7 : 0 0 P M

So, I'm the new mixmaster at Orchard.

Don't even begin to pretend that you don't know what Orchard is. What, you don't track every iota and idiosyncrasy of the downtown scene?

Orchard is the newest, latest downtown in-spot of the moment, darling. Opened just a few weeks ago, it's already the exclusive hang of supermodels and celebs. Of course in a month it will be passe and filled with stockbrokers from Jersey. But hey, when the drinks are $9.50 and the FAST CASH crowd is thick as thieves, the tips have got to be good, right?



The owner is French. His name is Tito, as in Dead Yugoslavian Dictator, and when I interviewed he seemed like a nice guy.

My first day was Wednesday, which Tito warned was Orchard's hottest night; that was when they hosted a cool illbient scene called Purgatory...