Kanon Organic Vodka: Posts tagged party

February 11, 2011
Come Join Us at the Tribeca Grand Tonight!

Say it with us. Friday. It sounds just as great as what it is: the end of another work week. Now it's officially time to do what we do best – enjoy the weekend. If you haven't heard, it's day two of New York Fashion Week, but our favorite part of it all is the parties. Okay, and the influx of foreign models isn't so bad either. But if there's anyone who knows how to throw awesome parties, it's the GrandLife hotels. Tonight they'll be hosting their This Is Seven New York party at the Tribeca Grand, at which you'll be able to pick your Kanon poison of choice.

We can't wait to mix cocktails and mingle with our favorite blog stars – namely, FOK Bryanboy, Susie Bubble, Phil Oh of Streetpeeper and Rumi Neely of Fashiontoast. What happens when bloggers step away from their computers and cameras and get a drink in their hands? There's only one way to find out…

See you tonight!
September 16, 2010
The Last Magazine Party at Bunker 22
Magnus Berger & Tenzin Wild of Last Magazine
Fashion week is coming to a close and you can hear a collective sigh of relief emanating from New York City. The fashion flock is rapidly tiring of scrambling through nearly a dozen shows a day and experiencing a severe lack of sleep. Although, the upside to that sleep deprivation issue happens to be the cause--namely, there have been some awesome parties.

One would think that going to bat after carnivals, impromptu Kanye West performances and swanky rooftop soirees would be mission impossible but last night, Last Magazine and Kanon Vodka (a.k.a. Us) were up to that task. You probably didn't hear about new venue, The Bunker 22 (where said party was held), until the flurry of tweets hit Twittersphere, mostly talking about how much fun it was.

And it truly was. With the likes of Tenzin Wild, Magnus Berger, Derek Blasberg and Dree Hemingway rubbing shoulders and dancing in the cool new underground space, how could we have gone wrong? Most of the work is done people, time to have some fun.
FÖK: Last Magazine
With five issues under their belt, The Last Magazine is an artistic, no rules apply publication highlighting the next generation of fashion, music, art and culture.
September 13, 2010
Pamela Love Spring 2011 Presentation
If you wanted the quintessential New York Fashion Week experience you weren’t anywhere near Lincoln Center last night. You were at Milk Studios for FOK Pamela Love presentation along with all the downtown cool kids that make up New York. We love Love for many reasons- her unique creativity and passion inspire us – plus her whole working locally and responsibly sounds kinda familiar (ahem – Kanon). Her collection had everyone raving, including the likes of Carine Roitfeld and Olivier Zahm. When you got the French on your side you got it made in the shade. We provided the gimlets and our other friends Jenna Elizabeth and Harry Beee were there capturing the scene. Love did the rest.
FÖK: Pamela Love
You may not recognize Pamela Love right off the bat, but that doesn’t mean you haven’t seen her work. Love’s NYC-based jewelry design company has been featured in the pages of Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire and online everywhere... more
September 8, 2010
The Rapture Performs "House of Jealous Lovers"
Everyone agrees that cake is pretty damn tasty… but there’s nothing like icing. For us, The Rapture was the icing on our proverbial cake this past weekend. For most people, who’ve seen the band play in sweaty clubs or huge arenas, seeing them go off on our amazing pool deck whilst jumping into a crystal clear pool was an experience that will pretty much define the summer of 2010.

But like all highs there’s a come down, so we didn’t let our friends go home empty handed. After stuffing themselves with tacos and Kanon cocktails our guests went home with gift bags courtesy of Burt’s Bees… perfect for treating those newly minted suntans. We don’t ever wanna come down.

