..a moment with Mary Giuliani

Hometown: NEW YORK CITY

Alma Mater: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 

Occupation: CEO MARY GIULIANI CATERING & EVENTS

Relationship Status: MARRIED TO RYAN GIULIANI

Charities You Feel Closest To: MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF METRO NEW YORK (worked there for two years), G&P FOUNDATION, NEW YORK CITY OPERA & CITY OPERA THRIFT SHOP, BABY BUGGY & GOOD DOG FOUNDATION

Boards or Committees: MAKE A WISH & NEW YORK CITY OPERA

Recent Events You \'ve Been To: HIGH LINE OPENING honoring ED NORTON & FALCONES

Next Event On Your Calendar: DIVAS SHOP FOR OPERA on June 24th

Favorite Book of the Moment: THE ROAD TO WOODSTOCK by MICHAEL LANG

Favorite Restaurant: ANYTHING BATALI

Favorite Bar or Lounge: MY BACKYARD in WOODSTOCK

Item You Can \'t Live Without: MY BLACKBERRY & MY RECORD PLAYER

The Perfect Guy is:MY HUSBAND

Paris, London, Milan or NYC?: FLORENCE (lived there for a year)

Your Favorite Destination: ANYWHERE IN ITALY

Uptown or Downtown?: DOWNTOWN

Union Square or Central Park?: UNION SQUARE

Go-To Designer: MARC JACOBS

Shoes or Bags: MARC JACOBS

Most Dangerous Store: MARK JACOBS

Favorite Channel/TV Show: ANYTHING ON FOOD NETWORK and THE MONKEES

GOTO's Black-Tie

New York’s finest dolls and gents, including Lois Goodner, Paul Daniels, and Alyson Goodner put on the Ritz at GOTOs annual black-tie gala. More than 450 attendees gathered for Jazz and Gin at the famed Capitale in downtown Manhattan. Partygoers kicked up their heels to the musical stylings of the JC Hopkins big band and took a chance on casino games for special prizes. The event raised over $50,000 for scholarships to a vibrant summer arts camp for middle schoolers.

An Interview with Brie Bythewood

Hometown: I’m a New York City gal
Alma Mater: Emerson College, Boston, MA.
Occupation: Partner at La Cité Development, a real estate development firm …and I’m also a freelance writer
Relationship Status: Single
Charities You Feel Closest To: School of American Ballet/ UNICEF
Boards or Committees: Junior co-Chair The School of American Ballet’s 2010 Winter Ball / Young Patrons 100 Committee Member for Survivor Corps/ Board Member, Rich in Love
Recent Events You've Been To: The School of American Ballet’s Winter Ball, A holiday celebration at Asprey introducing the Chatwal Hotel NYC, Survivor Corps Masquerade Winter Ball in San Francisco, Governor Martin O’Malley of Baltimore and Former President Bill Clinton fundraiser, Central Park Conservancy luncheon, Evidence “On Your Toes” in the Hamptons fundraiser, The Silver Winter Gala celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Evidence dance company.
Favorite Book of the Moment: “Almost Moon” by Alice Sebold
Favorite Restaurant: Zuma (London)
Favorite Bar or Lounge: Speakeasy: The Raines Law Room, hands down! …Bar: Bookmarks at the Library Hotel … Lounge: STK and SoHo House
Item You Can't Live Without: My passport!
Your Favorite Date Spot: Central Park
The Perfect Guy is: Engaging, intelligent, thoughtful, successful, has a sense of humor and is taller than me in high heels.
Paris, London, Milan or NYC?: NY is home; Paris is my love affair.
Your Favorite Destination: Paris makes my heart skip a beat but Dubai makes my heart race. I don’t know which I prefer.
Uptown or Downtown?: Downtown
Union Square or Central Park?: Central Park
Go-To Designer: B Michael, of course.
Shoes or Bags: I’m definitely more of a “shoe” girl although my last two purchases were Gorgeous Khirma Eliazov bags and I’m kind of addicted.
Most Dangerous Store: Bergdorf Goodman’s but only with the assistance of my Personal Shopper PJ Matthews.
Favorite Channel/TV Show: I’m a news junkie so I’m usually tuned into ABC, BBC or CNN
Other Hobbies: I’m a writer at heart; it’s my one true passion. Baking is one of my favorite activities and I’m not a great artist but I do love to paint.
Fun facts:
* I love languages and have set a goal to be fluent in French, Spanish and Arabic in three years time. Thank you Rosetta Stone!
* I have the most adorable yorkie in the world named Rocco.
* I’m a sports fanatic… football (JETS!!), Formula One (attending the Montreal Grand Prix in June 2010) and hockey (Rangers)
* I enjoy jogging and pilates.
* The next goal on my lineup of physical activities: martial arts to learn swords :).
* I worked for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF for nearly five years. It was one of my most humbling experiences.

Photo: Julie Skarratt