A Decadent Time at The Whitby Bar and Restaurant, Midtown, NYC
Looking for a quiet place to dine, we headed over the elegant Whitby Hotel Bar and Restaurant, the second Firmdale Hotel in New York City, that [...]
Grand Sichuan, Chelsea, NYC + Malpaso Cuban Dancers at the Joyce
One freezing evening on our way to the Joyce Theatre, we stopped into Grand Sichuan restaurant directly across the street. To get rid of the chill [...]
The Hereford Arms, South Kensington, London, England
After wandering the shops of London on a rainy day, we went for a late lunch at the Hereford Arms a block from our Hotel, [...]
Sunday Clean-out the Fridge and Pantry “Stone” Soup
My fridge overflowed with excess veggies as I had stopped at Stiles, the Midtown West neighborhood farmer's market offering a wide variety of fresh produce [...]
Moscow Mule Origin + Ayesha Curry Mug Set
In the early 1940s or late 1930 — as the story goes — John Martin then president of G.F. Heublein & Brothers — the company [...]
A Stop at Jack’s Fish Spot While at Pike Place, Seattle, WA
We took a break between sessions at the Les Dames d'Escoffier International conference to head to Pike Place to grab a quick bite to eat [...]
A Nighttime Nibble at Corkbuzz, Union Square, NYC
After seeing Green Book, the Golden Globe award-winning movie starring Vitto Mortensen and Mahershala Ali we stopped by Corkbuzz at the original Union Square location for a [...]
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A Decadent Time at The Whitby Bar and Restaurant, Midtown, NYC
Looking for a quiet place to dine, we headed over the elegant Whitby Hotel Bar and Restaurant, the second Firmdale Hotel in New York City, that is a celebration of contemporary art and design from founders Tim [...]
Grand Sichuan, Chelsea, NYC + Malpaso Cuban Dancers at the Joyce
One freezing evening on our way to the Joyce Theatre, we stopped into Grand Sichuan restaurant directly across the street. To get rid of the chill in my bones, I had a bowl of their steaming [...]
A Nighttime Nibble at Corkbuzz, Union Square, NYC
After seeing Green Book, the Golden Globe award-winning movie starring Vitto Mortensen and Mahershala Ali we stopped by Corkbuzz at the original Union Square location for a glass of wine and some apps. I had been to [...]
The Polynesian a Tiki Lounge at the Pod Hotel + Noura
After seeing Noura, a play inspired by Ibsen’s A Doll’s House at Playwrights Horizon, we began looking for a place to get a nibble. (For a review of the play, click here.) A few doors east of the [...]
New Greek Restaurant Kyma in Flatiron, NYC
Kyma — serving Greek fare in a large lively new restaurant on two floors — opened last summer in Flatiron district. We arrived for our reservation on time, yet their CMS's calendar had us scheduled for [...]
MSRG @Durden Bar, East Village, NYC
Was invited to the Grand Opening Media Launch Party for MSRG Pizza @Durden to sample their Detroit-style, hand-rolled pizza. Learned that Detroit-style is square or rectangular with crispy edges. We sampled the Margherita, Buffalo chicken, bacon [...]
Girls Night at Black Barn, No-Mad, NYC
A group of girlfriends met for dinner at the Black Barn, a restaurant where SD26 from Tony and Marissa May had been. The space has turned modern, sort of a barn-inspired setting that was a [...]
Obicà Mozzarella Bar Pizza e Cucina, Gramercy-Flatiron, NYC
One of my book groups replaced our book-discussion gathering with a holiday luncheon with an exchange of books. We were each asked to bring a wrapped book (new or used) that was a favorite for [...]