Video directed by Alexander Klein.
FÖK: Alexander Klein
Creative mind Alexander Klein is the brains you never get to see behind the camera. You can check out his work on the Kanon blog in the videos he directed featuring Lykke Li and Bryanboy.
September 1, 2010
Drinking with The Rapture
“House of Jealous Lovers” is a classic song. One that will immediately be associated with downtown New York in the early 21st century, right along with The Strokes or LCD Soundsystem. There was no jealousy (we think) at the Kanon house this past weekend. Thus, The Rapture’s rendition of their classic was more laced with irony than a literal interpretation.

Not much jealousy when there’s great music, food, Kanon cocktails, and a rad diving board. That’s pretty simple. In a good way. Also simple in a good way, Stefanie Marco’s Kanon summer cocktail that you can make in less time than one good Rapture song… as she demonstrates here, and as the boys in the band attest to. Also, looks of really good looking people.
September 1, 2010
A New York Summer by Trendland
Our friends at Trendland stopped by The Kanon Summer House to chill poolside, sip cocktails, and shoot the summer style. Here is what Ani had to say:

As NY Fashion Week quickly approaches and schools are back in session, we are faced with the sad but true fact that summer is coming to another sweet end. So with that in mind we are prepared to give these last few weekends everything we got! Last weekend we bid a sweet farewell to one our most cherished NY weekend summer getaways : The Hamptoms.

The weekend was ... well you should have been there, its the only way you could understand, why summer in NY is just the best. We got to the beach in south hampton just before noon, with 2 cars and 10 of our friends, greased up and soaked the rays for a few hours. around 3:00 we decided to head over the Kanon vodka house to continue poolside with cocktails and see the Rapture perform, only to realize that our friend with the second car had taken off to go surf in Montauk without telling anyone. So here we were 9 people and one sorry ass rental, at least 25 minutes from where we needed to be. FUN TIMES! ill spare you those details though. So as it may have been our last summer pool party I got nostalgic and had to take the opportunity to shoot some Hamptons summer style and find out from everyone what their take on "A New York Summer" was. Here is what we got!
August 30, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Sophie Elgort
Sophie Elgort with David Tsu
We’ve been pretty lucky this summer. An amazing cast of characters from music, film, fashion, art, and photography has all made their way out to the Kanon summer house in the Hamptons. This past weekend was no exception. It’s just icing on the cake that these fine folks are also guest blogging for us. Hell, we’d be happy just hanging out with them.

That’s certainly the case with photographer and FOK (Friend of Kanon) Sophie Elgort. She counts many fashion mags and clients in her body of work and we’re honored she brought her camera out with her to capture her time with The Rapture and with the rapture of people that made the good times roll this Saturday. Keep an eye out for a beautiful blonde snapping away this fashion week--that’s Sophie.
August 28, 2010
GrandLife and Kanon Vodka Present The Rapture!

There's almost nothing we love more than a good party (except for hosting that good party), and we really think we've outdone ourselves with this one. We've teamed up with our friends at GrandLife to present a live performance by The Rapture taking place at our very own home away from home, our Southampton summer house. It's the perfect celebration to end the summer right--AND we're giving you guys a chance to win two invitations to come along with us. Just follow us on Twitter HERE and GrandLife on Twitter HERE and be on the lookout for how to win.

See you out there.
August 24, 2010
Kanon Brand Video Launch at the Jane Hotel
Stefanie Marco, Harry Bee and Robyn Berkley
It may seem like Kanon’s had quite a presence in the New York area as of late, but can you believe we haven’t really had a party within the cozy confines of Manhattan? Neither could we. All that changed last night as we gathered to celebrate and screen FOK (Friend of Kanon) Casey Neistat’s new documentary on (surprise!) Kanon.

