The Rotating View, Marriott Marquis, NYC
Knowing that The View, the revolving restaurant atop the Marriott Marquis on Broadway, is a venture of Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), we [...]
Bobbie LLoyd’s Banana Pudding Icebox Cake
We recently featured Bobbie Lloyd as our Guest Foodie. She's the CBO—chief baking officer—of Magnolia Bakery who has recently published another fabulous cookbook: The Magnolia [...]
French Bloom Alcohol-free Wines
Looking for something special to serve to your friends who don't drink? Consider serving one of the surprisingly delicious French Bloom collection of alcohol-free sparkling [...]
Milford Connecticut Lunches: Monty’s River Grille & Citrus Restaurant
Situated overlooking the Housatonic River, Monty’s River Grille is located within the Great River Golf Club. We stopped there for lunch one day while visiting friends [...]
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French Bloom Alcohol-free Wines
Looking for something special to serve to your friends who don't drink? Consider serving one of the surprisingly delicious French Bloom collection of alcohol-free sparkling wines crafted from organic pinot noir and chardonnay wines from [...]
The Rotating View, Marriott Marquis, NYC
Knowing that The View, the revolving restaurant atop the Marriott Marquis on Broadway, is a venture of Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), we knew the food and service would be good. We weren't [...]
Smashburger at Gotham Burger Social Club, Lower East Side, NYC
We'd been trying to find a date for months. I suggested one mid-week summer day, and everyone could come to our friend's Gotham Burger Social Club! If you're not familiar, it's the pop-up turned successful [...]
Happy Hour at Mermaid Inn, Chelsea, NYC + AIA Architecture Boat Tour
A group of us took another AIANY (American Institute of Architects New York) Boat Tour on the Classic Harbor Line from Pier 62 at Chelsea Piers around Manhattan Island, which is always an excellent and [...]
Milford Connecticut Lunches: Monty’s River Grille & Citrus Restaurant
Situated overlooking the Housatonic River, Monty’s River Grille is located within the Great River Golf Club. We stopped there for lunch one day while visiting friends in Connecticut. We enjoyed the views from the outdoor terrace [...]
Lunch at Boqueria, Flatiron, NYC
My building mates and I headed to Boqueria for our birthday celebration together, this time lunch in the hood at a new location of the Spanish tapas restaurant, Boqueria. A pitcher of their white sangria [...]
Opening Dim Sum Palace, Long Island City, Queens, NYC
When heading out of my usual stomping ground, I love it when the subway is conveniently located on the same block as the restaurant, as it was for the grand opening preview of the Dim [...]
***Happy Hour Creatures Rooftop, Chelsea, NYC
The entrance to Creatures Rooftop inside the Hotel Almeda High Line is far west on 27th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenue. We were invited to sample their Happy Hour fare. The first thing I [...]