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self-declared
social role as a “tradition upholder” very seriously.
Sasha, a younger and prettier version of Robert Downy Junior who
covers his classic white button-down shirt with suspenders attached
to his high-wasted pleated trousers, mixes and measures his liquids
with the precision of a Chemist six nights a week. He has mandated
eight “Rules of the Bar” that are posted in the bathroom,
dispersed at the bar and strictly enforced at all times. “No
name-dropping, no star-fucking”, and “Gentlemen will
remove their hats” are two such rules. Sasha gets annoyed
when people get up to schmooze unless they are standing in the
designated bar area. After a connected friend came in with Quentin
Tarantino, Sasha didn’t speak with him for a week.
But as
Milk and Honey claims to be clear of New York City glamorama, its
secret system of people-screening translates into yet-another city
gimmick. Groucho Marx’s famous quote applies: “I
don’t care to belong to a club that accepts people like me
as members.” Since Milk and Honey’s rolodex of “good
people” includes a minimal 300 names, the 5 million New Yorkers
in their 20s and 30s that are not on Sasha’s list will do
anything to be invited to join. Ironically, Milk and Honey with
its discreet “no pose” attitude has made itself into
the hippest spot of them all. |
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