Have a Foodie Holiday !!!

Barney's department store in NYC is really one of the holiday windows that are not to be missed. Last year they had the wonderful Saturday Night Live tribute and I remember those with quite a chuckle! This year their theme, "Have a Foodie Holiday" which they partnered with Food Network, Cooking Channel (isn't that a great new channel?) and IIlly Caffe' doesn't disappoint.....let's take a look.....

I was a bit upset that Jamie Oliver and Julia Child were not done in life size forms 

these windows are just so full of fun  

yep, that is Mario Batali ... 

the creative director of Barney's, Simon Doonan, was not familiar with any of these chefs until he started on these windows......... 

Guy looks like he is having a great time! These windows begin by a sketch by Mr. Doonan  

he has been designing these windows for 25 years....what a fun job! love Wolfgang and Emeril here!  

you knew Paula Deen had to get in the act?  

I love the Rachael Ray, Ina Garten ( is Jeffrey so lucky to get to eat all her creations!!) and Martha  

loved to see a bit of Lidia as well in these displays along with Sandra Lee 

Miss Illy was just amazing!!  

300 three-kilo illy tins, 250 foil bags (former home to illy’s single-serve iperEspresso capsules) and 250 8.8-oz. illy cans will turn heads clear to Fifth Avenue. And does she ever accessorize, pulling off an espresso machine headpiece (ahem, illy’s Francis Francis X1 iperEspresso machine), a coffee scoop-turned earring and a garland fashioned from 300 paper cups. 

my Illy cafe latte' at Broadway 49 had to be the best latte I ever came across !!

he could serve me this coffee any day of the week....so excellent!!

Hope you enjoyed the Barney's windows this year...wonder what next year will bring? Should be exciting to wait and see......... 

Today's Words of Wisdom: Treat everyone as a Peer 

Cannoli Dreams for You.....until next post 

                               Rosemary

Barney's Saturday Night Live 2009 Christmas Windows

Christmas is the time the windows in New York City really come alive. I hope however that I have shown you thru this blog that the windows are works of art 12 months a year! These Barney's windows from 2009 were one of my favorites to celebrate 35 years of Saturday Night Live. 
Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a live late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol.It premiered on NBC, in the US, on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night. It has produced some of the best comedic talents in the last 35 years and many movies have been made with the characters created:

the coneheads were my favorite and they were played so well by Dan Aykroyd as Beldar and Jane Curtain as Prymaat (mom and dad) - their daughter was Connie played by Laraine Newman 

Steve Martin has appeared on the show many times and this was his famous King Tut sketch 

one of the great creators of the show Lorne Michaels 

I think everyone knows Wayne's World which was just so funny 

Chris Kattan's character 

love that the mom reads Vaniety Fair ....very stylish !!

Dad is on the cover of Playboy .........smoking a whole pack at once probably not a good idea!

you should rent the Coneheads movie or some classic Saturday Night Live dvd's for a peek at these great iconic characters!! 

So pretty with the snow falling and all lite up .......hope you enjoyed Barney's 2009 windows!! 

Today's Words of Wisdom: Life has Secret Parts to Explore 

Cannoli Dreams for You.....until next post 

                               Rosemary