Collections 66-71 CO Fashion Report 72-83
Lifestyle 84-89
Panorama 90-91
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Celebrity Fashion
Diane Kruger Fox Summer TCA All Star Party! AnnaSophia Robb - Young Hollywood Awards 2013 Red Carpet !E=JA (NQCAN NK?GA@ EJ = ŃKN=H @NAOO SDEHA =PPAJ@EJC PDA#KT0QIIAN1 HH0P=N-=NPUEJ)KO JCAHAO1DA 37-year-old German actress wore a Mary Katrantzou dress, AnnaSophia Robb looked pretty, while attending the 2013 Stuart Weitzman shoes, and an Edie Parker clutch. Young Hollywood Awards held at The Broad Stage in Santa *KJE?= =HEB1DAUA=NKH@=?PNAOOS=OSA=NEJC=-Q??E @NAOO 0PQ=NP 4AEPVI=J ODKAO 'EIIU DKK ?HQP?D =J@ David Yurman jewels.
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IWC Schaffhausen ‘For the Love of Cinema’ Dinner
0SEOO HQTQNU S=P?D I=JQB=?PQNAN &4 0?D=BBD=QOAJ hosted a glamorous evening event, “For the Love of Heidi Klum EJAI= @EJJAN &4 ?AHA>N=PA@ SEPD #NEAJ@O KB PDA ‘America’s Got Talent’ Red Carpet Event! Brand and other world-famous celebrities including =?PKNO+=KIE4=PPO "NE?!=JA=J@ DNEOPKLD4=HPV =J@ top model Karolina Kurkova. Heidi Klum looked gorgeous on the red carpet at the America’s Got Talent, season eight, red carpet party held at Radio City Music Hall EJ +AS 6KNG EPU %AE@E SKNA a Michael Kors dress, Rodarte belt, Lorraine Schwartz FASAHO =J@'EIIU DKKODKAOBKNPDAARAJP
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Olivia Wilde ‘We’re the Millers’ NYC Premiere!
,HERE= 4EH@A LKOA@ BKN PDA LNAIEANA KB DAN ł=J?ÀO H=PAOP łHI We’re the Millers held at The Ziegfeld 1DA=PNA EJ +AS 6KNG EPU 1DA UA=NKH@ =?PNAOO SKNA=J,OI=J@NAOO ODKAO=J@?HQP?D>U DNEOPE=J Nicole Kidman Louboutin, and Jennifer Meyer jewels. Cannes Film Festival
Nicole Kidman dazzled in Harry Winston diamonds at the =JJQ=H =JJAO #EHI #AOPER=H ?HKOEJC ?ANAIKJU +E?KHA wore Belle by Harry Winston diamond earrings and two ruby and diamond bracelets.
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Jennifer Lopez 4th Annual amfAR Inspiration Gala At Center Cut, the signature steak house at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre, we'll satisfy more than just your appetite for great food, with live jazz and soulful blues now being served up alongside prime US and Australian beef. All the ingredients you Jennifer Lopez dazzled in Harry Winston jewels at the need for a night to remember at the heart of DIFC. Jennifer Aniston 4th Annual amfAR Inspiration Gala held in New York For reservations, call 04 372 2323 or email [email protected] EPU1DACKNCAKQO=?PNAOOOEJCANSKNAdiamond ear ‘We’re the Millers’ NYC Premiere! studs, 0QJŃKSAN by Harry Winston.
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When Emma Watson was cast EJPDA%=NNU-KPPANłHIO=O%ANIEKJA Granger, the actress was only 9 years old. Not only did she have to bring life PK=>AHKRA@ł?PEKJ=H?D=N=?PAN>QPODA literally grew up playing the character of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter saga, alongside fellow actors Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. To grow up in public is brutal on many levels, but Watson, 23, has managed to escape both the reckless behavior and the career stagnation that trouble many child stars. Watson’s latest venture as =J=?PNAOO EO =O=UKQJCPDEAB EJ0Kł= KLLKH=O =JJAOOAHA?PA@BA=PQNAłHI The Bling Ring. It was at the Festival, BKHHKSEJC PDA KBł?E=H O?NAAJEJC KB the movie, that First Avenue had an opportunity to talk to Emma about her =?PEJCĢL=OPłHIO ?QNNAJPSKNG=J@PDA bright future ahead.
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F. A: The film is American and so First Avenue: You were born in I have a gift for Paris, did you live there for a is your character. What happened long time? languages even though to your very pronounced British I have a very pronounced accent then? Emma Watson: I lived there until PDA =CA KB łRA =J@ PDAJ & IKRA@ PK British accent E. W: I practiced the American accent England with my mother and little along with a coach for six weeks brother. My father worked in Paris, before shooting. This is also part of and once my parents got divorced E. W: I play a student who, with the my job as an actress. And as I stated my mother preferred to return home help of her half-brother, decides earlier, I have a gift for languages and, taking me and my brother, as her to assist a fellow classmate. The apparently, also for imitating accents. luggage so to speak. classmate is shy and withdrawn, although very talented and intelligent, F. A: How did you approach the F. A: How well do you speak French? who is constantly attacked by most of transition between your character the other students. By assisting him, I Hermione Granger in the Harry E. W: I speak it very well. I have a gift mean, to support him and to teach him Potter movies and the one you have for languages even though I have a the pleasures of life such as festivals, just described in The Perks of Being very pronounced British accent. NK?G=J@NKHH ŃENPEJC=J@=HHPD=PCKAO a Wallflower? with these things. And then the We are constantly in touch with each other F. A: Tell us about your character inevitable happens, she falls in love E. W: I have been dreaming for a long in the movie The Perks of Being with the boy and the trouble begins. time actually, of playing a character all three of us, Daniel, me and Rupert Grint a Wallflower? But the story ends well. other than Hermione, and I think it
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is normal after a while to feel the need to move on in one’s life and work, even if the role one plays and replays in a saga like Harry Potter is amazing. Fortunately, I had also changed my way of portraying the character of Hermione, according to her age and therefore, mine at the same time. We moved, Hermione and I, from childhood to adolescence with all the changes that take place in one’s behavior in such cases. I shall cherish Harry Potter and Hermione Granger throughout my life, it’s obvious, but playing EJ = @EBBANAJP łHI łHHA@ IA SEPD happiness, because I discovered an aspect of acting that I did not really know. I immersed myself completely into the character of this generous and loving student for the purposes of The Perks of AEJC = 4=HHŃKSAN QJ@AN PDA leadership of director Stephen D>KOGU =J@EPS=OOEILHUCNA=P Since then, I’ve worked in two RANU@EBBANAJPJASłHIO=J@A=?D time it was total ecstasy. And to answer your question about how I approached the transition, I will say that I approached, it with happiness and excitement.
F. A: One of these new films is The Bling Ring directed by Sofia Coppola in which you play a teenager who breaks into Paris Hilton’s house in order to steal valuable items. Tell us about that particular film experience?
