Well, here's a new one from the vaults of history: apparently Surrealist artist Salvador Dali had a thing for sucking on the toes of nubile young starlets, at least according to onetime young starlet Ali MacGraw in her new book, Moving Pictures. Apparently, a pre-Love Story MacGraw was modeling for the artist in his St. Regis hotel room when Dali demanded that she disrobe. That's when things got a little weird. more ›

Today Frank Bruni reviews Adour (pictured), the four-month-old St. Regis Hotel restaurant conceived by extravagant French chef Alain Ducasse. While it’s not “rapturous” enough to merit the Times’s highest four star rating, it’s still “first-rate: polished service, a knockout wine list, beautiful oil-poached cod, gorgeous roasted lamb and exquisite desserts.” And Bruni does confirm our earlier speculation about some kind of haute bagel on the menu. more ›