NY Observer > Louis Vuitton Handbags http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/28364/feed Articles from Observer.com en Hail to the Chef! http://www.observer.com/node/32580 Yesterday The Transom and I were in the lobby at 915 Broadway, Observer HQ, waiting for the candle- (and occasionally marijuana-) scented elevator.

Waiting along with us was an expensively but hiply dressed man in a wool-knit beanie cap, with a Louis Vuitton bag the size of a 4-year-old child. We did a double-take. Yes, it was Top Chef conquistador Ilan D. Hall.

"I missed the episode," The Transom purred. "Did you end up winning?"

"Yeah."

"Nice work." The Transom offered a manly high-five. "Nice bag, Gucci?"

"Yeah." But it looked very Louis Vuitton.

"Look at you, buying Gucci bags right and left," The Transom gushed.

"No, it's old." But it looked very new.

We got into the elevator, The Transom first. "So what's going on with Cliff? He's not in jail is he?" Cliff is Cliff Crooks, who was ejected from Bravo for getting rough with contestant Marcel Vigneron's gorgeous mane.

"Nah, he's in his restaurant, he's doing really well," Mr. Hall said.

"Yeah!" said The Transom, angling for another high five. "That dude actually probably deserved to get his head shaved."

Then things got hot: Mr. Hall furrowed his epicurean brow. "He deserved more than that." Snap!

And he strutted out onto mysterious Floor 5, weighty Vuitton bag in tow. The Transom and I went weak-kneed. A real-life reality chef! Sharing our elevator! --Max Abelson]]> http://www.observer.com/node/32580#comments Style Cliff Crooks Ilan Hall Louis Vuitton Handbags LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:47:47 -0500 Observer Staff 32580 at http://www.observer.com More From The Villager http://www.observer.com/node/34201 We are a little obsessed with Mayor Koch's film reviews, which we get via email as he writes them. But someone should tell him Heath Ledger is straight. On Casanova, he writes: "In this film, he is in command of his libido and sexual activities and constantly beds the opposite sex."

Oh, and: "I feel like crawling into the fetal position when I give a film a negative review..." And, ever the film critic: "Stay home and read a good book." We also love it when he quotes other film reviews. It's like saying, "I'm late on this, so sue me! How'm I doin'?"

The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation just wants New York University to go away. NYU, basically, says "No!"

Damn, people can't even safely buy their fake Louis Vuitton bags anymore. Connecticut shoppers have to go through secret passageways, but at least they get their day of excitement.

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