E. W: 0Kł= KLLKH=O łHI EO very exciting to shoot scenes inside F. A: You have worked for ten years based on real facts that occurred Paris Hilton’s own house, as she with the same actors for Harry a few years ago when a bunch of =HHKSA@ 0Kł= KLLKH= PK QOA DAN Potter, so was it somehow insecure teenagers living in Los Angeles, LH=?A BKN łHIEJC LQNLKOAO &P S=O to change partners afterwards, even decided to break into houses amazing to see her pictures hanging if you dreamed of living different belonging to celebrities and steal on the walls everywhere inside each cinematographic experiences? =HH PDAU ?KQH@ łJ@ BNKI ?HKPDAO and every room in the house. And to shoes to handbags and other PDA DQJ@NA@O KB KQPłPO =J@ ODKAO E. W: Of course it was. The switch valuable stuff. They did not steal, she owns. But what I enjoyed the to something else and the work with for the money but to wear the most was playing a thief. Hermione actors that I did not know, and also in items themselves and therefore, Granger from Harry Potter becoming a different country, since I moved from HKKG HEGA PDAEN E@KHO &J PDA łHI an outlaw! I mean who could have England to the United States, were all I play one of the girls and it was imagined that for one second? very exotic elements for me. And yes,
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Send your answers to [email protected] 30 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 31 Fashion Must Haves
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32 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 33 Fashion Must Haves Beauty
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+QEP ! NP IA=JEJC ĺ NP KB the Night’; the new luxury online lingerie and accessories boutique brings you a selection of unique brands from across the world giving your night time = Ń=OD KB JAKJ L=OOEKJ DA?G out sophisticated and luxurious lingerie online for you to purchase.
Casadei Soraya S/S 2013 Collection Skin that Glows 1DA EJPANLNAP=PEKJ KB PDA =O=@AE bejewelled sandal is distinguished by Get the radiant skin you want… its linear design and romantic allure. Raw materials blend together decò skin care and the right kind of nourishment, aesthetics with a simple, minimalistic A beautiful glowing skin enhances beauty and look. Its distinctive element, a ring NAŃA?POCKK@DA=HPD%KSARAN OKIAPEIAOEP you can also achieve that covetous glow that encrusted with a Swarovski stone, becomes the most challenging element of our you always wished for. Here are a few steps takes inspiration from a solitaire. body to care for. With the help of appropriate to turn your skin into the skin that glows.
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1: Good Habits an SPF 15 or higher. Although darker Good habits beget better skin. skin may not sunburn as easily as fair Poor diet, smoking and too much skin, it’s still at risk of sun damage and exposure to the sun shows up on skin cancer. Broad-spectrum sunblock the skin, making even young skin [which blocks both UVA and UVB rays] look old. Diets high in Omega-3 is a must. oils lead to healthy skin and hair. Omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids are critical for maintaining 5: Moisturize Moisturization is an essential part = DA=HPDU OPN=PQI ?KNJAQI ĥPDA łRA of any beauty routine. It is vital to outer layers of the skin], reducing moisturize your skin, so it doesn’t EJŃ=II=PEKJ =J@=@@EJCN=@E=J?A dry out especially after an exfoliation. CKK@ OKQN?A KB ,IAC= EO KEHU łOD Apply moisturizer within three minutes like tuna or salmon. An easy way to after cleansing. Lab tests show that, CAP PDAOA JQPNEAJPO EO PDNKQCD łOD that’s all the time you have to seal oil supplements that provide 400 to the maximum amount of moisture 600 milligrams of EPA and 300 to 400 Sunscreen into your skin. To get the best result milligrams of DHA. to restore moisture after exfoliation, pour cold water over two towels and refrigerate them for 30 minutes. Then 2: Cleanse apply a thick layer of moisturizer to Naturally, cleansing your skin properly, your face and neck, then cover with will bring out the glow from deep cold wet towels. The cold, wet towels HA=JOA within. Take off all the makeup every on top of a layer of moisturizer will night before going to bed. Wash noticeably increase the moisturizer’s skin with either face wash or with effectiveness. BN=CN=J?ABNAAOK=LI=@AOLA?Eł?=HHU for face. If you’re prone to breakouts or itchy skin, choose facial cleanser for sensitive skin. 6: Choose Wisely Mineral oil, shea butter, and petrolatum feel rich on your skin, but they can actually Beauty Sleep block the absorption of the product’s active 3: Exfoliate healing ingredients, like peptides and small 8: Make Over Your Mood Exfoliation helps slough off dead skin molecular-weight hyaluronic acids. As a People with happy, low-stress cells that make the complexion look substitute, opt for products that contain lifestyles have thicker, brighter, dull. At the same time, it also helps dimethicone, a silicone-based humectant clearer skin, while those who are to make way for the fresher skin cells that provides moisture but still allows the stressed or depressed overproduce underneath to shine through. When other ingredients to do their job. hormones such as cortisol, which choosing an exfoliating scrub, select leads to dark circles and premature one based on your skin type. Glycolic aging. So, remember to stay stress acid, an ingredient used in some free and happy, accept things and skin care products, is also used in 7: Beauty Sleep ĺ$AP UKQN >A=QPU OHAAL EO JKP FQOP = be contended with what you have. facial peels and is well known for its proverbial statement, sleeping really 6KQN EJJAN D=LLEJAOO SEHH NAŃA?P KJ excellent exfoliating qualities. Getting does play an important role in improving your face. On the other hand, dark one glycolic acid facial peel done per skin’s texture and appearance. The ?EN?HAO=J@LQBłJAOO=NAKBPAJ?=QOA@ month can work wonders but avoid skin does its repairing at night, so help >U =HHANCEAO =J@ EJŃ=II=PEKJ 1DA overdoing it. it along by applying a cream or serum tannins in green tea can quickly reduce with resveratrol, before going to sleep. the swelling. Just place two tea bags It’s a powerful antioxidant that protects in cold water, then let them sit on your 4: Sunscreen and repairs cell DNA. Found in the skin eyes for about 10 minutes. Or treat 1DA łNOP NQHA BKN OGEJ LNKPA?PEKJ EO of red grapes, it activates anti-aging allergy-induced redness around your @AłJEPAHUĢ0QJO?NAAJ1KGAALPD=PBNAOD genes and can reverse existing damage, eyes by taking supplements of freeze- skin looking radiant, protect it from sun so you’ll see improved skin tone and dried nettles; a herbal plant shown to damage by using a sunscreen with PATPQNAĢBASANłJAHEJAO=J@SNEJGHAO reduce allergic symptoms. Exfoliate Make Over Your Mood
36 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 37 Style Roundup
Wear sequins the Holiday Fashion new casual way Do not be afraid to try sequins. Try Guide to Holiday Style… one piece, like a long-sleeve tees, tank and shorts, which look glamorous and yet feel relaxed. Pair it with matte With the holiday season in bloom, with numerous trendy at parties… But don’t distress! For we fabric slacks or even a skirt. Always events and happenings; there’s no time to actually have compiled a simple party-season style guide remember, to go easy with sequins, plan for shopping, let alone to look fabulous and for you to get through the holidays, in style. as a little goes a long way.
1DA,Bł?A0DEJ@EC 4DAJEP?KIAOPKKBł?A=J@BQJ PDEJCO tend to become chaotic. So, let’s be clear: keep your look professional and versatile. A jazzed up version of what UKQ@ JKNI=HHU SA=N PK PDA KBł?A EO the best bet. Add a little glitz to your FASAHPKJA@ŃKN=HODA=PDSEPD=?DE? belt and nude or metallic pumps, but get rid of any jacket or toss it under your desk.
Buy a Few Multi- Purpose Fashion Pieces It is advisable to buy multi-purpose Ankle booties fashion pieces. You can mix and match them to create the perfect A new take on evening shoes are the look. Take, for example, a long-sleeve OATU =JGHA >KKPO DKKOA = OPEHAPPK romantic blouse with lace trim. You heeled style as it gives a tougher can pair it with jeans for a casual party, edge to romantic holiday dresses and with black velvet pants for a cocktail is a nice departure from your usual party or a long black skirt and heels pumps or party sandals. Remember for a more formal affair. Remember to never layer these boots on top that most separate tops can go from of colored tights, as one statement formal to casual just by switching the accessory is enough. bottoms, shoes and accessories.
