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Teagan Presley: Photo spread and interview with one of Digital Playground's hottest starlets. More»
12-02-2003


Hey little girl, want some candy . . . clothing?

This should give "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand" a whole new meaning!

At The Sixth Annual Chocolate Show, a four-day festival held over a recent weekend in New York City, there were all sorts of tasty treats on hand. Designed for the public, the event welcomed visitors to an alter-reality of cocoa concoctions, inviting them to taste and explore the world of chocolate. In addition to all-day demonstrations by pastry chefs and chocolate makers, there were plenty of free tasting for the chocoholic, but the yummiest gumdrop was at the fashion show featuring dresses and accessories made with chocolate.

Kicking off the four-day fudge-fest on the evening of Wednesday, November 12, The Chocolate Show hosted its first Gala Opening, unveiling an astounding collection of chocolate fashions. Famous designers paired with restaurants and chefs to create cocoa couture.

Nicole Miller teamed with Nicole Kaplan and Eleven Madison Park to produce a delicious floral flapper dress entitled "Colette Chocolat." Remy Funfrock, Cafe Boulud and Broadway costume designer Wendy Winters created "Rouge Sur Blanc," a cake-inspired confection that looked like edible impressionist art. And Martin Howard, of Brasserie and Brasserie 8 1/2, presented "Miss Chocqua Net," an homage to the hit musical Hairspray.

But the ensemble that approximated the outfit best suited for an evening at a fetish ball was "Bahia Girl," by Chris Barreto and François Payard, of Payard Patisserie & Bistro. The two-toned corset and matching mini circle skirt were accessorized by a pair of pop-art tights and a wonderful wide-brimmed hat. Munching off this model's clothes would definitely have resulted in a sugar coma!

Whose Reality is It?

Unless you've been on Mars over the past few weeks, you've no doubt heard the entire hubbub about Paris Hilton. Between her upcoming reality show, "The Simple Life," which debuts on December 2 (having been already met with critical condemnation) and her scandalous Pamela Anderson-style sex tape, there hasn't been a day without Paris since, well, the springtime!

The latest installment of the reality that hasn't yet become a show is an entertaining round-robin of lawsuits, both real and threatened. Ms. Hilton's lawyers are warning of legal action against prospective distributors of the sex tape, which stars Paris and her ex-boyfriend Richard Salomon.

The Hilton family contends that Salomon had a hand in the tape's release. Mr. Salomon says through his lawyer that it was stolen by a friend. He also says that The Hilton family has "implied to the press" that poor Paris wasn't in control of her faculties when the video was shot, which could be construed as Salomon's guilt of a 27-minute star-making sexual assault.

Of course, if you're one of the zillions of people who've already downloaded the tasty bits of the tape along with the numerous related jokes, hoax videos and mousetrap porn site come-ons then you've already seen for yourself. So what's all the fuss about? Don't these amateur porn videos of celebrities come around practically like clockwork?

Well, Mr. Salomon feels that all those assumptions by the Hiltons add up to slander, so he's filed a $10 million lawsuit against Ms. Hilton. Salomon says that Paris was an "active participant" and that the Hilton family's protestations amount to a "cold, calculated and malicious campaign to portray Salomon as a rapist."

It's all so complicated! But you can be what the end result will be: Paris Hilton as Playboy centerfold. Stay tuned!

Is It Cold In Here?

If you're an adventure traveler and you don't mind a little nip in the air, you might want to take a trip to Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, for a stay in the freshly frozen Aurora Ice Hotel. Compared to similar resorts in Quebec, Scandinavia and Greenland, America's first ice hotel will be more intimate. Initially there will only be seven rooms, six of which will be bedrooms.

Measuring a mere 110 by 40 feet, it will house those few rooms under an arching 30-foot Gothic ceiling with snow walls six to eight feet thick. The laminated wood and metal band frame will be reinforced by chicken wire and refrigeration lines before the snow is packed on.

The structure will include ice chandeliers, decorative gargoyles and even a turret. The ice pipe organ will be the perfect instrument to toot "Hot, Hot, Hot" for anyone interested in a truly unique wedding reception. All of this is the brainchild of Steve Brice, ten-time winner of the World Ice Art Championships, and Connie Parks-Karl, owner of the Chena Hot Springs Resort.

Seeing your breath hang in the air as you bed down won't be a bargain. While the mercury hovers at 28 degrees Fahrenheit, you'll be snug in your Arctic-grade sleeping bag nestled atop a reindeer hide, all for the low, low price of $878 per couple for a two-night stay, only one night of which will be "on ice." Of course, this includes a free trip to the hot springs and an unrivaled view of the aurora borealis.

But you'd better book your ice box, er, room soon: The place is estimated to become a puddle by April. Click on here for more details. And stock up on your Echinacea!

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