Daily Front Row

2007 July 12

Taco Tuesdays on the Lower East Side

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(NEW YORK) What does the other half of fashion—those not preoccupied with black-tie galas and jet-setting around the world—do for entertainment? Introducing “Taco Tuesday” at Rewind on Essex Street, a restaurant/lounge owned by Meg Cuna of Lucky, Melissa Ladines of Levi’s, and their husbands, Joseph and Eric, respectively.
 
Each Tuesday throughout the summer, special guest bartenders—mainly from fashion magazines and fashion public relations firms—play host for a night. This past week’s special bartenders were from Seventeen, including staffers Betsy Mullinix (wearing Chanel), Marissa Rosenblum Grumer (wearing Betsey Johnson), Desi Gallegos, Jasmine Snow, Rebecca Lee, and Tina Langley.
 
Gina Kelly, also in Betsey Johnson, was the special guest deejay, playing hits from the ’80s like "Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo and "Saturday Love" by Cherrelle. Kelly, as it turns out, used to spin tunes all over Manhattan before she joined the Hearst title as fashion director.
 
Seen in the crowd were Teen Vogue’s Kristin Rawson, CosmoGIRL’s Lisa Goldberg, Elle.com’s Carol Han, Intermix’s Courtney Bennett, LaForce+Stevens' Simone Delfino, Levi's' Shaun Lewis (who is planning a late summer/early fall Thursday night party at Rewind with GQ’s Damien Nunes), Genre’s Sean Krebs, and Elizabeth Kiester and Alissa Daner of Le Sportsac.
 
Didn’t catch “Taco Tuesday” this time around? Try scoring an invite to upcoming guest-host nights, including “The Ladies of Glamour Magazine” on July 24 and—this should be a good one—“Team Paul Wilmot” on August 7.