The ornate setting of the Jane ballroom was perfect for a movie on a rainy night. Instead of stale popcorn and sticky floors, there was Swedish meatballs, lingonberries, Kanon cocktails, tunes dished out by Chrissie Miller, Ramona Sildo and Jauretsi and a very very impressed audience. A thankful speech by brand director Stefanie Marco really summed up how far Kanon’s come and where it’s headed. You can be sure the future is lined with vodka and meatballs--and who could ask for anything more.
August 23, 2010
Stockholm Fashion Week: Intermission Magazine Party
Photo by Fredrik Skogkvist
Stockholm, on an average weeknight, is a city filled with, not only beautiful people, but also unique individuals, cloaked in Scandinavian style and ready for a good time. Add Stockholm Fashion Week to the occasion and the model-to-normal-person ratio is severely screwed. Kanon couldn’t let this opportunity pass, thus we teamed with Intermission Magazine to throw the marquee party of the week.

We like a good narrative, and the Story Hotel didn’t disappoint as a setting. Although perhaps it could have spontaneously doubled in size as the place was packed with friends like Lykke Li and the Facehunter, in addition to the average Joe on the street. Who, during Stockholm Fashion Week, happens to be a solid ten. FOK Fredrik Skogkvist was on hand snapping away and capturing the lightning in a bottle that is Stockholm, models, and Kanon Organic Vodka.
FÖK: Fredrik Skogkvist
Fredrik Skogkvist is not only a dear friend of Kanon, he’s also one of our fave photog friends, having been blessed with a keen eye for all things aesthetically pleasing and of-the-moment.
August 13, 2010
Kanon Celebrates the Stockholm Pride Festival
Since Swedish Midsummer ended, most of our partying focus has been squarely in North America, preferably with pools, people, and lots and lots of Kanon. Emphasis on lots. Today we turn our focus back to home and origins as this past week was one raging party on the streets of Stockholm. The Stockholm Pride Festival kicked off and we were there to document the madness that went down. Armed with nothing but organic vodka and a serious lack of inhibition. Reason number 390238420430 to live in Sweden for the summer.
August 12, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger
Put a beach, some waves, some surfers, and a few attractive girls in front of our photographer and a pretty picture he will paint. Well, photograph. He’s one of our favorite photographers at a time when everyone’s headed to the beach armed with a Leica and a dream.

What better guy to document the Saturdays Surf anniversary party. And what better girl to team with him than model Jessica Hart. Although, as much as we love Shaun, you can pretty much team Jessica with anyone and we’d be feeling good about it.
FÖK: Saturdays
Perhaps the hub of Manhattan’s very own surf culture, Saturdays is a surf/coffee shop located on Crosby Street in Soho – and the perfect urban oasis for surfers at heart when they’re caught away from the waves.
August 9, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Pete Miszuk
If you live in New York and aren’t a complete and utter shut-in, you’ve probably met, drank with, or been photographed by Pete Miszuk. The man-about-town is unmistakable in his trademark fedora and tattooed arms (and fingers), riding his bike and basically mayoring around downtown New York.

But besides having a seemingly insatiable energy and apparently never getting hungover, Mr. Miszuk takes some beautiful photographs. And all of that basically encompasses everything we like about life in general. We passed the guest-blogging torch along and found another trusted FOK (Friend of Kanon).

Pete took pictures at Sophomore's cocktail party at the Cynthia Rowley pop-up shop in Montauk over the weekend, where the likes of Chrissie Miller, Madeleine von Froomer (both designers of Sophomore), Blue Logan, and Cynthia Rowley herself with her adorable kid were hanging out imbibing Kanon Organic Vodka cocktails mixed by our very own Stefanie Marco and engaging in what looks like a pretty rad hula-hoop contest out front.
FÖK: Peter Miszuk
Peter Miszuk is that fedora-clad lad you’ve seen out photographing pretty much everyone under the sun.
August 5, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Timothee Verrecchia
If you haven’t gathered by now we’ve got a soft spot for renaissance men. This past weekend was pretty much confirmation of such as we hosted a gaggle of dudes (and girls) that can’t really respond to the question “What do you do?” in five words or less. Same goes for FOK (Friend of Kanon) Timothee Verrecchia.

