When you hear the word "cougar" on the Discovery Channel, it means something entirely different than it means on MTV or TV Land. One usage means big cat and the other is a hot older woman who enjoys the company of younger men.
Browse the guide to learn about cougars' habits and habitat and if you're still confused, here's a visual aid to help you easily identify a cougar:
Kim Cattrall: definitely
John Mellenchamp: well, used to be a cougar
Diet:
The cougar's diet consists of two main staples: fine food and younger men. After having lived a little longer and being pretty prosperous, they have the money to spend on the finer things in life.
For this reason, you'll find these ladies dining at hip and/or high-end establishments where they can brandish their American Express cards while paying for caviar and lobster. Of course, she'll often be accompanied by an attractive younger man.
In order to spot a cougar eating in the wild, you'll have to skip the tempting Subway $5 foot-long promotion and as tempting as you might be to pepper in some fun at Chili's, a cougar sighting there would be rare.
Instead, you have to explore a restaurant that has a $$$$ after its name in the guide books. Bookmark this link to find those restaurants in any city if you happen to travel in your cougar quest.
Specific Cougar Spottings
According to Urban Cougar, one of the best sites on cougariana, the Quiet Woman in Corona del Mar is the gold standard for cougar sightings, but a warning from the site: many of the cougs have more baggage than United Airlines... and they're happy to check it with you.
If you're further north in San Francisco Balboa Cafe in San Francisco is renowned as a cougar den and cougar hunters in NYC need to check out Buddha Bar in the Meatpacking District, South Fin Grill on Staten Island and Del Frisco's Steakho
One of the easiest places to spot a cougar is on her hunting grounds. She knows that quality men are more abundant at higher-end locales. The hunt will focus in on these targets.
While Demi Moore is married and officially no longer a cougar, her husband Ashton Kutcher is 15 years her junior which means, up until they were married, she was the quintessential cougar.
Sticking to VIP hot spots like places where you might run into an Ashton or a Demi is a good start on the cougar hunt.
The cougar will attract her prey in many different ways. The most common method involves a slinky outfit and a seductive dance often fueled by exotic cocktails. Unattached cougars like to dance in prides, so when you hit the club, check the VIP lounge or the dance floor for a group of 'em.
Cougar Hunter has a few tips on approaching the cougar, including a favorite pick-up line: "Fat penguin (pause) I just wanted to say something that would break the ice."
Once the predator has caught her prey, she will treat him to many of the finer things that she herself has been enjoying.
Mating habits for human cougars differ than their feline namesakes. While feline cougars mate in order to procreate, this isn't a priority for the human cougar.
Some cougars have already had children as is the case with The Cougar's Stacey Anderson. In fact, she has a child that is the same age as one of her suitors on the TV Land show.
Mating habits for the cougars include showing off the catch. As such, the cougar will take her arm candy to VIP events, trendy date spots and tony boutiques.
Events like New York's Fashion Week (or any of the fashion weeks), charity galas, art openings and movie premieres are ripe opportunities to observe the cougar mating habits.
When the cougar retreats to her own habitat, she needs pampering and relaxation. She may just head to her favorite spa, salon or she may escape to an exotic location.
However she chooses to relax, she does so with pizazz and perhaps the company of her younger paramour, known as a cub.
They may gather pampering items from luxury home stores like Williams-Sonoma Home or Horchow to keep their habitat in top relaxation mode.
Some beauty palaces to spot a relaxing cougar:
- Canyon Ranch (Vegas)
- Spa Radiance (San Francisco)
- Agua Bathhouse Spa (Miami Beach)
- Ole Henriksen Face/Body (LA)
- Cornelia Day Resort (NYC)
- Exhale (Chicago)
A group of cougars is called a pride and socialization is important. Just like her character Samantha in Sex & the City, real-life cougar Kim Cattrall knows that a tight knit group of girl friends can make the sometimes solitary life of a cougar more enriching.
A cougar tends to spend time only with women who can relate to her and to her favorite pastimes. Whether older or younger than she herself, she often meets these women over her favorite meal: brunch. The meal is generally accompanied by mimosas and discussion about sex.
