Solo artists

EAT OUT

Donatella Arpaia

Owner, davidburke & donatella

The former lawyer could whip you up some gnocchi, explain the dish in Italian and whup your ass in court. She showed well-tanned thigh for a TONY photo shoot without losing an ounce of class. Damn.

Marcus Samuelsson

Executive chef and co-owner, Aquavit

The smoldering Swede has made gravlax as popular as belly lox, and his Arctic Circle dessert, a semifreddo that oozes a lemon curd center, is the most suggestive we’ve had. If he can do that to ice cream...

Photo: Will Taylor

Seamus Mullen

Chef-partner, Boqueria

Raised on a farm, Mullen may be the only New York chef who slaughters some of the beasts he charges $19 a plate for. He did two years’ time in España and can work a mean Catalan lisp. Sexy? Yeah.

Photo: Talia Simhi

Robert Truitt

Pastry chef, Room 4 Dessert

The sweet spot’s No. 2 guy never went to culinary school, but that’s not stopping him from leaving New York to work at El Bulli next month. Did we mention he looks like a younger, prettier Keanu?

SEEK

Patricia Field

Designer, stylist and boutique owner

We wonder what the flame-haired lesbian—who dressed Kim Cattrall in only a trench coat and a few bits of lingerie for Sex and the City—would sport to knock our Manolos off.

Wendy Mullin

Designer for indie label Built by Wendy

Homespun touches define Wendy Mullin’s beloved line, which, coupled with her DIY book Sew U, indicates that the Brooklyn-based fashion maven is good with her hands.

Dechen Thurman

Jivamukti yoga teacher, massage therapist, actor

He’s the brother of Uma and the son of Robert, but more importantly, his unique form of bodywork—as in, massage—wins international praise.

Ryan Ramnarine

Founder of TimeLabs Personal Training center

Disciplined, measured weight lifting is this trainer’s exercise method of choice. Be careful—slow burn just might describe his dating habits, too.

AROUND TOWN

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Jennifer Dziura

Hostess, Williamsburg Spelling Bee

Do you go in for a little discipline? As the emcee of Pete’s Candy Store’s biweekly spelling contest, this actor-comedian takes lazy lexicographers to task. Better spell-check that love letter.

Photo: Ryan Roman

The White Boom Boom

Burlesque king

Being a guy in the predominantly female world of burlesque ain’t easy, but the WBB, who shakes it for Pinchbottom and Sweet & Nasty, makes it look like a piece of (beef) cake. Confidence is always sexy.

Photo: Gene Schwartzwalder

Tyler Fyre

Ringmaster/fire-eater

You’ll never be bored with this hotshot, whose hobbies include glass-eating, sword-swallowing and hangin’ with his crew in the Lucky Devil Circus Sideshow. Nonsmokers need not apply.

Photo: Johnny Swiggs

Ana Bollocks

Blocker, Queens of Pain

Like the athletic type? This rebellious Rockaways redhead helped the Queens win the 2006 Gotham Girls Roller Derby championship with her “iron” elbow. Talk about hell on wheels.

ART

Toni Burlap

Art historian

Cocurator of the 2006 Whitney Biennial, this elusive 39-year-old Gemini divides her time between Iceland and New York. Turn-on: Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Why she’s single: all work and no play.

Larry Gagosian

Art dealer

The notorious powerhouse, who won’t divulge his age, has three galleries in New York alone, plus outposts in L.A. and London. Turn-on: auction paddles. Why he’s single: Imagine the prenup.

Otabenga Jones

Artist and DJ

This Conceptualist and Texan (who frequents NYC) has a motto built for romance: “Each one teach one.” Turn-on: revolution. Why he’s single: MySpace profile claims he’s a “swinger.”

Reena Spaulings

Artist and gallerist

A fixture of the LES demimonde, the multifaceted Spaulings is the model of a 21st-century It girl. Turn-on: a game of exquisite corpse. Why she’s single: Harbors a secret crush on Slavoj Zizek.

BOOKS

Photo: Julie Dennis Brothers

Lauren Weisberger

Author of The Devil Wears Prada

Could you date her? It’s about as likely as snowballs surviving in hell (unless the devil is as icy as Miranda Priestly). But take heart: She is single. Just be sure to leave your hoodie at home.

Photo: Judy Sirota Rosenthal

Andy Borowitz

Author of The Republican Playbook

This outspoken anti-Bush joke slinger is unspoken for. He’s taking a break from his performances, but you can still keep tabs on the superb comic by signing up for his newsletter, The Borowitz Report.

