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In truth, no one really remembers, or cares, that the weird music geek who sits in a corner of the office had been raving about that band since, like, two years ago, long before they had a hit single thats now everyones ringtone. This is the point at which the music geek really goes off the deep end and only listens to indie bands that refuse to sign to a label and only distribute their music via USB stick.

That imaginary music geek would find solace, if he should seek it, in my company, because really, since when has food become so cool, so hip and so mainstream?

I recently saw a list of the 10 Hottest Women in Food, and I knew that we the fusty old guard were done for. Highly attractive young women waxing lyrical about chocolate and ice cream? Even I would ditch the history of fermentation in the Middle Ages to hear them talk about their craft or advocacies.

These gorgeous people can do more to change the landscape of food in this country and raise awareness for food ethics and sustainability than legions of scholars banging away at their keyboards.

Food suddenly being cool doesnt just mean an explosion in newly opened restaurants and the elevation of the restaurateur from its service-class stigma to hip lifestyle tag (its what interior decorator was 10 years ago). Its an entire ecosystem of cool kids and old hacks as well as wannabes photographing, writing, blogging, and listicling about food.

And annoying as it may be to the geeks who got into it before it became popular, its impossible to deny that its a good thing and has raised the bar all around.

Pack donkey

In the old days, I would have to travel and send home boxes full of absurdly expensive books from specialist booksellers, and then fill my suitcase with exotic honeys, spices, herbs and teas, like the pack donkey of a Silk Road trader. These days, not only do I not have to, but I dont want to: Id rather explore the Pangasinan sea salts, or the chocolates from Davao, or honey from Palawan, or any of the local produce that has now become (a little) more accessible.

(I remember in earlier days trying to take unpasteurized Palawan honey home; it exploded like Nickelodeon green goo all over the airplane.)

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Mon dieu! Regulars at La Grenouille, the 52-year-old, gold-walled bastion of classic French cuisine, arent taking well to the restaurants new management.

On March 22, Charles Masson Jr., the restaurants debonair proprietor for most of the past 40 years, like his father before him, abruptly announced that he would no longer be working there, amid family feuding with his mother and brother. Now, Charles younger brother, Philippe, is at the helm, and some La Grenouille regulars loyal to Charles say the place has taken a dclass downturn.

Now that [Charles is] gone, the flowers arent up to snuff, and the brother looks more like a bouncer than a host, says Mario Buatta, 78, an interior decorator who lives on the Upper East Side and has been frequenting La Grenouille with clients since the 70s. Social people who have gone for years and years are refusing to go back. Its very sad.

The difference in sartorial style between the Masson brothers has become a major topic of conversation among La Grenouilles well-heeled clientele.

My friends were saying they were horrified by the way Philippe dressed, says Tony Cointreau, author and heir to the Cointreau liquor fortune.

Did you see the shoes Philippe was wearing? gasps one former regular in the finance industry.

He had an ill-fitting sports jacket that looked like it had been in his closet from college, scoffs an art world attorney. Charles was always in a beautiful suit.

Philippe defends his fashion choices, saying, I wear a suit and tie like Charles does.

Some former clientele plan to stop going to La Grenouille altogether. David Patrick Columbia, the 60-something editor of the New York Social Diary Web site, says he went to the restaurant a few weeks ago because of a prior dinner obligation, but isnt planning on returning anytime soon.

I dont want to go back, says Columbia, who estimates that hes been going to La Grenouille for 30 years. Its like I lost a friend, and you cant replace that with a person who is not a friend. Charles is an artist, and everything in the place is his creation. Philippe is the baby in the family, and he looks like it next to his brother.

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BLAKE, Elijah, of Hollywood died Wednesday. Arrangements by Walker's Mortuary of Johns Island.

CHOICE, Jermaine Bernard, of North Charleston died Wednesday. Arrangements by Suburban Funeral Home.

HILL, Marilyn Williams, 88, of Charleston, a retired interior decorator, concierge, sales associate and widow of Lois E. Hill, died Monday. Arrangements by Garner Funeral Home of Kinston, N.C.

HOOKS, Rhonda Gail, 59, of North Charleston died Wednesday. Arrangements by Russell Funeral Chapel of Moncks Corner.

LYNCH, Laura Marie Galasso, 52, of Charleston, widow of Gerald T. Lynch, died May 1. Arrangements by Stuhr's Mount Pleasant Chapel.

MAZZELL, Joseph Edward, 71, of Charleston, a retired machinist with the Charleston Naval Shipyard, died Tuesday. Arrangements by Stuhr's Mount Pleasant Chapel.

RICHARDSON, Ethen, 8, son of Todd and Brandy Richardson of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday. Arrangements by Carolina Memorial Funeral Home of North Charleston.

SEABROOK, Christopher, of Wadmalaw Island, a landscaper, died Thursday. Arrangements by Pasley's Mortuary of Charleston.

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Thanks to interior designer Ondine Karady's illustrious career decorating film sets, much of the decor in her 1,000-square-foot, one-bedroom loft comes directly from the homes of her fictionall clients. A massive Art Deco mirror in the foyer and Pucci curtains in the living room, for example, have made an appearance on Sex and the City, while a simpler mirror in the bathroom is a leftover from Requiem for a Dream. Even some of the art, including a large abstract piece in the bedroom, was originally little more than a background piece for TV. "In Sex and the City, it hung in one of the galleries Charlotte worked in," she tells Houzz. "It was made in the prop shop by scene artists."

Shuffled in are personal photography collections and flea market and thrift store finds, all of which keep the former sweater factory feeling warm, inviting, andto be completely honestpretty Carrie Bradshaw-esque. Check out the rest of the photos over at Houzz.

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On May 1, Dale Earnhardt Jr. got quite a surprise when he read the latest article on the National Enquirer.

Apparently, Dale and his girlfriend Amy Reimannis, an interior decorator, are to be spending $2 million on a lavish wedding by the end of the year; however Dale says that is news to him.

According to Fox Sports, Dale isnt even engaged yet, and there are already rumors regarding his wedding. We just skipped the engagement, I guess. Just went right to the wedding, Dale said.

The article quoted a family pal, and gave many details of the fictional wedding.

His wedding ceremony will be at the Speedway led by a procession around the track in racing-themed cars and ending with a checkered flag at the finish line!

They even revealed intimate details about the proposal that has yet to happen.

Dales wedding will spare no expense. According to the source, Dale plans on having 2,000 guests and will be serving a dinner that costs $500 a head. The musical line-up is pretty impresive also as Sheryl Crow, Alabama, Brooks & Dunn and Kenny Chesney are supposedly performing at the event.

Thankfully, Dale has a sense of humor and just laughed the nonsense off. He says that if and when he and Amy wed, they will more than likely have a small ceremony in the backyard. I definitely had a hard time writing that check, Dale said. I wouldnt force everyone to go down to Daytona for my wedding. Id probably just have it right there in the backyard, whatever is easiest. But that was funny. I read that and I just was it was a roller coaster of an article.

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