38 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 39 Magical Dubai
The Grub Places There’s good news for all the Nine7One - adrenalin junkies; Bungee Jumping Oberoi Dubai has arrived in Dubai… Gravity Zone brings an adrenaline Tucked away at the vibrant łHHA@=J@=SAEJOLENEJC=@RAJPQNAPK business destination Business the city of Dubai in the form of our Bay, Nine7One at the Oberoi 50m Bungee Jump. It is the latest Dubai is an eclectic restaurant addition to the exciting UAE market offering a multitude of Arabic, and explores new boundaries for Asian, and Western culinary adventurers, pushing them to test options that will satisfy diverse and their limits. Working in partnership discerning palates. The restaurant SEPD PDA 2( QJCAA HQ> $N=REPU with an abundance of natural light Zone follows the British Safety overlooks a courtyard with outdoor Standards. seating and a large water feature. For further information, check out For a sophisticated yet casual the website www.gravityzone.co. dining experience at any time during the day or at night or for an elaborate Friday brunch, Nine7One is not to be missed. The Illusionists Event The Illusionists Dubai 2013 - 28th August - 7th September 2013
The Illusionists are a group of extremely talented and skilled magicians and entertainers who travel the world, fascinate people and challenge their beliefs in what is real and what is not. The troupe consists of nine members, each with their own unique gifts I Dubai and abilities. With the likes of an escape artist and a mind-reader, to illusionists and even an inventor, there is something to amaze Find out what’s happening and trending now…. everyone.
Beat the summer heat with the best of what Dubai a calendar buzzing with events all year round, Do not miss out on what is considered has to offer this month… With luxurious hotels, Dubai is the destination to be at! Here’s to be one of the most important and brilliant stage performances of incredible shopping malls exciting restaurants and SD=PĺOD=LLAJEJCJKS modern times. +EJA,JA 4KNH@ QEOEJA/AOP=QN=JP 1DA,>ANKE !Q>=E
40 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 41 Travel & Stay
It ain’t like anywhere else It ain’t like anywhere else Sundown, red skies California Dreamin’ Nobody’s been around Sundown, blue eyes “Would you get hip to this kindly tip And go take that California trip ;ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͕dŽŵWĞƩLJĂŶĚƚŚĞ,ĞĂƌƚƌĞĂŬĞƌƐͿ Get your kicks on Route 66” (Route 66, Rolling Stones) redwood forest Golden from the year round glow bathing basalt columns at Devil’s Postpile National PDA EJPAJOA H=J@O?=LA =HEBKNJE= LNKIEOAO = Monument, the ever wondrous Golden Gate world of sensational experiences. Sunny skies Bridge of San Francisco or the fantastic without the searing heat, miles of coastline, Disneyland and miles of coastline to just lie Northern California dramatic landscapes, natural wonders and back and bask blissfully on any one of its 1DA HQOD CNAAJ NACEKJ KB JKNPDANJ =HEBKNJE= EO =J E@A=H National Forest, Klamath and the Modoc dessert lie within man-made marvels, from the Giant Redwood LANBA?PHUOQJJU O=J@U>A=?DAO1DAJ łJ@= space for hiking and camping. Naturally beautiful forests a 3 hour drive radius from the city of Redding. Not to #KNAOP PDA QJ?=JJU ?=H?EłA@ 1KSANO KB 1QB= suite in the glittering evening groove of Los like the Redwood Enchanted Forest, Mount Shasta heart mention, the Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada shaped Lake, Lassen National Park, river valleys of Trinity mountains and Lake Tahoe. (Mono Lake), the lava crafted surreal 60 foot Angeles or Hollywood and more!
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San Francisco
Hop onto one of the iconic San Francisco cable cars and explore the cultural center of northern =HEBKNJE= 0=J #N=J?EO?K SDE?D is famous for its Golden Gate Bridge and Park. The bridge straddles the San Francisco Bay, connecting the city to Marin KQJPU1DA>NE@CAEOJAEPDANPDA longest nor the tallest but it is certainly the most emblematic suspension bridge. To truly appreciate the bridge, one can walk or cycle across, at a time when it is not foggy, and look out to Alcatraz Island, the bay and the city. Along the northern waterfront of San Francisco is the Fisherman’s Alcatraz Island Wharf. A cultural and historically OECJEł?=JP HK?=HEPU SDANA KJA can experience the traditions, events, sights, sounds and food KB PDA HK?=H łODEJC ?KIIQJEPU in shops, restaurants, and enjoy the wonder of local aquatic life at the public Aquarium of the Bay; an educational facility to inspire conservation of the Bay. However, to fully appreciate the animal kingdom especially when travelling with young children, a visit to the San Francisco Zoo becomes compulsory. It is the most comprehensive and well organized zoo, featuring some The Mavericks of the rarest animals, like the Scimitar-Horned Oryx, which are extinct in the wild. Appreciate The Mavericks the sleek beauty, wild splendor +KNPDANJ =HEBKNJE=D=O=NQCCA@?K=OPHEJASEPDO?AJE?UAP ODKNA SEPD = łJA OLN=U KB S=PAN 1DEO EO PDA OEPA SDANA =J@ QJEMQA I=CJEł?AJ?A KB dramatic towering cliffs along the shore and a seascape of OQNłJCEJREP=PEKJ=H?KJPAOPO=NANACQH=NHUDAH@ D=V=N@KQO each animal from the smallest a giant cluster of Jurassic style rocks jutting out from the and deadly break, caused by an unusual underwater rock insect to the tallest giraffe and deep dark sea below. Awe- inspiring waves of enormous formation, known as Mavericks located two miles out of PDA OPA=HPDEAOP ?=PPECAN KN FQOP magnitude rear up and break explosively against the trough Pillar Point Harbor at the village of Princeton-By-The-Sea. admire the newest members, and rumble through, drenching those who stand along the the zoo babies Fishermans Wharf - San Francisco
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The Laguna Beach
On my way to sunny California On my way to spend another sunny day Water, water get yourself in the cool, clear, water The sun shines brightly down on Penny’s place The sun shines brightly down on the bay The air’s so clean it’ll just take your mind away
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Distant Thunder-Mojave Desert Southern California The Laguna Beach =HEBKNJE=O ?K=OPHEJA D=O EJOLENA@ I=JU PK ?KILKOA PKSJOEJ?A+KNI=J0P H=EN?=LPQNA@PDAREOP=OKBPNAAO &B JKNPDANJ =HEBKNJE= EO =>QJ@=JPHU BANPEHA PDA OKQPDANJ at 14,405 feet in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range and lyrics, rhymes and odes expressing the impact of their sparkling sand dunes and the more dramatic seascapes region is mostly desert and chaparral. The south eastern then there is Death Valley within the Mojave Dessert and splendor, or they have appeared as the perfect setting for of crashing surf, cliffs and hillsides, which resulted in it section is pure desert , the Mojave Dessert where one the depth of the valley is measured at 282 feet below a picturesque scene in a Hollywood movie. In particular, becoming a center for art activities, formalized into the can go hiking, follow a biking trail or go rock climbing in OA=HARAH1DAOKQPDOA?PEKJKB =HEBKNJE=OP=NPOBNKI0=J beaches like the Laguna Beach with its white sandy Laguna Art Museum and the Festival of the Arts and the Joshua Tree National Park and see the saline rift lake Luis Obispo & Morro Bay. Major cities that fall in this area beach along the southern coastline is a space for people Pageant of the Masters. For Hollywood stars like Bette on the San Andreas fault line, the Salton Sea. Straddling are Santa Barbara of the soap opera fame, Los Angeles who come for the blanket on the beach kind of fun as !=REO 'Q@U$=NH=J@=J@ D=NHEA D=LHEJ PDEO>A=?DSEPD the eastern center of the state are the highest and the famed for its tinsel town and San Diego appreciated for well as for the right mix of the crafty…artisans, crafts and its exclusive hotels, fashionable resorts and epicurean lowest points in continental USA. There is Mount Whitney its beaches. C=HHANEAO-AKLHASEPD=J=NPEOPE?>AJPD=RAŃK?GA@PKPDEO restaurants, became a playground.