Tim is a creative director, photographer, and all-around idea man. If that’s a bit vague for you, every time you eat at Café Gitane at the Jane, you’ll have Tim (as a founding partner) to thank. Tim was present at this past weekend’s Saturdays Anniversary party at the Kanon house. Omnipresent, if you will. And if you’ve never seen party pics from an omnipresent level, here you go.
August 3, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Colin Tunstall from Saturdays Surf
If you find yourself walking down Crosby Street, down what is quite possibly the quietest block in Soho, you might see a lot of surfboards and seemingly beach-bound dudes. This is no hallucination. For the past year--exactly one year to be precise--Saturdays Surf NYC has served as the de facto capital of New York City’s surprisingly diverse surf scene. On any given day, you can find Josh, Colin, or Morgan, fresh from a morning surf at Rockaway, hanging out, making espresso, or showing off the latest goods from their eponymous line. Except for this weekend.

We stole them, along with a couple hundred of their very best friends, and hosted Saturdays’ very first anniversary. There were boogie boards careening off diving boards, fresh coconuts spiked with our very own blend, a Beetlejuice-inspired conga line, and a whole host of New York legends (Ricky Powell anyone?) sharing tales about the good old days. All to the legendary sounds of Chances with Wolves. Saturdays in house photographer Colin Tunstall was there to capture it all from day to night with his signature style and aesthetic. Hang ten, kooks.
FÖK: Colin Tunstall
As the in-house photographer over at Saturdays Surf NYC, Colin Tunstall helps bring the Soho streets a bit more of that much needed Cali-style surf culture we love so much.
August 2, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Jauretsi Saizarbitoria
The first sets of pictures from this weekend's wild Saturdays Surf 1-year anniversary party are rolling in and they look pretty awesome, if we do say so ourselves. These shots come from FOK (Friend of Kanon) and filmmaker/writer Jauretsi Saizarbitoria, who was on hand during the event snapping away for the Saturdays boys.

The party started out at the Saturdays surf shop/coffee shop in SoHo where a bus picked up a load of guests to transport them out to our Southampton house where they were greeted with leis and coconuts filled with potent Kanon Organic Vodka cocktails--a perfect beginning that culminated six hours later in a sunset conga line around the pool set to Beetlejuice's "Jump in Line" led by Saturdays partner Josh Rosen, who was fist-pumping bottles of Kanon in the air against the backdrop of a huge outdoor film screen playing classic surf movie Endless Summer. Sound awesome? It was.

Jauretsi does a darn good job capturing the best moments of the day, including the impromptu diving contest that happened, with each diving trick better than the next. The Saturdays guys actually started surfing boogie boards off the diving board at one point, a spectacle that was accompanied by cheering and howling coming from a group of hot, bikini-clad babes sitting around the pool. Remind us to save that in our bag of tricks.

All in all, it was an epic good time--the drinks were flowing, dancing was nonstop, and the collective of DJs, Chances with Wolves, played an impeccable set of rare gems. Ricky Powell even joined the party, holding court by the pool all afternoon, entertaining guests like Elizabeth Spirodakis from White Lightning and Mikey Palms, owner of South Paw, with stories about old New York.

It doesn't get much better than that.

P.S. Stay tuned for more FOK guest posts from White Lightning, Colin from Saturdays Surf, Shaun Hartas with model Jessica Hart, and more.
FÖK: Jauretsi Saizarbitoria
Jauretsi Saizarbitoria has worn many hats over the past 15 years in media, having worked in magazines, film and online. Currently, you’ll find her holding court as the Executive Editor at the website for the Standard Hotel, a... more
August 1, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Bronques from Last Night's Party
Yesterday, we hosted a party for Saturdays NYC Surf's 1-year anniversary at our humble abode in Southampton, and just like our 4th of July soiree, it was a blast (to say the least). The Saturdays boys splashed into NYC with their rad beachwear/surf shop/espresso bar/outdoor garden deck experience in SoHo one year ago. They have since built a loyal community of generally awesome customers, friends and Kanon drinkers. Everyone hearts them, and it showed. A bus full of party people came rolling up to the house around 4 PM and by 4:07 PM there were Kanon Organic Vodka drinks served in coconuts, music blasting, people diving into the pool, pigs roasting, and loads of ridiculously attractive folks roaming around making eyes at one another. If you missed it, here's a wink for you..

