Paris Fashion Week is upon us, along with the infamous parties. Following a full day of runway shows , you'll find the models (and LiLo , of course) lifting their skirts at one of the clubs below. A word to the unbeautiful: you'll have to be B-list or above to make it past the velvet rope this week.

A party for a product launch, like the one held last night for Belvedere IX, is, at its core, a proverbial bris for an inanimate object. But most in New York are worth going to because there's free booze, and also, you don't have to see a moyle and let the guilt start seeping in about missing Yom Kippur services last year. The only thing you have to do in exchange is (a) be famous, and be pictured with the booze, or (b) at least look good enough for the crowd shots. Plenty of people showed up last night to be a part of this beautiful Manhattan ritual, when Belvedere IX (pronounced "one-ex," duhz) had its launch at The Bowery Hotel (which they dressed up as infamous French club Le Baron).

Paris’ hippest restaurateur, the owner of La Famille and newly opened Cul de Poule (translation: "hen's ass") on going out in comfort, his disdain for trendy spots, and his funny side.

What do you do? I make restaurants where people feel at home, with good food and good feeling.

Where can we find you on a night off? I love L'Arpège because it’s a three-star Michelin restaurant, but the head chef and proprietor, Passard, turned it into a club. I like Le Baron because for once in my life I get into a happening nightclub, and with my flip-flops. Le Chateaubriand because Inaki Aizpitarte was my first chef, and because it’s always an adventure to eat there.

What do you do? I’m the Director of Marketing & Events for Rokbar, which means I basically run all aspects of the venue. Mainly I try and provide a nightlife experience alternative to what most Miami clubs have to offer.

What are you planning on doing for Art Basel? I have four nights of parties I’m hosting at Rokbar, so I’m pretty busy with that. Check rokbarmiami.blogspot.com for the events. But some other events and places I will attend are O.H.W.O.W Gallery -- lots of great New York City artists and friends showing there. Wolfgang Roth & Partner Fine Art -- it’s a great new gallery just opened up in Miami, they’re exhibiting David LaChappelle photos. Art Positions -- always one of my must-sees on the beach between 22nd-23rd streets and Collins. N.A.D.A (New Art Dealers Alliance) -- I will definitely be stopping by to see them this year; last year we hosted the opening party together. Visionaire Party -- my favorite party every year!

The force behind two of the hottest bars in Paris -- the Experimental Cocktail Club and the recently opened Curio Parlor -- Romee de Gorianoff abandoned a golden banking career to pursue his true love: the cocktail. His contemporary speakeasies are packed nightly with an almost exclusively word-of-mouth buzz, full of interesting types serious about their liquor.

Point of Origin: A graduate economics student from Dauphine University in Paris and Bocconi University in Milan turned entrepreneur in Paris in the bar business. I was supposed to start a year ago trading in a brokerage firm in London the week before I found out about the location that was to become the Experimental Cocktail Club. Between being a finance guy and an entrepreneur, the choice became very evident for me!