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California... knows how to party California... knows how to party In the citaaay of L.A. In the citaaay of good ol’ Watts In the citaaay, the city of Compton We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin! ;ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ>ŽǀĞ͕ϮWͿ
Disney Land Los Angeles
Numerous world-famous tourist destinations can be found BKNPDADECDAOPĠB LNAPVAHHKKL=J@PDAKJHUŃUEJCNKHHAN within the three hour driving radius of Los Angeles. It is coaster with a zero gravity roll. B=IKQOBKNEPO=OOK?E=PEKJSEPDPDAłHIEJ@QOPNU PDACHEPV=J@ Then, take a deep breath and if you are looking for some glamour of Hollywood. Walk across the star-studded walk of IKNABQJDA=@PKS=N@O =HEBKNJE=O!EOJAU)=J@SEPDEPO fame or visit Universal studios in Hollywood to see the world eight themed lands and you can shake hands with classic of fantasies come to life. It is the only place where one can Disney characters or watch some shows and the Disney get one’s picture taken with Optimus Prime or Bumble Bee parade. Afterwards, for a little perspective head for and enjoy the 3-D Transformers ride or the Simpsons ride $NEBłPD-=NGKJPDAOKQPDANJOHKLAKB*KQJP%KHHUSKK@ and more. The theme park allows tourists to step behind the PKS=N@O$NEBłPD,>OANR=PKNU BAAP=>KRAOA=HARAH scenes on a movie set or the special effects stage and who and see the city spread out below or use the Zeiss and knows you might run into someone you know ….. solar telescopes to watch the stars of the big blue sky. After that, take a load off your feet and enjoy gravity defying thrill rides, north of Los Angeles at the 260 acre theme park 0ET#H=CO*=CE?*KQJP=EJEJ3=HAJ?E= 0=JP= H=NEP= =J@PNU California is a state with numerous beaches, theme parks, the fastest, the tallest or the wildest record breaking rides, water parks, gardens, cinemas, theatres and art galleries. HEGA1=POQ1=POQ IA=JEJCŃUEJC>A=OP EOPDASKNH@OB=OPAOP So many places to visit and experience, It’s hard to do P=HHAOP HKJCAOPŃUEJCNKHHAN?K=OPANSDE?DDKH@OPDANA?KN@ justice in a short article..
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Family Pictures
Family pictures are not just an emotional asset; they can also add =JEJOP=JPHUDKIAUBAAHPK=JU@À?KN Display them at random or in a more streamlined style on the walls or on the shelves. They can really get the @N=>JAOOKQPKBUKQN@À?KN!EOLH=U favorite memories and photos, which add a personal touch to the @À?KN=J@HAJ@=S=NISAH?KIEJC feel to any space. You can also work SEPD = OEILHEłA@ KN NAOPNQ?PQNA@ look, altering the size of few photos, printing them in larger sizes for maximum impact. What is more, use frames you have and paint them the O=IA?KHKNBKN=QJEłA@@EOLH=U
Uncover Cabinet Doors
Sometimes decorating is just as much about taking things out as opposed to adding them. Examine the inside of your cabinets to check if Fun & Creative Décor Ideas they are display-worthy. The insides may need a fresh coat of paint or just a good cleaning. Remove doors Decorate with What You Have! and fill any holes with putty and paint or stain to match the cabinet Often we spend loads of cash to create a new in front of us, unnoticed. Decorating can be really box. Display your favorite dishes, utensils, and cookware or pantry look for our living space; buying decorative pieces, easy, fun and creative when you work with what staples, such as flour, pasta, and changing upholstery, even acquiring entirely new UKQ =HNA=@U D=RA DA?G KQP DKS UKQ ?=J P=GA rice, inside the uncovered cabinet; furniture. But sometimes we forget that the things ordinary items and work them into your decor with this will surely add a rustic yet needed to create a new look have always been a few easy tricks, updates, and simple supplies. ?NA=PERA=LLA=HPKUKQN@À?KN
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Add Height Books with Curtains Books are a real asset, but can be quiet overwhelming, when it comes KJOE@AN IKREJC PDA ?QNP=EJ NK@ to organizing them, especially if you to the ceiling, if your drapes have love buying and reading them. One enough height. This will give the room good way to utilize your books and a greater sense of height. Before EJ?KNLKN=PA PDAI EJ UKQN @À?KN EO you make the move, make sure to by bringing hardcover books off the measure your curtains to ensure that shelf for an interesting tablescape or they are long enough. If you need a mantel arrangement. If you have big little extra length for your drapes you hard cover books, stack them up and may use a similar cloth or lace or any let it work as a small side table next material that matches well with your to your sofa or chair. Removing dust curtains and attach it to the curtain jackets can reveal beautiful covers with drapery clips, this will make the with eye-catching colors or designs. @N=LAOD=JC?HKOANPKPDAŃKKN
Pillow A Little Makeover Embellishment
Not only do pillows provide comfort, A little embellishment can go a they also add creative accents to long way. Decorating basic things PDA@À?KN%KSARAN EBUKQ=NA can make them look extraordinary getting weary or bored with them, and creative with a little consider changing the pillow covers. embellishment. Wrap rickrack D=JCEJCPDALEHHKS?KRANOEO= or add lacy trimmings around a simple way to create a modern look lampshade, hang picture frames with minimal expense, by using with ribbon, or attach decorative elegant and trendy fabric patterns & veneers or gingerbread to plain styles. If you’re handy with a needle bookcases, just to add that touch and thread, you can take it to the of pizazz. next level by making and designing your own pillow covers.
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Display Your Finds Kid’s Art
Whether it’s a collection of shells (E@O>NEJCDKIAAT?AOOKBłJCAN from a beach, or a twig or a cone from paintings, construction paper the garden, the simplest of items creations, and carefully colored become display-worthy when they drawings. Instead of putting them recall a special memory. Incorporate away, put them on display in pretty IAIAJPKOKNUKQNłJ@OBNKIR=?=PEKJO BN=IAO J@SEPDPDA?KJOP=JPŃQT or special occasions into your decor. of artwork, you will have a stable They will integrate your personality resource for changing up the gallery and life experiences into the spaces, time and time again. giving it a creative yet homey feel.
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Choose healthy snacks When it comes to choices, select BKK@ PD=P O=PEOłAO UKQN DQJCAN supplies your body with energy and provides important nutrients. There are innumerable choices for healthy snacks at the local market, learn to read the nutrition label and opt for snacks with 100 calories or less, to stay within your daily calorie goal.