Since one of those attending happened to be our favorite 'photo instigator' Merlin Bronques, he became a FOK for the weekend (that's Friend of Kanon, for those of you who are new readers). Bronques is the founder and photographer behind Last Night's Party, the infamous website that documents the inner workings of NYC and global nightlife, no matter how debaucherous... Bronques shot a video for us, using nothing but his iPhone. IMPRESSIVE- It's artsy and real and fresh. Just like the man himself. Watch it over and over and yes, she is flirting with you..just you.
FÖK: Merlin Bronques

Bronques is the founder of Last Night’s Party, a site that answers the question, “where were you last night?”. Chances are, if you’ve been to a club downtown anytime over the last six years, it’s more than... more
July 28, 2010
Midsummer Eve with Street Carnage

It’s been quite the ride but today brings us the last of FOK Pinky’s video installments from Sweden. For his curtain call, Pinky doesn’t even need to say a word. It’s Midsummer Eve and, as you can see, music, dancing, cocktails, and more have taken over.

Like Pinky himself, it’s an understated and sublime glimpse at the greatest of Swedish holidays. We get the feeling sometime in December, when snow is thick on the ground and the sun makes only brief appearances, we’ll turn this on and remember the sweet taste of summer.
July 22, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Piera Gelardi of Refinery29
We love birthdays and we love our friends. When those two things combine it’s a love fest… basically Woodstock without the dirty hippies. Last night FOK and all around awesome person, Piera Gelardi, was on hand at B'East for her amazing fashion and style site Refinery29’s fifth birthday party. We were on hand as well providing drinks for the fashion and downtown sets.

Piera wielded her camera like a knife, cutting through and getting to the heart of the party. It’s been great to see Refinery29 grow from insider blog to fashion heavyweight and we’re glad to have been able to take part in the festivities.

Brandt, the bar manager of B'East, did an awesome job mixing those Kanon Organic Vodka cocktails for swarms of thirsty party people like the pro he is. Here, the two recipes we served. Now go ahead and start practicing--the guests at your next party will surely thank you.

Cucumber Mint Lemonade

2 oz Kanon Organic Vodka

1 oz fresh lemonade

Shaken with 3 ripped mint leaves and 2 cucumber slices

Topped with a splash of club soda

Pineapple Iced Tea

2 oz Kanon Organic Vodka

1 oz gerba mate unsweetened brewed tea

1 oz pineapple juice

Shake together and serve
FÖK: Piera Gelardi
Piera Gelardi is not only the style director over at fashion powerhouse Refinery 29, she’s also the one person we hope loves our outfits whenever we run into her.
July 12, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Sara Bourke
Okay, remember when we said the last post was our last 4th of July mention 'til next year? Well. We lied. We found these pictures taken by Swedish blogger Sara Bourke over the weekend, and they were so rad we couldn't NOT put them up. But THIS is the real, official, really official last 4th of July post, we promise. At least until next year. In the meantime, check it out--a lot of our favorites make an appearance: Faran from Nylon, Becka Diamond, Richie Rich, those killer Acne shoes, and last but not least, our own Harry Beee.
FÖK: Sara Bourke
Sara Bourke is a Swedish photographer and blogger.
July 7, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Harry Beee
Anddd here's yet another set of snapshots from our all-American backyard 4th of July party. This time, the shutterbug du jour is our very own Harry Beee, Kanon's creative director, and by the looks of it, quite the amateur photographer. What can we say? We like to hang out with multi-talented people. Makes us look that much better. Plus, he's got great hair.

