#eric villency

C O N T E N T S:

KEY TOPICS

Brides.com reports that the two were introduced by Sandra Ripert, the wife of chef Eric Ripert and a mutual friend, in January 2010.(More…)

Not only is Le Bernardin a top NYC restaurant — holding a four-star rating from the New York Times since 1986, longer than any other restaurant, but Ripert is, in a word, happy.(More…)

President John F. Kennedy and his wife…

The Four Seasons’ iconic pool room was a major lovefest for Love Heals, the Alison Gertz Foundation for AIDS Education gala. Hal Rubenstein, the editor at large at InStyle, both MC-ed and took home a major honor. Speaking to the crowd, Rubenstein spoke of living with HIV and was both serious (urging parents in…

Eric Villency is the invisible design force behind many of the wellness scene's hottest, most iconic products.

Conversations About My Father: Christiane Amanpour ABC's This Week anchor Christiane Amanppour sat down with me to discuss her beloved 96-year-old dad, who is still very much a part of her life. The father of four daughters left Iran in the wake of the 1979 revolution to create a new life for his family. Christiane recalled how he encouraged her to become a strong, independent woman -- something that would not have been possible had the family remained in Iran, making her career choice all the more poignant. He gets a real kick out Christiane's career and takes pride in her as a symbol of a hardworking, immigrant success story.

Though Christiane's work as a journalist often takes her into harms way in some of the most dangerous places in the world, her father has always supported her insatiable need to cover these stories and has never tried to stop her from going on a perilous assignment. His unspoken support is something she describes as being very liberating and empowering -- allowing her to focus on her job without feeling the extra burden of a father's worry. Still, she allows that he can be a tough critic, recalling an instance when he phoned her following a particularly contentious interview with President Bill Clinton asking, "how could you be so rude the President Of The United States?"