What to eat more You can eat foods with high water or ł>AN?KJPAJP=J@BAS?=HKNEAO OQ?D=O carrots, grapes and air-popped popcorn, BKNHKS?=HKNEAEJP=GA DKKOAOJ=?GO from the following food groups. Fruits and vegetables as they provide a feeling of fullness with only a small number of calories, whole grains as PDAU=NANE?DEJł>AN=J@D=RA?KILHAT carbohydrates, which give you energy with staying power, nuts and seeds as they provide protein, so you will feel fuller longer and they are high in mono-unsaturated fats, the healthy kind of fat, they are however high in calories, so don’t eat them in large quantities, and lastly low-fat dairy products. Instead of grabbing snack mixes or bars, make your snacks HKKG HEGA IEJEIA=HO KI>EJA BKK@O from the major food groups: grains, meat and beans, dairy, healthy oils, vegetables and fruits.
Planning and preparation Have healthy foods on hand, available Healthy Snacking at home and easily with in your reach, so that when temptation strikes, you have all the healthy options to bounce Be a winner at the hunger games! back. Prepare and pack healthy meals =PDKIABKN?DEH@NAJ=J@KNBKNUKQPK eat at school or work. Also remember There is nothing wrong with a healthy bite between snacking can help prevent extreme hunger from to eat a small, healthy snack at home, meals. Eating a healthy snack can help manage derailing your weight loss efforts. Snacks can before attending a party. Then at the hunger and reduce bingeing. Healthy snacking =HOKDAHLłHHEJJQPNEPEKJ=HNAMQENAIAJPOSDAJUKQ party take small portions and look for might also be the missing ingredient that can =NAS=P?DEJCUKQN?=HKNEAEJP=GA NA=PEJC=LH=J healthy options. help you reach your weight loss goals because if to incorporate healthy snacks into your life is a you deprive yourself of snacks between meals to bit confusing, but here are some creative and For your consideration save calories, you might end up taking more with healthy ways to learn about snacks and to satisfy Add a small amount of lean protein UKQN IA=H @QA PK QJO=PEOłA@ DQJCAN /ACQH=N your hunger. PKUKQNOJ=?GO=HKJCSEPD=ł>ANNE?D
56 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 57 whole grain, fruit or vegetable, to help a bowl of fruit on your desk so you eating at regular intervals, your blood you feel full, longer. Protein digests always have a fresh option when sugar levels remain steady. So, instead more slowly than carbohydrates hunger strikes. of that mid-afternoon crash, you’ll be and provides a slight boost to your full of vigor through dinnertime. metabolism. Make or Break Your Diet DKE?AO ?=J HEPAN=HHU I=GA KN >NA=G Snacking vs. grazing Strategize your diet plan. You should avoid Mindless eating is often the pitfall If you are always skipping snacks, you sugary items like candy and soda, most of people fall a prey to. You might be jeopardizing your weight loss and shouldn’t be consuming enough may start with only a handful of your efforts. Snacks feed your metabolic calories to constitute a meal. Instead, B=RKNEPAOJ=?G KJHUPKłJEODPDAAJPENA łNA =J@ DAHL UKQ NA?AERA = ?KJOP=JP steer towards foods that will satisfy box, without even realizing that. To ŃKSKBAJANCU HECDPDA=HPDUOJ=?G you and keep you feeling fuller longer. =RKE@CN=VEJCNAIAI>ANPK=HS=UOłHH= before a workout can help you work small plate with your snack, and never harder and burn more calories, which bring the entire container with you in supports weight loss. Plan out your Mini Meals front of the television or computer. snacks in the morning, and pack "TLANPO >AHEARA PD=P OARAN=H DA=HPDU them to take to work so you do not low caloric smaller meals throughout Learn moderation & keep track łJ@UKQNOAHB=HHQNA@>UPDA?KQJPHAOO the day instead of the usual three are Learn the art of moderation is crucial unhealthy options around you. Keep a rewarding option for weight loss. By when snacking. Make sure that you are adding every snack to your Nutrition Tracker, along with the larger meals you eat during the day. If you don’t keep track, you might add excess calories and fat to your diet without even knowing it. Don’t sabotage your diet with unhealthy snacks, if you know that you have a weakness for junk food, do yourself a favor and don’t purchase such items.
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58 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 59 Fine Dining
Wolfgang Puck A Taste of Summer Wolfgang Puck is an Austrian by birth but he has conquered the world with his skills as a chef. This award winning chef, renowned for his culinary skill and business acumen, learnt cooking from his mother, who was a pastry chef. At the age of fourteen, he left This month, the top two are here to woo you with their home to gain formal training and became an apprentice to Raymond Thuilier at L’Oustau de Baumaniere in southern France. After that he moved onto Monaco and then Maxim’s Paris. At age 24, he cordon bleu magic fingers (not butter fingers). landed on the shores of America and in two years time he became part owner of the elite Ma Maison restaurant in Los Angeles. O = ?DAB DA OLA?E=HEOA@ EJ #NAJ?D ?QEOEJA =J@ =HEBKNJE= OPUHA 1DA=NPKB?N=BPEJCQJEMQA EJJKR=PERAPA?DJEMQAOBKNLNAL=NEJCBKK@ IETEJCŃ=RKNO=J@@AREOEJC cooking but his skilful blending of the traditional with innovation original, novel styles of presentation, sets a chef apart. Two cordon bleu chefs, who’ve reached the attracted the interest of people and helped him become the star attraction he is today. He won the James Bear Foundation Award LEJJ=?HAKBOQ??AOOEJPDEOłJA?N=BP =NA4KHBC=JC-Q?GĠ20 =J@$KN@KJ/=IOAUĠ2( ?HKOA BKN,QPOP=J@EJC DABKBPDA6A=N EJ=J@EJ =QJEMQA OPAL>ADEJ@=NA%AOPKJ HQIAJPD=H "IANEH)=C=OOA '=IEA,HERAN *=NEK =P=HE QCQOPA"O?KBłAN phenomenon. In 1994, his restaurant, Spago in Beverly Hills, won to name a few, and in the female category, the names that have added spice are, Paula Deen, the James Beard Foundation Award for Restaurant of the Year. 0KLDEA!=DH=J@'QHE= DEH@&JPDA?KIEJCEOOQAO SASEHHATLHKNAPDAOUOPAIQOA@PKIA=OQNA From this restaurant’s Lunch menu we selected, Wiener Schnitzel and grade the skills of a chef, while simultaneously presenting select recipes from the repertoire of with warm potato salad these maestros. Wiener Schnitzel with warm potato salad
“This is a recipe from my childhood, an Austrian classic. It’s one of the most popular dishes at Spago where we serve it with mache, BNEOÀA >=HO=IE? REJAC=N =J@ LQILGEJOAA@ KEH QP BKN IA EPO LANBA?PSEPDFQOP=łJCANHEJCLKP=PKO=H=@
Ingredients beaten, for egg wash Preheat oil to 375 degrees F. in a -=JGK LNK?AOOA@ EJPK łJA ?NQI>O heavy, deep saucepan. To prepare Potato Marinade ?QL D=IL=CJAREJAC=N or fresh dried white breadcrumbs Wienerschnitzel: Season the veal ?QLLA=JQPKEH Peanut oil for frying scaloppini with salt and pepper. PA=OLKKJOGKODANO=HP Garnish !NA@CA EJ ŃKQN !EL EJ ACC S=OD PA=OLKKJBNAODHUCNKQJ@ Deep fried parsley leaves K=P SEPD L=JGK KN >NA=@?NQI>O black pepper Lemon sections Score the coated scaloppini with 3 tablespoons sugar Fresh minced parsley four shallow knife cuts in a cross- OI=HHUAHHKSKJEKJ EJ?D@E?A hatch pattern to help prevent curling P=>HAOLKKJłJAHU?DKLLA@ Method while cooking. Deep fry about 3 fresh thyme leaves minutes, or until golden brown and Prepare the marinade. In a bowl, cooked through. Transfer to paper combine all the ingredients. Whisk towels to drain. Fingerling Potatoes LKQJ@łJCANHEJCLKP=PKAO S=ODA@ until well blended. Set aside. 3 garlic cloves In a large saucepan, combine the Presentation 3 sprigs fresh parsley potatoes, garlic, thyme and salt. 2 tablespoons kosher salt KRANSEPDAJKQCDS=PAN=J@>NEJC Place one Wienerschnitzel on each to a boil. Lower to a simmer and of four dinner plates. Garnish with cook about 8 minutes, or until just fried parsley leaves and lemon Veal Wienerschnitzel done. (Do not overcook). Strain and OA?PEKJO &J = O=QPÀ L=J KRAN DECD 4 8-ounce veal scaloppini allow to cool at room temperature. heat, warm the marinated potatoes Salt and pepper 0HE?AEJPKEJ?DPDE?GNKQJ@OHE?AO for about 30 seconds. Divide onto Flour for dusting Add to the reserved marinade for at the four prepared plates. 2 eggs, plus 2 tablespoons water, least 20 minutes before serving.
