Mover and Shaker Picture of the Week: #MoverandShaker #FlorianHugo Founder & Principal HUGO SIGNATURE GROUP

Glad to see Mover and Shaker Florian Hugo last week who has been moving and shaking since September 2009!

Of all of the Peachy's Picks, Florian earned it first among those still in business with Brasserie Cognac in August 2009.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-v-hugo-3b97516

https://hugosignature.com/

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Mover and Shaker Picture of the Week: #AnthonyFerrara at Paola's Cafe with Owner #StefanoMarracino

More on Anthony here!

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#MoverandShakerPictureoftheWeek #MoverandShaker #CulinaryKing #StuSmith #Founder #Owner #GeneralManager #VineyardManager #Enologist #SmithMadrone

Our friend Stu making the best wine for you in Napa Valley, California!

Stu Smith is not only a Mover and Shaker but also was elevated to Culinary King!

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#MoverandShakerPictureoftheWeek #MoverandShaker #AnthonyFerrara with #RicardoCazales of #PaolasCafe

Mover and Shaker Anthony Ferrara with Ricardo Cazales of Paola's Cafe

#CulinaryCourant #PaolasCafe Paola's As a Brand Established 1983 and The Cafe Started in 2020 by Son of Paola Bottero of Rome, Italy and New York Stefano Marracino and Family 1361 Lexington Avenue Between East 90th and 91st Streets #UpperEastSide #Manhattan #NewYork https://www.whomyouknow.com/2026/08/CulinaryCourant-PaolasCafe-Since2020-Honors-Memory-PaolaBottero-StefanoMarracino-1361LexingtonAvenue-betweenEast90thand91st-UpperEastSide-PeachyDeegan-Manhattan-NewYork.html

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#MoverandShakerPictureoftheWeek #MoverandShaker #CulinaryKing #StuSmith #Founder #Owner #GeneralManager #VineyardManager #Enologist #SmithMadrone

 

Our friend Stu making the best wine for you in Napa Valley, California!

Stu Smith is not only a Mover and Shaker but also was elevated to Culinary King!

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#MoverandShakerPictureoftheWeek #AnthonyFerrara at THE CHARMING TASTE OF EUROPE Move the Passion

Mover and Shaker Anthony Ferrara with Peachy Deegan

Move the Passion is a multi-location wine journey taking place in New York City on June 8th, 2026.

Move the Passion is a premium multi-location wine experience taking place in New York City on June 8th, 2026, across three distinctive venues.

The event is part of The Charming Taste of Europe, a project co-funded by the European Union and dedicated to promoting European quality products, wine culture and the territories behind them.

Designed for wine lovers, selected consumers, trade professionals, press, lifestyle guests and members of the New York wine community, Move the Passion invites guests to discover a dynamic journey through wine, culture, atmosphere and connection.

THE VENUES

Hall des Lumières will host the main immersive experience, featuring a scenographic videomapping atmosphere, wine tasting moments, music and the central energy of the event. 49 Chamber Street, New York

New York Vintners will offer a more wine-focused stop, dedicated to tasting, discovery and the culture behind the wines and territories featured in the project. 63 Barclay Street, New York

Arlo Soho Rooftop will bring a lifestyle dimension to the journey, combining wine, social moments and the unique atmosphere of New York from sunset into the evening. 231 Hudson Street, New York

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#MoverandShakerPictureoftheWeek #MoverandShaker #GarretCorcoran IBO Past President Marches in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York March 17, 2026

 

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#MoverandShakerPictureoftheWeek #MoverandShaker #GerardoBruno Accepts the Top Italian Restaurants Award from #GamberoRossi for #SISTINA by #GiuseppeBruno Congratulations to the Bruno Family!

Mover and Shaker Gerardo Bruno
We were delighted to see Mover and Shaker Gerardo Bruno recently accepting the Top Italian Restaurants Award on behalf of Sistina by Giuseppe Bruno!  Sistina was last featured here, Caravaggio was last featured here, and Sistina was first reviewed here and in 2011, like many places we wrote about early on, was one of our favorites that we introduced to the online concept as they hadn't had a website at that date.  San Pietro was last featured here and we were honored to have our cocktail at all three venues then.

Sistina on Grokipedia

San Pietro on Grokipedia

Caravaggio on Grokipedia

Giuseppe Bruno on Grokipedia

Gerardo Bruno on Grokipedia

https://gamberorosso.us/

The Gambero Rosso site tells us:

About the Tre Bicchieri Tour

Gambero Rosso, the global authority on Italian wine, food, travel and culture, is perhaps best known in the United States as the publisher of the annual guide to Italian wines, the Vini d’Italia. Featuring more than just reviews of Italy’s finest wines, Vini d’Italia covers the brilliant, passionate individuals who devote their lives to winemaking. Today, more than 70 expert tasters comprise the team that blind-tastes 45,000+ wines annually, rating them on a scale of one to three glasses (bicchieri). Of these many thousands of wines, fewer than 1% achieve the Tre Bicchieri designation, a ranking reserved for only the best wines from each vintage.

