Narcissus' Favorite Club New York City’s Remote Lounge Brings Validity to Voyeurism For Narcissus, life’s beauty was a reflection in a pond. In today’s New York City social scene, overflowing with neon, fashion and the pinkest of Cosmopolitans, many people are still slaves to the allure of reflection. Only now, some of them are mesmerized by television screens in the East Village’s Remote Lounge and the reflections of its extremely trendy crowd. It’s a scene unparalleled and assertively unique, a place where modern technology and the time-tested methods of flirtation and crowd interaction intertwine and become a new entity. It’s also a club where the operators have successfully capitalized on their concept for years and mastered the art of crowd satisfaction. Step inside and see what it’s all about, and smile — you’re on camera.

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Dominating Domestics How Has 2005 Been For the Big Three? Many years ago, beer companies in America figured out that their products go hand-in-hand with sports. They figured out that only one thing is better that a sporting event: a sporting event with beer. So, they recruited athletes to sell their products. The Big Three took it a step further, sponsoring athletic facilities such as Coors Field in Denver, Busch Stadium in St. Louis and Miller Park in Milwaukee. That’s why when you see domestic beer, sports isn’t far behind.

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Martini's On the Move The Libation's Innovation at an All-Time High Whether it’s as classic as a Gibson or as experimental as a Mango Mix, a well-crafted Martini by any name is always the same: excellent, in terms of guest satisfaction. Old school mixologists may balk at some of the latest cocktail concepts, but this freshly established libation niche has undeniable earning potential for operators, and the creativity that comes with the Martini’s territory is keeping smiles on the faces of purveyors, proprietors and patrons alike.

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Rockin' Revenue Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Cantina Has Been There Twice “There’s a sleepy town south of the border; you go there once, you’ll be there twice,” sang Sammy Hagar at the beginning of “Cabo Wabo,” the laid-back, hedonistic track from Van Halen’s 1988 OU812 album. But any real understanding of what makes Hagar’s rocking Cabo Wabo Cantina tick — and what has brought it to its current level of success, including a satellite cantina in Lake Tahoe, Nev., and a club-branded premium tequila — must start at the beginning. The inspiration for the song and the club began somewhere around 1981. Hagar was no longer fronting his first band, Montrose, and had gone solo. That solo career found Hagar going out of his way for inspiration — down Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, way, to be precise.

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