60 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 61 Gordon Ramsey
Born in Scotland and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Gordon Ramsay started out with the ambition to become a football player. Unluckily, he suffered an injury to his knee but luckily his interest in the culinary arts had already developed and he chose to join a technical institute. As a result, this aspiring football player, Gordon Ramsay’s scored a goal with BKQNPAAJ*E?DAHEJOP=NOEJPDASKNH@KBłJA?QEOEJA Along the course, he trained with renowned chefs including the Parisian Guy Savoy and Joel /K>Q?DKJ$KN@KJ/=IO=UNALQP=PEKJEOKB=łANU temperamental chef who believes in delicious, simple food without any pretentious frills. Today, he is famous for his appearances in television shows like Hell’s Kitchen, The F word and Kitchen +ECDPI=NAO %A S=O =S=N@A@ PDA ,Bł?AN KB PDA British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II, in 2006 and DEOJ=IAS=OAJPANA@EJPDA QHEJ=NU%=HHKB#=IA this January. Here are some of his recipes.....
Sea Bream with Tomato Butterflied Trout in Lemon Caper Sauce Butter & Herb Salsa Recipe
Ingredients Method : Ingredients tomatoes, olives, season with salt To cook the bream: heat a heavy- 1 tablespoon capers Lay out the trout so the skin side is per side. Remove to a platter and keep Olive oil, for frying and pepper and stir over a low heat based frying pan over a high heat. Trout @KSJ ,LAJ PDA ŃAOD HEGA = >KKG warm. Once the trout is all cooked, for 1-2 minutes until the tomatoes Meanwhile, slash the skin of the 4 whole trout , cleaned With a sharp knife, carefully cut out return the pan to medium-high heat TCĠ=LLNKT OA=>NA=IłHHAPO have softened slightly. Set aside. łHHAPOEJKNLH=?AO @@=@=ODKB Salt and freshly ground black pepper the backbone, making sure to keep and remove all but 1 tablespoon of the Hold the coriander and basil stalks oil to the pan and, when really hot, Flour, for dredging PDA łHHAPO =PP=?DA@ =P PDA DA=@ =J@ oil. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter and For the tomato and herb salsa together and slice down with a sharp =@@PDA>NA=IłHHAPOOGEJOE@A@KSJ ,HERAKEH BKNO=QPÀEJC the tail. Season both sides of the trout cook just until it begins to brown and 3 tbsp olive oil knife to remove the leaves from the Season with sea salt and pepper and 2 tablespoons butter, plus 1 with salt and pepper. smell nutty, about 3 minutes. Add the 200g cherry tomatoes, halved stalks. Discard the stalks, then gently ?KKGBKNIEJQPAOQJPEHPDAłODEO tablespoon Lightly dredge both sides of the trout capers, lemons, croutons, and lemon 60g pitted black olives (kalamata if roll the coriander and basil leaves into dark golden and the skin is crisp. (The 2 lemons, supremed and cut into SEPD ŃKQN OD=GEJC KBB =JU AT?AOO juice and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. possible), drained a ball and chop. Keeping a little back ŃAODODKQH@>AKL=MQAPSKPDEN@OKB EJ?DLEA?AO %A=P=H=NCAO=QPÀL=JKRANDECDDA=P Add the remaining tablespoon of butter Small bunch coriander for garnish, add the coriander and PDAS=UQLPDAłHHAP 1K=OPA@ NKQPKJO NA?ELABKHHKSO When the pan is hot, add enough and remove from the heat. Stir in the Small bunch basil basil to the salsa and stir to combine. =NABQHHU PQNJ PDA łHHAPO KRAN =J@ 1 teaspoon lemon juice olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of parsley and pour over the trout. 1 lemon Roll the lemon on a chopping board, cook on the other side for 1 minute, ?QL?DKLLA@L=NOHAUHA=RAO the pan. Heat the oil until it shimmers #KNPDA1K=OPA@ NKQPKJOġ%A=P=H=NCA pushing down with the palm of your basting with the oil in the pan, until SDAJOSENHA@ =NABQHHU=@@PDAPNKQP Toasted Croutons O=QPÀL=JKRANDECDDA=P @@PDAKHERA hand, to soften it and release the PDAłODEOFQOP?KKGA@PDNKQCD 3 tablespoons olive oil ŃAODOE@A @KSJ OP=NPEJC =P PDA P=EH oil and heat. When the oil is hot, add Method juices, then cut in half. Add the juice To serve:OEP PDA łOD łHHAPO KJ PKL ĠEJ?DPDE?G OHE?AOSDEPA>NA=@ and lying away from you towards the the bread cubes and cook, stirring, until For the salsa: place a small saucepan of one half to the pan, stir and set of the tomato and herb salsa and ?NQOPO NAIKRA@ =J@ ?QP EJPK head. You may need to cook the trout toasted and golden brown, about 10 over a gentle heat and add 3 PDAO=HO==OE@APK=HHKSPDAŃ=RKQNO sprinkle with the reserved coriander inch cubes EJ >=P?DAO KKG QJPEH CKH@AJ >NKSJ minutes. Season with salt and pepper. tablespoons of olive oil. Add the to infuse. and basil. Salt and freshly ground black pepper on both sides, about 2 to 3 minutes Remove from the heat and cool.