Our favorite shot from this set is the one of host Carlos Quirarte of The Smile doing what appears to be some sort of wildly ecstatic party howl. Pretty much sums the day up.
July 7, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Binki Shapiro
The 4th of July pictures from the weekend just keep rolling in. This little batch is from one Binki Shapiro, DJ, rising style icon, girlfriend of The Strokes' Fab Moretti, and all-around great girl. When she wasn't busy on the 1s and 2s making our guests dance their Kanon-Organic-Vodka-drinking hearts out, she was snapping some very cool shots with her disposable Lomo camera. Check it out.
FÖK: Binki Shapiro
Binki Shapiro has got music and fashion running through her veins. As one part of the band Little Joy, Shapiro has become something of a style icon amongst the music set – plus, she also calls Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti... more
July 6, 2010
FOK Guest Photographer: Zac Sebastian
The Kanon party bus that took people from NYC to Southampton.
The setting for our 4^th of July party hosted by The Smile was unreal. Woods and trees, a beautiful pool, perfect weather, and lots of beautiful people in varying degrees of undress. All made for a perfect day with some perfect cocktails. Too many, quite possibly. Good thing we took photos, lots of them, and we like to share.

These pictures come from one Zac Sebastian, FOK, NYC photographer, and general man-about-town.
FÖK: Zac Sebastian
Zac Sebastian – aka dandelion king – is your standard man-about-town downtown NYC photographer.
July 6, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Yana Toyber
We asked FOK photographer Yana Toyber to give us a slightly different perspective on our by-now-infamous 4th of July party at our summer house in Southampton this weekend. She took our request seriously. Instead of snapping the requisite lawn/bikini/band/chugging-Kanon/eating-hot-dogs pics, she went straight into the pool to capture the much more peaceful underwater scene that was going on below-ground.

About our FOK: Yana Toyber is a NY-based photographer and SVA grad who documents the worlds of fashion and pop culture, along with shooting editorials and ad campaigns. Her illustrious client list includes editorial work for Nylon, Vanity Fair, and Big.
July 6, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Connie of Refinery 29
Me!
Connie Wang from one of our favorite blogs, Refinery 29, showed up to our big 4th of July party armed with a rad outfit and a camera. While everyone else was busy doing "Kanon-balls" into the pool (Get it? Ha.) and swigging our special 4th of July cocktails like there was no tomorrow, Connie was trend-spotting stripes, Staerk bathing suits, and making friends with all the cutest puppies roaming the party. She did better than us, that's for sure. Check out her awesome pics above and her take on the party here.
FÖK: Connie Wang
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July 4, 2010
Happy July 4th
Wow. Yes, wow. How are we even constructing sentences right now. Yuck, that rhymed. But anyway, our party is well under way in Southampton. We braved taxis, boats, and helicopters to get here and it was well worth it. The cocktails are flowing, the fireworks are exploding, and the tattoos are, uh, inking? Bottom line is that The Americans killed it on our stage/deck and Chrissie Miller is DJing like her life depends on it. It rules, we’re having fun and we’re gonna leave now and continue having fun. More later.

Photos by Harry Beee.
FÖK: Chrissie Miller
Chrissie Miller isn’t just a DJ, she’s a designer to boot. You can catch her line of downtown cool pieces, SOPHOMORE, at boutiques across the country, and check out her DJ sets at some of the best parties... more
July 2, 2010
Kanon Summer: 4th of July According to the Experts

As you probably know by now, we’re pretty damn stoked about our epic 4^th of July party going down in Southampton this Sunday. But, as much as we’d like to, we can’t take all the credit. We’ve got some party masterminds teaming with us to make our 4^th just plain ridiculous. We asked our friends Matt Kliegman, Robyn Berkley, Chrissie Miller, and of course Stefanie Marco to share some of their favorite songs, foods, and vodka cocktails to make sure everyone’s 4^th is just as great as ours. Go ahead and take Monday off, we’ll write you a note.

