Happy New Year Nails

For New Year's Eve I did a champagne-inspired manicure with Essie's Demure Vixen topped by Deborah Lippmann Boom Boom Pow. I couldn't make it to Valley Nails with Carol Han because I was trapped in California by the blizzard, so this is my version of the next best thing.

I wish a very happy New Year to everyone! May 2011 be filled with joy and happiness and nail polish.

Devil's Holiday Dinner Party

Before my roommate and best friend Maddie leaves Brooklyn for Rome she hosted her last dinner out of our tiny kitchen. She has kept me and countless friends very well fed for almost two years now, but that isn't the only reason I will miss her very much. I'm staying positive with the prospect of a springtime trip to Rome and even more amazing pasta recipes when she returns. For dinner she served Devils on Horseback, Devil's Chicken Thighs and Braised Leeks, and Guinness Devil's Food Cake. Naturally, they were all heavenly.

You can read all of Maddie's foodie adventures at Headline Foods.

Photos by Mark Iantosca

Side note: I learned the name Pig Newtons from White Lightning's Twitter and I'm never going back