62 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 63 Chicken Stir-fry with rice noodles
Ingredients according to packet instructions. (This set them to one side. Wipe out the will take about 10 minutes, depending wok, add a dash of oil and heat through. CŃ=P SE@ANE?AJKK@HAOĠOEIEH=N on the brand.) Drain the soaked noodles. Add the in shape to tagliatelle) *A=JSDEHA >QPPANŃUPDA?DE?GAJłHHAP eggs to the hot wok, season and stir C?DE?GAJ>NA=OPłHHAP by slicing through it horizontally, but over the heat, allowing the bottom of Flavourless oil, e.g. groundnut, for leaving it joined down one side, then the egg to cook. Add the noodles and stir-frying open it out. Flatten it with a rolling pin, toss well, breaking up the egg as you C=NHE? ?HKRAO LAAHA@ =J@ łJAHU then cut it diagonally into strips. do so. Return the chicken and broccoli sliced Heat a wok over a high heat and add mixture to the wok and heat through, 200g tenderstem broccoli, cut in a dash of oil. Season the chicken with stir-frying over a medium heat. half lengthways salt and pepper, and stir-fry for about Serve the noodles immediately with About 2 tbsp soy sauce, to taste 3 minutes until golden brown all over wedges of lime to squeeze on top. 2 eggs, beaten but not quite cooked through. Wedges of lime, to serve Add the garlic and stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the broccoli and continue to stir-fry for a few minutes Method until tender; add the soy sauce to If using dried noodles, soak them season. When the broccoli is tender, in warm water until softened, remove the contents of the wok and
64 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 65 Bridal Collection - Damas
!=I=O NA?AJPHUQJRAEHA@EPOJAS NE@=H KHHA?PEKJ ?NA=PA@ the new collection are romance and femininity; themes exclusively for the 2013 bridal season. The collection PD=P=NA>NKQCDPPKHEBASEPDPDAQOAKBPDAłJAOPMQ=HEPU encompasses statement bridal sets in a variety of designs, diamonds set in 18k white gold. NAŃA?PEJC OKLDEOPE?=PEKJ AHAC=J?A 1DA EJOLEN=PEKJ BKN
Jewelry & Watch Collections Treasures of Robert Wan 1DANAJKSJA@1=DEPE=Jĺ"ILANKNKB-A=NHO /K>ANP4=JO wonder inherent in Marutea, such as its lagoons, sunsets, Inspired pieces to unique and exceptional creations, contemporary gem stones to innovative and latest line; the Treasures of Robert Wan, has been inspired ŃKN==J@>EN@OKBL=N=@EOA1DEOEONAŃA?PA@EJPDA@=VVHEJC revolutionary designs; check out our selection from the latest high-end jewelry and watch collections >U PDA I=CJEł?AJ?A KB PDA #NAJ?D -KHUJAOE= IKNA rainbow colors of the pearls, that range from the purest OLA?Eł?=HHUPDAEOH=J@KB*=NQPA=(AUPKPDA?KHHA?PEKJEO snow to rose, subtle green, royal gold, cherry, peacock, the idea of color, expressing the abundance and natural purple, silver and dark grey.
66 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 67 Jewelry Collections Watch Collections
Fabergé - Les Palais Bovet’s AMADEO® Fleurier Rising Star #=>ANCÀ)AO-=H=EO EO=?KHHA?PEKJKBłJAOECJ=PQNA egg pendants in opalescent pastels. Inspired by the sumptuous summer palaces of Imperial Russia, Les Collection Palais egg pendants exude playful modernity and contemporary sophistication. Each jewel is hand- ISTANA jewellers unveiled AMADEO® Fleurier Rising ?N=BPA@EJCKH@=J@PDAłJAOPCQEHHK?DÀAJ=IAH?NA=PEJC Star from the Swiss virtuoso watchmaker, Bovet. an exquisite iridescence which lends light and three- 1DA HEIEPA@A@EPEKJ PEIALEA?AO =NA L=NP KB ĺ$N=J@ dimensional depth to each of the distinctive colors. The KILHE?=PEKJO?KHHA?PEKJ SDE?DS=OH=QJ?DA@PKI=NG @AOECJO=NAKRANH=E@SEPD=NAłJA@CKH@AI>AHHEODIAJP the 190th anniversary of the House of Bovet. The echoing the splendour and baroque motifs of the Rising Star is set to impress, inside and out, with its legendary Tsarskoye Selo summer palace. PNELHA PEIA VKJA PKQN>EHHKJ SEPD NARANOA@ D=J@łPPEJC mechanism. Extended to a diameter of 13.5 mm, the tourbillon carriage appears to be suspended in mid-air, =??AJPQ=PEJCEPO=AOPDAPE?=BłJEPUSEPDPDAIAPE?QHKQO design of Bovet timepieces.
Gilan – Bridal Collection
Inspired by love stories and the essence of enchanting romance, Gilan’s bridal collection is a charming selection of delicate contours, intricate detail and colorful stones; perfect for the bride who favors that individual touch. Gilan continues to capture the =PPAJPEKJKB%KHHUSKK@ AHA>NEPU0=HHU-NAOOI=J =HOK ?DKOAPK>A=@KNJA@SEPD$EH=JO%ANEP=CA KHHA?PEKJ of rose-cut diamonds on her wedding day.
Concord - Saratoga
1DA KJ?KN@0=N=PKC=)=@UEJLA=NHUSDEPA=J@?NUOP=H blue editions evoke images of calm waters and cool winter breezes. The 31mm Saratoga Lady White and Lady Blue gleams with six sparkling diamonds artfully set in a white or blue-grey mother-of-pearl dial. Housing a quartz ETA movement with a generous 54-month battery life, the stainless steel case features the trademark Saratoga case-back embossed with the emblematic racecourse’s timeless horse motif.
68 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 69 Watch Collections
Arceau Petite Lune - Jaquet Droz - The La Montre Hermès Éclipse Mother-of-Pearl
Hermès recounts the tale of time beneath the graceful & The Éclipse Ivory arch of a dainty moon. The Arceau Petite Lune is the newest moon phase by La Montre Hermès. This stunning 38mm feminine timepiece, launched by the Jaquet Droz invites the moon to cast its spell over the art famed Maison during Baselworld, marks the 35th of watchmaking with The Éclipse Mother-of-Pearl and anniversary of the iconic Arceau model. Moon phase The Éclipse Ivory Enamel. With its exceptional beauty watches follow the progression of the moon through and great delicacy, mother-of-pearl is skillfully worked EPO@EBBANAJPLD=OAO JASIKKJ łNOPMQ=NPAN BQHHIKKJ >U PDA '=MQAP !NKV I=OPAN ?N=BPOIAJ /AŃA?PEJC and last quarter. aesthetic choices like purity, subtlety, classic motifs and powerful design codes, The Éclipse Ivory Enamel celebrates the best in luxury watch making.
Folli Follie - Heart4Heart Patrimony Collection Traditionnelle High
Debuted as part of the Heart4Heart collection during Jewelry Baselworld 2013, the classic new time-piece acquires unparalleled sophistication with its sparkling crystals 3=?DANKJ KJOP=JPEJI=OPANOPDAOGEHHEJKN?DAOPN=PEJC and its white ceramic bracelet. More minimal than ever, the craft of artistic watchmaking with its new jewelry the watch is synonymous with elegance and grace, model in the Patrimony collection. Its 35 mm diameter, designed to embellish the wrists of the cosmopolitan stages an extraordinary spectacle of light with a style addict. The 4 Hearts, adorned with crystal clear @=VVHEJC ?=N=P ŃKKNEJC KB ?H=SOAP >=CQAPPA stones, follow the unrivalled all time classic design of diamonds lending the stones a timeless aesthetic to Folli Follie, which comes out stronger through the see- make time go on forever. The Patrimony Traditionnelle through case element . High Jewelry model also comes in a 40 mm dial.
70 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 71 Resort 2014 DA?GKQPPDAAT?HQOERALDKPKOKBPDA/AOKNP BNKIPKLB=ODEKJ designers of the world.
72 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 73 Fashion Reports
Elie Saab Resort 2014
Elie Saab’s collection marked something of a change, he ventured in the youth market by introducing edgy looks, ODKNPAN OGENP HAJCPDO =J@ KLAJ OEHDKQAPPAO 0EHG?KPPKJ dresses with a spider web of suggestive cutouts, slinky gowns in black lace or tomato-red silk, and the cutouts were only one example of the emphasis on the graphic.