Carlos Quirarte:

5 Songs to Play at a Party: I'm picking six. "Let's Go Surfing" by The Drums; "Most Wanted" by Cults; "Trouble" by Lindsey Buckingham; "I Can Change" by LCD Soundsystem; "Something in the Way" by Best Coast; "Wild Wild Life" by Talking Heads

Favorite Food Recipe to Serve at a Party: Uh, not sure. Is booze included?

Stefanie Marco:

5 Songs to Play at a Party: "Jump" by Van Halen; "Rockin in the Free World" by Neil Young; "Set You Free" by the Black Keys; "Salute" by Dipset; "Under Pressure", Queen

Favorite Food Recipe to Serve at a Party:

Tricolor Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

2 boxes of tri-color bow ties (cooked al dente)

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

4 tsp sugar

2 cups roasted red peppers

2 cups cubed Feta cheese

2 cups fresh baby arugula

2 cloves of garlic, finely minced

1 cup pittless calamata olives

Directions:

Fold ingredients together with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Aaron Stern:

5 Songs to Play at a Party: I want six too! "You're Pretty Good-Looking (For a Girl)" by the White Stripes; "Meet Me in the Bathroom" by The Strokes; "Audience" by Cold War Kids; "Torn and Frayed" by The Rolling Stones; "The General Specific" by Band of Horses; "All is Love" by Karen O and the Kids

Favorite Food Recipe to Serve at a Party: Pigs in a Blanket!

Chrissie Miller:

5 Songs to Play at a Party: I'm thinking classic rock like "American Pie" by Don McLean; "Cowgirls in the Sand" by Neil Young; "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" by Led Zeppelin; "Maggie McGill" by The Doors; "Ripple" by Grateful Dead

Favorite Food Recipe to Serve at a Party: Marlin Dip from Montauk with Ritz crackers

Matt Kliegman:

5 Songs to Play at a Party: "I Can Change" by LCD Soundsystem; "Night & Day" by Chief; "Forever and Ever Amen" by The Drums; "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang; "Silver Soul" by Beach House

Favorite Food Recipe to Serve at a Party: Prefer what Melia Marden cooks at parties. :)

Robyn Berkley:

5 Songs to Play at a Party: "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen; "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure; "Once in a Lifetime" by the Talking Heads; "Holiday" by Madonna; "Saturday in the Park" by Chicago

Favorite Food Recipe to Serve at a Party: Mahi mahi fish tacos
July 1, 2010
Kanon Mixology: 4th of July Cocktails
Jan Warren's Clooney Cocktail
With all respect to tradition, we’d like to switch things up a bit this 4^th of July. Yeah yeah, dads love to dole out the slightly warm, tepid canned beer and it’s hard to say no to an old man in an apron. But we figured we’re all due for an upgrade. That’s why we hit up our friend Jan Levi Warren, from one of our favorite restaurants 10 Downing, to concoct four delicious organic vodka cocktails that don’t necessitate a degree in chemistry to make. Get pops to put down that aluminum…he’ll thank us later.

Clooney Cocktail
2 oz Kanon Organic Vodka
1/4 oz fresh peach puree
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
3 inches rhubarb stalk
4 rosemary leaves

Shake well. Garnish with a stalk of rosemary.

Ginger Bastard
2 oz Kanon Organic Vodka
3/4 oz fresh grapefruit juice
3/4 oz Canton Ginger Cognac
Garnish with a grapefruit peel.

Purple Rain
2 oz Kanon Organic Vodka
1/2 oz lavendar syrup
1/2 oz Lillet Blanc apertif
Garnish with a lemon peel.

