<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Brokelyn &#187; Simon Van Kempen</title> <atom:link href="http://www.brokelyn.com/tag/simon-van-kempen/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.brokelyn.com</link> <description>Food, restaurants, shopping and cheap fun on a budget in Brooklyn NYC</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:52:12 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Celebrities in Brooklyn, part 2: the return of SiLex!</title><link>http://www.brokelyn.com/alex-mccord-simon-van-kempen-in-brooklyn/</link> <comments>http://www.brokelyn.com/alex-mccord-simon-van-kempen-in-brooklyn/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:56:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Leah Faye Cooper</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alex McCord]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marty Markowitz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SiLex]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Simon Van Kempen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Biggest Loser]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Real Housewives of New York City]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=9947</guid> <description><![CDATA[Simon Van Kempen and Alex McCord. Photos by Eric Reichbaum. First <a href="http://www.brokelyn.com/martha-stewart-at-brooklyn-flea/" target="_self">Martha Stewart at the Brooklyn Flea</a>, now our borough&#8217;s most socially ambitious reality-TV couple—you&#8217;d think we were, like, <a href="http://www.perezhilton.com" target="_self">perezhilton</a> or something. Or maybe Brooklyn just is that fabulous these days. That&#8217;s clearly the opinion of Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_10041" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 260px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-10041" title="alex and simon(lr)-1" src="http://www.brokelyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/alex-and-simonlr-1-250x195.jpg" alt="Simon Van Kempen and Alex McCord. Photos by Eric Reichbaum." width="250" height="195" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Simon Van Kempen and Alex McCord. Photos by Eric Reichbaum.</p></div><p>First <a href="http://www.brokelyn.com/martha-stewart-at-brooklyn-flea/" target="_self">Martha Stewart at the Brooklyn Flea</a>, now our borough&#8217;s most socially ambitious reality-TV couple—you&#8217;d think we were, like, <a href="http://www.perezhilton.com" target="_self">perezhilton</a> or something. Or maybe Brooklyn just is <em>that fabulous</em> these days. That&#8217;s clearly the opinion of Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen of <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city" target="_self">&#8220;The Real Housewives of New York City</a>,&#8221; who, despite their portrayal on the show as Manhattan-society wannabes, were reppin&#8217; BK harder than a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINUTsI6Q7w" target="_self">Jay-Z/Memphis Bleek collabo</a> when we spoke to them at Friday&#8217;s &#8220;Take Your Man to The Doctor&#8221; event at Borough Hall.</p><p>They even hinted that the borough may play a starring role in &#8220;Housewives&#8221; season three, which premieres early next year. &#8220;We never know what&#8217;s going to make the final cut on the episodes,&#8221; Alex told us, &#8220;but we&#8217;ve done lots of great filming in Brooklyn.&#8221;<span id="more-9947"></span></p><div id="attachment_10039" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 459px"><img class="size-large wp-image-10039" title="Picture 1" src="http://www.brokelyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Picture-110-449x600.png" alt="Picture 1" width="449" height="600" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Simon and Alex with Marty Markowitz, who was cut out of the last season of &quot;Housewives.&quot;</p></div><p style="text-align: left;">Officially, SiLex were there to join Borough President Marty Markowitz in his annual campaign for prostate screenings and other vitally important health tests, but they also let us in on a few of their Brooklyn haunts. <a href="http://fultonferry.org/" target="_self">Fulton Ferry Landing</a> is their go-to family-fun destination, even when they have to weave through &#8220;all the Asian honeymooners taking pictures,&#8221; said Simon. The place is free and, according to their kids, the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory is off the hook. Though Alex&#8217;s &#8220;model&#8221; figure and Simon&#8217;s Speedo-wearing tendencies would suggest otherwise, the <a href="http://www.mccordvankempen.com/" target="_self">Family McCord Van Kempen</a> also frequent Sal&#8217;s Pizzeria<a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/sals-pizzeria-brooklyn-3" target="_self"> </a>at 305 Court St. (Can you <em>imagine</em> the countess there?), and recently celebrated Alex&#8217;s birthday at Lucali, a low-key Italian place at 575 Henry St. in Carroll Gardens. Then there&#8217;s <a href="http://www.bartabacny.com/index.html" target="_self">Bar Tabac</a> at 128 Smith St. (Though Simon himself has been tobacco-free for three months.)</p><p>Markowitz, who described Simon and Alex as the show&#8217;s &#8220;most sane and balanced couple,&#8221; claims to be an off-camera friend of the couple, even if he&#8217;d rather be an on-camera one—he was filmed giving a speech at a housewarming party at their Boerum Hill brownstone last season, but the footage was cut, likely in favor of a much bitchier exchange between any given combo of &#8221;Housewives.&#8221;</p><p>On Friday, Markowitz also wrangled Nicole Brewer and Damien Gurganious from &#8220;The Biggest Loser: Couples.&#8221; The newlyweds, who met during water aerobics at the <a href="http://www.ymcanyc.org/index.php?id=1085" target="_self">Bed Stuy YMCA</a>, have lost a combined 264 pounds, despite their occasional calories-are-no-object dates at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/chimu-peruvian-cuisine-and-steak-house-brooklyn" target="_self">Chimu</a>, a Peruvian steak house at 482 Union Ave. in Williamsburg. The trick? Biking home afterwards.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><p><div id="attachment_10038" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 496px"><img class="size-large wp-image-10038" title="nicole and damien2 (lr)" src="http://www.brokelyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/nicole-and-damien2-lr-600x398.jpg" alt="Brooklyn's Biggest Losers, Nicole and Damien. We've never seen them before but omigod are they cute!" width="486" height="322" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Brooklyn&#39;s &quot;Biggest Losers,&quot; Nicole Brewer and Damien Gurganios. We&#39;ve never seen these people before but omigod are they cute!</p></div><br style="clear:both;" /></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.brokelyn.com/alex-mccord-simon-van-kempen-in-brooklyn/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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