Photo: Bart Everly

Jonathan Ames

Author of Wake Up, Sir!, etc.

This awesome, charmingly neurotic novelist and performer is so hilarious that dinner dates could be a disaster—you’ll laugh so hard you’ll spit your Coke all over the table.

Photo: Dan Winters

Anthony Swofford

Author of Exit A

Swofford’s best known for his Gulf War memoir Jarhead, but in his latest novel, the former Marine sniper takes a shot at depicting a romance (albeit a doomed one).

CLUBS

Joe B

Director of Promotions/A&R, King Street Sounds

You would think that his position at one of house music’s seminal labels would have scored this cuddly teddy bear a steady squeeze by now—but you’d be wrong.

Photo: Debora Samantha

Nicole Otero

Photograph: Debora Samantha

DJ/owner, Lovebreak Records

This record-slinging sweetie spins souful-house sounds every Friday at Purple and once a month at APT, so sweep her off her feet before some local lothario  gets to her first.

Marcos Cabral

Techno producer

The NYC-based electronic-music veteran records for one of Germany’s top imprints, Trapez, so we’re shocked that some fräulein hasn’t already grabbed his bratwurst.

Star Eyes

DJ/editor

By night, the super spinner plays woofer-waffling beats at the Trouble & Bass bash and as one half of Syrup Girls; by day, in the guise of Vivian Host, she’s the editor of top dance-music mag XLR8R.

COMEDY

Allison Castillo

Stand-up, host of Sweet Paprika

“I’m back on the market!” Castillo says. “And by ‘on the market,’ I mean wandering through Whole Foods alone, crying.” Sure, we wish her happiness, but her solitude makes for such hilarious sorrow.

Lewis Black

Comedian, actor, author

Black’s career didn’t take off until he was almost 50. If the rest of his big life moves follow that precedent, it’ll be at least another decade before he settles down.

Mitch Fatel

Touring stand-up, Sirius radio regular

The majority of his act revolves around obsessing over women and the female form. Remember: Aerosmith got lame when its members quit drugs. You don’t want Fatel to lose his muse.

DANCE

Photo: Andrew Eccles

Ashley Tuttle

Dancer

How crazy is it that this former American Ballet Theatre principal, Tony-nominated star of Broadway’s Movin’ Out and Movado model is single? She loves the Knicks—take her to a game.

Photo: Greg Gorman

Twyla Tharp

Choreographer and director

What a catch! The silver-haired beauty is as sexy as she ever was, but she’s a tough cookie—nabbing her won’t be easy. And a first date to a Bob Dylan concert? Not such a bright idea.

Photo: Tony Dougherty

Daniel Squire

Dancer

An integral member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company since 1998, this handsome dancer hails from Yorkshire, England, and also studied ballet in London. Note the chiseled jaw!

Photo: Antoine Tempe

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Choreographer

Urban Bush Women’s artistic director is just as witty and passionate in her life as she is in her work, which explores African and African-American culture. Do your homework (UBW is at the Joyce in May).

FILM

Alec Baldwin

Costar of The Departed

Always be closing: That’s what Baldwin advises us in Glengarry Glen Ross. But maybe it’s time for you, dear reader, to close some ass—Alec’s is on the market. First date: Discuss his Globe for 30 Rock.

Scarlett Johansson

Costar of The Black Dahlia

A little out of your league? Go for it! Hartnett’s out of the picture, we hear, and she’s recently signed on a soundproofed pad in NYC. Shame to let good real estate go to waste.

Lauren Bacall

Costar of Dogville

Maybe you saw her get punched in the face during the last season of The Sopranos. (Ow.) She’s still a husky-voiced honey, with plenty of stories about Bogey for an evening. Sail away to Key Largo…

Ethan Hawke

Costar of Fast Food Nation

Actor, novelist, activist: What doesn’t Ethan do? (Don’t answer that, Uma.) If you want to fly with the Hawke, it’d probably be a good idea to bone up on the star’s recent flicks. Go vegetarian; he’ll appreciate it.

GAY & LESBIAN

Eve Salvail

Supermodel, DJ

The smokin’-hot Eve hit it big in the ’90s, and she’s still striking poses—in print ads, on the occasional catwalk and, most recently, in DJ booths around the city.