Pink Kanonball
2 oz Kanon Organic Vodka
1/2 oz Royal Combier
3/4 oz Combier Rouge
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
Shake well with one egg white for at least 1 minute. Top with champagne and bitters.
June 30, 2010
FOK 4th of July: Where Will They Be?
Photo by Harry Beee
Now we don’t like to brag. I mean, it’s unbecoming to say that we’ll be hosting an awesome party at our Southampton house with the boys from the Smile and Jane Hotel this 4^th of July. Nope, we just wouldn’t do that. But we’ll gladly boast about our friends. We have awesome and amazing friends all over the world constantly doing interesting things we’ve never tried in places we’ve never heard of. So, we figured we’d ask around and see what they’re up to this holiday weekend if they aren’t hanging with us (their bad). Unsurprisingly, plans run the gamut from the traditional (BBQs at the beach) to the downright awesome (hanging with Grizzly Bear?). Either way here’s a voyeuristic look into the plans of our good friends. Promise not to stalk them.

Valerie Boster: I’ll be surfing in Sayulita, Mexico with friends Stephanie Paine, Julie Henderson and Samantha August.

Eddie Borgo: Keegan and I are going to be in Amagansett getting some much needed R & R. We are going to our friend’s annual BBQ—so excited to spend time with friends in the country!

Adam Green: I am racing through Europe like a punk rock fireball headed straight to Italy for July 4^th. Bologna is my number one city on the planet for extreme fun times and freak-outs. I know this secret river there that you can only access through this girl’s apartment. I’m friends with an Italian vampire/actor who’s coming to celebrate…he broke his fangs on a bagel last time we were feeding. I can’t stop eating clams when I’m thinking about fireworks in America.

Piera Gelardi: I'm going home to Maine for the 4th. My friends from Grizzly Bear are performing at a jam band festival so we'll be hanging with a bunch of Phish heads on the day they perform—should be pretty hilarious. Then for the rest of the weekend we'll be relaxing at our house in Maine (I'm a native), grilling, swimming, reading tabloids, and playing Hair She Blows—a pun game my friend Ed and I made up.

Ben Pundole: Throwing a 3^rd of July party with Ben Watts and Rassi in Montauk.

Andrew Bevan: Lucky's Jenny Kang and I are going to be flying back from Sweden from a trip to visit the WESC headquarters. It's Jenny's birthday so, in spite of what will probably be many consecutive nights out dancing on tables in Stockholm, I'm sure we will be celebrating on our flight back to NY. Upon landing we are apparently taking our jet-lagged selves to see Justin Beiber perform on a boat in New York Harbor during the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks display.

Tommy Saleh: I'm going to be in Calvi, in the Island of Corsica on the beach and attending the Calvi on the Rocks Summer Festival. LCD Sound System is playing live too.

Liz Vap: I will going to the Wiliamsburg Waterfront to see one of my favourite newly reunited bands Faith No More kick off the concert series there, then off for some beach time in Milford, CT where my brother lives, then returning to NYC where the fireworks are the greatest for my friend's annual themed White Trash 4th of July Bash!

Becka Diamond: Hanging out at the Kanon Fourth of July party taking lots of pictures!
April 22, 2010
Coachella Pool Party Polaroid Photos by Laura Taylor
Chrissie Miller & Madeleine Von Froomer
Thanks to Laura Taylor for the amazing polaroid photos that she took at our Kanon Organic Vodka pool party in Palm Springs for Coachella 2010. We had hosts Chrissie Miller and Madeleine Von Froomer from Sophomore, Andre Saraiva from Le baron Paris and Jen Eyemere from Jalouse Magazine. The music was from Leo Fitzpatrick, Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear, Ehtan Silverman from Terrible Records and Jus Ske. Our Drinks were designed by our own Stefanie Marco and crafted and served by Yael Vengroff and Scott Teague from Painkiller NYC.

If you couldn’t join us then we hope you enjoy the pictures.
FÖK: Laura Taylor
Laura Taylor is a photographer extraordinaire whose pictures of Coachella still make us pine for the west coast.
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