Altro Paradiso After “Move the Passion,” SoHo, NYC
The media invitation to Move the Passion sounded intriguing. The invitation promised a unique, immersive and progressive EU-funded wine-tasting experience with art and entertainment, featuring [...]
Jill Orent’s Roasted Chicken Thighs
“Salt, as it brings out the flavor of many foods!” responded Jill Orent, Les Dames d’Escoffier New York president, in response to our Guest Foodie [...]
Smashburgers: National Arts Club + Gotham Burger Social Club
I tripped over the Infatuation's—"The NYC Smashburger Power Rankings"—on the day I ate what I thought was one of the most delicious smashburgers since I [...]
Bostwick’s Chowder House, East Hampton, NYC
When I'm in the Hamptons, we often stop at Bostwick's Chowder House on Route 27, Montauk Highway. It's a laid-back seafood spot with a casual [...]
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Bostwick’s Chowder House, East Hampton, NYC
When I'm in the Hamptons, we often stop at Bostwick's Chowder House on Route 27, Montauk Highway. It's a laid-back seafood spot with a casual outdoor patio, where meals arrive in plastic baskets lined with [...]
Altro Paradiso After “Move the Passion,” SoHo, NYC
The media invitation to Move the Passion sounded intriguing. The invitation promised a unique, immersive and progressive EU-funded wine-tasting experience with art and entertainment, featuring wines from 25 Italian wineries at three different locations. Not [...]
Home Kitchen, UES, NYC + 250 Anniversary Tour of the Met
We selected Home Kitchen for our group to grab a bite after we toured the Met with historian Kevin Draper, as the options in the area are slim. What a find! Michael, the owner, set [...]
Birthday Celebration at Rowayton Seafood, Rowayton, CT
After a relaxing morning walking along Compo Beach with my friend in Westport, we headed to the farmers' market before continuing on to Rowayton for a birthday lunch at Rowayton Seafood, a restaurant I hadn't [...]
The New Andrew Steak Society, East Village, NYC
The invitation promised seasonal cocktails, light bites and an elevated outdoor patio experience from 3 to 5 p.m. By the time we visited, however, the publicist had changed the start to 5 p.m. What we [...]
A Taste of Utsav, Theatre District, NYC
Currently, with all the scaffolding surrounding the building, finding the entrance to Utsav isn't easy. The bi-level Theatre District restaurant, located in a skywalk between 46th and 47th Streets, serves authentic Indian, Indo-Chinese and Bengali [...]
Brunch at La Grande Boucherie NYC, Midtown, NYC + Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing, Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe's play about a person creating a list of everything wonderful in the world to help their mother cope with depression, is at the Hudson Theatre. It's a [...]
Bargain Lunch at Pan Asian Amber Village, West Village, NY
I had no idea you could still get a $13 two-course lunch at a sit-down restaurant in the West Village. I discovered Amber, a pan-Asian place that a pickleball friend raved about. She and her [...]