Each year, Gambero Rosso facilitates a global tour at which producers of Tre Bicchieri-awarded wines are invited to showcase their wines to wine importers, wholesale buyers, retailers, restaurateurs, educators and the press. Each tour stop also includes a set of Master Classes, which spotlight different regions of Italy and the most exciting grapes and wines emerging from those regions.

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#MoverandShakerPictureoftheWeek #CulinaryKing and #MoverandShaker #StuSmith of #SmithMadrone Gets the 2026 Party Started!

 

Click here for more on Stu!

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#MoverandShakerPictureoftheWeek #HappyBirthday to #MoverandShaker #RitaCosby !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #November18

 

We love you Rita!!!!  

Rita invited Peachy to meet Julian Lennon and Robert O'Neill.

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Mover and Shaker Picture of the Week: Congratulations to Georgia Shreve on her Fifth Academic Degree

Mover and Shaker Georgia Shreve, Polymath Extraordinaire, Absolutely One of the SMARTEST people we know!

Polymath is defined as one who has mastered a minimum of three subjects

Stanford: Philosophy, Undergrad; Brown: Creative Writing and English Literature Masters; Columbia: MBA Finance; Penn: Masters in Positive Psychology; and MFA in Creative Writing at Columbia

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#MoverandShakerPictureoftheWeek #MitziPerdue #ENTJ Extraordinaire #AwesomeAuthor and Champion of Excellence

 

You absolutely must read "I Didn't Bargain For This"

Read the Mover and Shaker Interview with Mitzi Perdue here!

Mitzi is a regular superstar in this column; see a past feature here and another with Rita.

If you think we know a lot of people you should meet her!

Here's an interview from 2012, her book was in the Best of 2011 and it's no secret she's the greatest.

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Mover and Shaker Picture of the Week: #MoverandShaker #GeorgiaShreve Awarded Esteemed 2025 Spirit of Wagner Award!

Gerard Meagher, President Old Town Bar and Restaurant Corporation, Peachy Deegan, Mover and Shaker Composer Georgia Shreve Esteemed 2025 Spirit of Wagner Award Winner and Mover and Shaker Mitzi Perdue

More about this event here

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#MoverandShaker #PictureoftheWeek @ChrishaundaLee and @ManhattanPeachy Celebrate Restaurant Week at @AmmosNewYork

 

Peachy Deegan and Chrishaunda Lee Perez outside Ammos

Follow Peachy's friend Chrishaunda on X!  They learned it's not who you know, it's WHOM YOU KNOW at the same time in the same English class!  They love grammar and they love fish.

https://www.chrishaundaleeperez.com/

https://x.com/ChrishaundaLee

https://www.facebook.com/ChrishaundaLeePerez/

https://www.instagram.com/chrishaundalee/

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#MoverandShaker #PictureoftheWeek #KristineJohnson @kjohnsononair 5 & 11pm News Anchor @CBSNewYork . Mom. Yoga. Music. Marathon. Cooking. FB & Instagram: kjohnsononair

 

We love Mover and Shaker Kristine Johnson and seeing her in person is even better than watching her stellar broadcasts on CBS New York!  She has also been Mover and Shaker Picture of the Week in 2015 and multi-talented Kristine was also Mover and Shaker Movie of the Week in 2016 when she was in SULLY.

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#MoverandShaker #PictureoftheWeek #MoverandShakerBarbaraTober #BarbaraTober #HairandMakeupChair #MetOpera

 

Mover and Shaker Barbara Tober!!!

...stay tuned for more excellence coming from one of one of our most FAVORITE Movers and Shakers.

(this was a fun tour of the Opera and of course Barbara always has perfect hair and makeup.)

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#MoverandShaker #PictureoftheWeek #GarretCorcoran #StPatricksDay #Parade #NewYork #Manhattan #March162024 #IBO #IrishBusinessOrganization

 

Mover and Shaker Garret Corcoran

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#MoverandShaker #PictureoftheWeek: #MoverandShakers #FabioGranato and #VittorioAssaf Founders and Owners of #Serafina!

MOVER AND SHAKER FABIO GRANATO (LEFT)

MOVER AND SHAKER VITTORIO ASSAF (RIGHT)

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#MoverandShakerPictureoftheWeek #MoverandShaker #KarenBaldwin and #MoverandShaker #HowardBaldwin at #TheAcademyAwards @TheAcademy #Oscars

Movers and Shakers Karen Baldwin and Howard Baldwin at The Academy Awards

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#MoverandShakerPictureoftheWeek #GeorgiaShreve #CourageousWomenofAntiquity #MitziPerdue #PeachyDeegan

Mover and Shaker Georgia Shreve (center black dress)

Peachy Deegan with Mover and Shaker Georgia Shreve and Mover and Shaker Mitzi Perdue

Take a bow, Georgia!

The boundless creativity of Mover and Shaker Georgia Shreve was showcased last night in Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall with an elite level of talent including eight soloists and the Philharmonia of New York.  Georgia has proved that her capability to weave a plot so succinctly in the Libretto art form adapted from Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin and The Aeneid by Virgil is as powerful as her widely acclaimed incredible musical prowess.  Her unique vision to marry these is unparalleled in the arts today and complete with exciting crescendos and soothing decrescendos these inspirational stories of women were enjoyed by those with the finest taste in Manhattan last night.

Bravo Georgia!

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