December 14, 1998 Issue
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FEATURES The Lyons King BY PETER KAMINSKY Daniel Boulud has owned four stars longer than any other chef in town. He has wooed and wowed the palates of presidents and foodies with an intense, flawlessly inventive cuisine that reflects both his provincial French upbringing and his training in some of France's greatest kitchens. Now he's opening a $10 million canteen in the Trumped-up Mayfair Hotel -- where he'll serve what one admirer calls perfect peasant food. Geraldo's Revenge Bill Clinton's most unabashed booster broke news big-time with his CNBC coverage of Monicagate and made loyalists of lawyers and other Beltway obsessives. With an ever-expanding presence on NBC News programs, Geraldo's back -- again! -- whether Tom likes it or not. Coerte Reporter In The Shallow Man, Coerte v.w. Felske caught and caricatured the downtown world of model mating and barhopping he calls home. Can he do the same for Hollywood with his new novel, Word? Brush-Off Texas-born painter John Alexander is collected by moguls and pop stars (Jann Wenner, Mick Jagger), pals around with Robert Hughes, and is represented by one of the best galleries in the country. So why, after three decades of steady production, is he still virtually ignored by the art Establishment? | GOTHAM Ira Rennert's other big house; debs find dates at Au Bar GOTHAM STYLE Kinder, gentler swimsuit shopping; bagging a celebrity DEPARTMENTS After a long, bitter struggle, lame duck Dennis Vacco clips the Warhol Foundation's wings MARKETPLACE Light up your life for Hanukkah Smart City Study up: How to find the right tutor. Also: Christmas trees delivered to your door Sales & Bargains Holiday wrapping that doesn't cost as much as the gift
| THE ARTS Movies BY PETER RAINER Babe: Pig in the City is darker, funkier, more rough-hewn, and better than the original Theater Electra fails to electrify Classical Music Zeffirelli's Traviata travesty; a dazzling tribute to Mahler Dance How to celebrate the NYCB's fiftieth birthday? Look to the dance Television Southern-fried Shakespeare as Peter Fonda plays Prospero CUE Intelligencer Classifieds |