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Chanel Resort 2014 D=JAHEOKJR=?=PEKJ=J@(=NH)=CANBAH@HA@DEOHACEKJOPK Singapore. The collection was in the spirit of a cruise and had a holidaying pluck. There were new silhouettes of high- waisted, wide-leg trousers worn with what were essentially oversize T-shirts though rendered, in appropriately luxe fashion, made from white leather and tulle.
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Lanvin Resort 2014
ļ&POJKPFQOP=>KQP@AOECJ&PO=>KQPHEBAOPUHA =J@łPPEJCPDA JAA@O=NKQJ@PDA@=U O=E@ H>AN"H>=VKB)=JREJNAOKNP 1DA?KHHA?PEKJŃQ?PQ=PA@>APSAAJKLQHAJ?A=J@OHAAG?DE? for a woman, who pairs ritzy dresses with metallic sneakers. This melting-pot wardrobe winked to Indian maharajahs, Egyptian queens and gangsta rappers. From jacquard- embroidered separates to chains upon embellished chains, H>AN"H>=VĺO?NA=PEKJOBKNPDAOA=OKJ?ANP=EJHUNAŃA?PPDA feeling of luxury for the vacationing woman of leisure. The collection contains all the trappings of a Lanvin offering: draped thigh-high slit maxis, glitzy embellishments, and the KIJELNAOAJPNQBŃA
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Versace’s Resort 2014
Versace’s Resort 2014 collection, gives us all of the season’s go-to silhouettes and detailing with the brands MQEJPAOOAJPE=H OATU OQHPNU OLEJ 4EPD ŃKN=H LNEJPO 3E?DU ?DA?G L=PPANJO SE@AHAC PNKQOANO O=EHKNEJOLENA@ Ń=EN Donatella Versace took a playful turn for Resort 2014 with a maritime vibe, along with sexy ankle-strap sandals, skirts with thigh-high slits, eyelet blazers, and with peeks of midriff for good measure.
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Calvin Klein Resort 2014 =HREJ (HAEJ @AOECJAN #N=J?EO?K KOP= ?KJPEJQAO PK >A fascinated with the idea of putting a new spin on modern minimalism for his 2014 resort collection. The designer collaborated with famed minimalist artist Ellsworth Kelly who has inspired this latest, distinctly cerebral collection. The whole collection can be summarized into one word; relaxed! There was a noticeable lack of anything that could >A?KJOE@ANA@PN=@EPEKJ=HHUARAJEJC KOP=ATLH=EJA@EP>U O=UEJC ļ&PO=HEBAOPUHA HEPPHAUKQJCAN A=OEAN&POBQJ
82 FIRST AVENUE August - September 2013 83 Lifestyle
Lifestyle Latest motoring, luxury, fashion and lifestyle coverage from Dubai and around the world.
A unique timepiece for an automobile design icon
American fashion designer, Ralph Lauren NA?AERA@PDAFQNUOļ AOPKB0DKSLNEVAEJ KIK)=JCA ",4EHDAHI0?DIE@ D=J@A@ over a special model of the LANGE 1 TIME ZONE to him, crafted exclusively for this ARAJP BKNDEO QC=PPE0 PH=JPE? KQLÀ with a coachwork from Jean Bugatti built in 1938. The watch was presented to the winner within the scope of a gala dinner =P 3EHH= @"OPA PDA RAJQA KB PDA KJ?KNOK d’Eleganza, which is deemed to be one of the most exclusive events dedicated to historic automobiles and concept cars.
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Dubai Duty Free Honoured at the 4th Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Patrons of the Arts Awards 2013
In a glittering ceremony held at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, Dubai Duty Free was honoured as a ļ-=PNKJKBPDA NPOEJPDABKQNPDA@EPEKJKB0DAEGD Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Patrons of the Arts Awards. The conferred award is in recognition Piaget Rose Day of the operations contribution towards cultural and =NPOEJEPE=PERAOEJ!Q>=E,NC=JEOA@>U!Q>=E QHPQNA The Piaget Rose Day took place in Paris at the Ephemeral & Arts Authority, forty individuals and organisations Orangerie of the Jardin des Tuileries, amid a dazzling were honoured for supporting art and culture in Dubai and entrancing fairytale rose-themed backdrop for this and their significant contributions towards the four glamorous and elegant event. Roses have played a disciplines of art - visual arts, performing arts, film, recurrent role in the life of Yves Piaget and have become and literature. E?KJE?>HKKIOBKNPDAB=IKQO*=EOKJ1DEOI=CJEł?AJPHU transparent glass and steel pavilion provided the perfect stage for a performance by Melody Gardot.
MAVI ushers in a new era of denim fashion by H=QJ?DEJC=Ń=CODELOPKNA Roger Dubuis Joins the in Abu Dhabi Mall Fight Against World MAVI, Turkey’s leading jeans brand for young women and men has begun catering to the taste of an international Hunger in Support of fashion conscious audience in the UAE by launching its łNOP OPKNA EJ 0D=NF=D *AC= *=HH =J@ EPO OA?KJ@ OPKNA EJ the UN World Food Abu Dhabi Mall; the largest Mavi store in the Middle East. *=RE SDE?DIA=JOļ>HQAEJ1QNGEOD EOGJKSJBKNDECD Roger Dubuis, donated two Excalibur timepieces as part of MQ=HEPU CNA=PłPPEJC=J@B=ODEKJBKNS=N@LNAIEQI@AJEI =DECDLNKłHA$=H=!EJJAN=J@ D=NEPU Q?PEKJDAH@EJ!Q>=E &POLDEHKOKLDUEOPK>QEH@=>N=J@=NKQJ@LANBA?PłPPEJCFA=JO in support of the United Nations World Food Programme that convey a Mediterranean feeling in terms of fashion Ġ4#- $=PDANEJCDECDLNKłHACQAOPO=J@KPDANLNKIEJAJP and detail; which means Mavi’s denim style statements partners, the event was held under the patronage of HH JKP KJHUłPOPDA >K@EAO KBEPO?QOPKIANO >QP =HOK PDAEN 0DAEGD DIA@>EJ0=AA@ H*=GPKQI D=ENI=J=J@ DEAB lifestyles and quality expectations. At Mavi “we cook the Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, President of Dubai LANBA?P@AJEIłPOKDA=@KJKRANPKKJAKBKQN>N=J?DAO EREH QPDKNEPU=J@ D=ENI=JKB!Q>=E ENLKNPO =PPDA'4 =J@OPALEJPKKQN!AJEI(EP?DAJPKłJ@PDALANBA?PłPBKN Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai. you. Soon, Mavi plans to opens its doors in The Dubai Mall.
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TIFFANY & CO. JEWELS Star In The Great Gatsby Jewelry
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Summer Crosley Model & Actress
When she is not traveling the World of Fashion, she devotes her life to make a difference in the world by supporting environmentally friendly causes such as Ocean life Conservation to help protect our beautiful ocean life and help keep our beaches clean.
Summer has influenced the public to join the eco-friendly movement by doing our part to help decrease pollution and protect wildlife. She continues to dedicate her daily life to encourage others to clean up our beaches and reminding others to reduce, reuse, recycle to conserve the beautiful ocean life.
Summer has traveled to the world’s top beach destinations to raise awareness throughout Fiji, Bali, Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica. She continues on her mission to influence thousands to join the eco-friendly movement and help protect our beautiful ocean life from extinction.
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