Beer Table's Justin Philips on expensive brews, his favorite spot in Paris, and what not to call him.

I read something about a $95 beer you serve. It's called a Baladin Xyauyù. It's an Italian version of an English beer. The reason it's so expensive is the real estate it takes up in the brewery. It's fully oxidized, which means no bubbles. It takes about two and a half years. The Daily News wrote something about it and Eater put me on their so-called Deathwatch. A funny thing happened. We had an incident where someone had stolen credit cards out of some purses here -- that's not the funny part -- but about two weeks later, a police car started driving real slow back and forth out front, like they were casing the joint, and shining a light inside. I was closing up and the cops got out of the car. And they're like "Hey, is this the place with the $100 beer?"

Lit co-owner Erik Foss talks about his art, his new bar in Philly with the best name ever, and why the city needs less yuppie cocksuckers.

Favorite Hangs: Max Fish! Max Fish! Max Fish! I also like Beatrice Inn because my bro’s Paul Sevigny and Andre [Saraiva] own it. It's the first place I DJed. I dig Motor City because they are real there. Otherwise I don't drink anymore, so my bar days are kinda over. Santos' Party House is sick too. I love Spencer Sweeney, and he's a dope-as- fuck artist!

Professional matchmaker Amy Laurent offers advice for Hollywood's confirmed bachelors and those recently in the doghouse.

What's in store for Guy Ritchie?
Well, he was always Mr. Madonna, but he has in his own accomplishments. He needs to date someone less famous. He's been seeing actress Kelly Riley, who is great because she's not such a superstar. I really like him with Padma Lakshmi from Top Chef. She's divorced from Salman Rushdie and definitely doesn't need to be with another writer. And look, I hate to promote adultery, but I kind of like Madonna with A-Rod.

Yeah, it's pretty hot.
They are both huge, but in different industries. Plus physically I always pictured her with a darker guy.

Mr. West co-owner and DJ Jus Ske talks about blowing up, speeding up, and building up.

Favorite Hangs: When I'm in Tokyo, I love Feria. It's a very high-energy, New York-style club abroad. David Guetta's "F*** Me, I'm Famous" parties are always insane, and I love those. When I'm in NYC, you can usually find me at Mr. West, 1Oak, Beatrice Inn, or Rose Bar.

Spencer Sweeney, artist and one of the forces behind Santos' Party House, talks community boards, sketchy after-hour clubs, and why he's changing his name to Santa.

Point of Origin: I came to New York about ten years ago from Philadelphia where I was an art student. I started DJing when I moved here at a sketchy after-hours spot on Ridge Street. Looking back, it was a pretty significant place culturally. My first party there was with Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello. The club was basically some guy's apartment, and he got arrested every weekend. I think he had an incarceration fetish. There was this party at Standard Notions on Ludlow, which was a big hangout. Every week you'd have the guys from A.R.E. Weapons, Chloe Sevigny, Ben Cho. That's where we all came together. At the time, DJing was very genre-driven. If you went into a record store, everyone would ask what you spun, and you'd have to be like "Organic Deep House," you know?

Freeman's and Rusty Knot co-owner Taavo Somer talks about his failed busboy career, the proper use of porno paneling, and why he strives for simplicity when doing three jobs at once.

Point of Origin: I moved here when I was 27, for a job at Steven Holl Architects. And my first day was an immediate wake-up call that it wasn't gonna work out. I had been working in big firms for years, and this was my dream job. And when that disillusionment came, I thought: screw architecture. I'll do something else. A friend there knew Serge Becker. I thought I'd be a busboy, learn to tend bar. When I met him, he was like, "Why do you want to work in a bar? I have no busboy openings but I have a project." It turned out to be Lever House, which he was working on with John McDonald, and the designer Marc Newson. Serge didn't have a trained architect in his office, so he said, "Do this until a busboy position opens up!"

Socialista gatekeeper Jeffrey Trunell on working the door for a former doorman, club owners who scowl, and why Perez Hilton isn’t on his list.

Point of Origin: I moved to New York in 1996 to be an actor. I started working at Coffee Shop. I was a bar back and I didn't know anything. I was just a kid from Philly. I started bartending, worked at a lot of hotel bars: 60 Thompson, the Hudson, and subMercer right when it opened. I remember that was the first place where cocktails were $15. Nowadays if you're not charging $15 a drink you're nothing, but back then it was like a science experiment. My voice would always choke when I told a guy he owed me $30 for two drinks.