Speaking of Richie Notar, he and Robert DeNiro recently went public with their plans for the Nobu Hotel Group and while the Wall Street location got the most local press, what has us excited is the Nobu Hotel and Residences in Herzilya. That's right, the Holy Land will be the location for the first Nobu Hotel, who's design is inspired from the traditional Japanese ryokan (guest inn). The property will have 225 rooms, including 12 penthouses and 9 duplexes. Who doesn't need a two story hotel room, right?  The residences will have priority reservations for the planned Nobu restaurant and have access to a Nobu yacht. You heard us. Nobu. Yacht. The Nobu group is counting on David Rockwell to lead the design, and the opening is planned for 2010. If you can't wait that long, you can head over to the flashy website, which is so much more fun than plain Jane Nobu New York one. Shalom.