Here are some favorite brunch spots around the country where you may be able to spot a pride of cougars socializing:
- Balthazar (NYC)
- Sarabeth's (NYC)
- Jane's (Chicago)
- Tabard Inn (DC)
- Continental Midtown (Philly)
- BLD (LA)
Browse the guide to learn about cougars' habits and habitat and if you're still confused, here's a visual aid to help you easily identify a cougar:
Kim Cattrall: definitely
John Mellenchamp: well, used to be a cougar
Diet:
The cougar's diet consists of two main staples: fine food and younger men. After having lived a little longer and being pretty prosperous, they have the money to spend on the finer things in life.
For this reason, you'll find these ladies dining at hip and/or high-end establishments where they can brandish their American Express cards while paying for caviar and lobster. Of course, she'll often be accompanied by an attractive younger man.
In order to spot a cougar eating in the wild, you'll have to skip the tempting Subway $5 foot-long promotion and as tempting as you might be to pepper in some fun at Chili's, a cougar sighting there would be rare.
Instead, you have to explore a restaurant that has a $$$$ after its name in the guide books. Bookmark this link to find those restaurants in any city if you happen to travel in your cougar quest.
Specific Cougar Spottings
According to Urban Cougar, one of the best sites on cougariana, the Quiet Woman in Corona del Mar is the gold standard for cougar sightings, but a warning from the site: many of the cougs have more baggage than United Airlines... and they're happy to check it with you.
If you're further north in San Francisco Balboa Cafe in San Francisco is renowned as a cougar den and cougar hunters in NYC need to check out Buddha Bar in the Meatpacking District, South Fin Grill on Staten Island and Del Frisco's Steakho
One of the easiest places to spot a cougar is on her hunting grounds. She knows that quality men are more abundant at higher-end locales. The hunt will focus in on these targets.
While Demi Moore is married and officially no longer a cougar, her husband Ashton Kutcher is 15 years her junior which means, up until they were married, she was the quintessential cougar.
Sticking to VIP hot spots like places where you might run into an Ashton or a Demi is a good start on the cougar hunt.
The cougar will attract her prey in many different ways. The most common method involves a slinky outfit and a seductive dance often fueled by exotic cocktails. Unattached cougars like to dance in prides, so when you hit the club, check the VIP lounge or the dance floor for a group of 'em.
Cougar Hunter has a few tips on approaching the cougar, including a favorite pick-up line: "Fat penguin (pause) I just wanted to say something that would break the ice."
Once the predator has caught her prey, she will treat him to many of the finer things that she herself has been enjoying.
Mating habits for human cougars differ than their feline namesakes. While feline cougars mate in order to procreate, this isn't a priority for the human cougar.
Some cougars have already had children as is the case with The Cougar's Stacey Anderson. In fact, she has a child that is the same age as one of her suitors on the TV Land show.
Mating habits for the cougars include showing off the catch. As such, the cougar will take her arm candy to VIP events, trendy date spots and tony boutiques.
When the cougar retreats to her own habitat, she needs pampering and relaxation. She may just head to her favorite spa, salon or she may escape to an exotic location.
However she chooses to relax, she does so with pizazz and perhaps the company of her younger paramour, known as a cub.
They may gather pampering items from luxury home stores like Williams-Sonoma Home or Horchow to keep their habitat in top relaxation mode.
Some beauty palaces to spot a relaxing cougar:
- Canyon Ranch (Vegas)
- Spa Radiance (San Francisco)
- Agua Bathhouse Spa (Miami Beach)
- Ole Henriksen Face/Body (LA)
- Cornelia Day Resort (NYC)
- Exhale (Chicago)
A group of cougars is called a pride and socialization is important. Just like her character Samantha in Sex & the City, real-life cougar Kim Cattrall knows that a tight knit group of girl friends can make the sometimes solitary life of a cougar more enriching.
A cougar tends to spend time only with women who can relate to her and to her favorite pastimes. Whether older or younger than she herself, she often meets these women over her favorite meal: brunch. The meal is generally accompanied by mimosas and discussion about sex.
Here are some favorite brunch spots around the country where you may be able to spot a pride of cougars socializing:
- Balthazar (NYC)
- Sarabeth's (NYC)
- Jane's (Chicago)
- Tabard Inn (DC)
- Continental Midtown (Philly)
- BLD (LA)
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