Kevin Aviance

Recording /performance artist

Back on his heels after being attacked over the summer, this towering glamour queen is always singing, dancing and looking fierce at downtown hot spots.

Mark Nelson

Club promoter

He’s the adorable face (and bod) behind parties including Full Frontal Fridays at Splash, In Stereo Saturdays at Stereo and the legendary Gay Pride Pier Dance.

Parisa Parnian

Fashion designer

This sultry Brooklynite and girl-about-town is the creator of Rigged Out/Fitters, a vintage-inspired clothing line for dykes that’s been featured on The L Word.

MUSIC

Daniel Cartier

Singer-songwriter

His albums Avenue A and You and Me Are We document his struggles with mental illness, addiction, homelessness and dozens of disastrous relationships. Could a boyfriend help stop the madness?

Nellie McKay

Piano-pop chanteuse

When the wunderkind performer isn’t writing a gazillion songs a minute, feuding with record labels, acting onstage and in films…she must have some time to fill with dinner dates.

Cassie

R&B singer

Bad Boy’s newest hit-girl seems too busy for a boyfriend ever since her song “Me&U” cruised up the charts last fall. But who wouldn’t be willing to wait around for this 20-year-old fireball?

Fab Moretti

Drummer, the Strokes

His romance with Drew Barrymore has gone south—according to the tabs because of her unwillingness to settle down. Ladies, now’s your chance to shag a Stroke at his most sensitive!

CLASSICAL

Photo: Bill Phelps

Joshua Bell

Violinist

He looks like a wholesome Midwestern boy, but don’t be fooled: Once declared one of the 50 most beautiful celebs by People, Joshua Bell knows his way around the velvet rope at Cielo.

Photo: Joanne Savio

Deborah Voigt

Soprano

No more jokes about the “Dance of the 77 Veils,” please! After going to extraordinary lengths to bolster her health and self-confidence, this all-American goddess has a bold new outlook.

Photo: Kasskara

Anna Netrebko

Soprano

No one captures the new devil-may-care spirit at the Metropolitan Opera better than Anna Netrebko, whose luscious voice has earned raves, even as her smoldering looks net magazine layouts.

Photo: J. Jenry Fair

Jeremy Denk

Pianist

Joshua Bell’s frequent partner on the concert platform, Jeremy Denk pours nearly as much soul into his witty, erudite blog as he does into his striking performances of the Romantic repertoire.

THEATER

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Chryssie Whitehead

Actor, A Chorus Line

You can’t miss her in the Broadway revival: She’s the one who sings badly—brilliantly. The South Carolinian has a passion for Italian (food and language). Che cosa ho fatto per l’amore…

Photo: Nick Reuchel

Howie Michael Smith

Actor, Avenue Q

As his small, cloth alter egos Rod and Princeton can attest, Smith has a gentle touch. The proudly out gym bunny confesses an unhealthy addiction to jogging and Guitar Hero.

Photo: Doug Hamilton

John Gallagher Jr.

Actor, Spring Awakening

He doesn’t just rock out eight times a week in this hit show. The wispy emo heartthrob sidelines with his band, Old Springs Pike, on acoustic guitar. And yes, ladies, the hair is real.

Photo: Richard Mitchell

Bridget Everett

Actor, At Least It’s Pink

Full-throated Everett can be found at Ars Nova baring her soul (and other relevant parts) in her bad-taste metacabaret. The voluptuous vocalist’s turn-ons include karaoke, chardonnay and Yahtzee.

TIME IN

Jack McBrayer

Cast member, 30 Rock

His Southern accent (it’s authentic—he hails from Macon, GA) and lack of guile have established McBrayer as TV’s sweetest mama’s boy since Arrested Development’s Buster Bluth.

Stephanie Simon

Arts reporter, NY1

Amid a lineup packed with exceptionally smart and attractive correspondents of both genders, Simon stands out for the infectious energy she brings to the culture beat at New York’s premier TV news outfit.

Daniel Sunjata

Cast member, Rescue Me

As the resident ladies’ man on FX’s FDNY drama, theater vet Sunjata’s sangfroid (and buff torso) have earned him a following that will only grow when he plays Reggie Jackson in ESPN’s summer miniseries about the ’77 Yankees.

Sofía Vergara

Cast member, The Knights of Prosperity

A longtime star in her native Colombia and staple of lad-mag “100 Sexiest Women” lists, Vergara’s looks belie the comic chops that make her invaluable to ABC’s raucous sitcom about outer-borough strivers.