Tuesday, October 22, 2013
climbing for apples With Halloween being just around the riverbend, I couldn’t believe apple/pumpkin picking was still not checked off of my Fall 2013 Bucket List! Obviously, it was a must to find the perfect orchard near NYC that a. was close to a train station and b. had both apples, pumpkins + munchies galore.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Between it being the season of apple picking, pumpkin carving, and colorful leaves galore, I couldn’t help but post about one of my all-time favorite sips to have at hand. And although it isn’t exactly the weather to blast the fire place quite yet, this cider will carry you right into fall la la…hola! Check
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Fall brings football…which brings tons of flavor, and in my casa it brings fan food. Oh, yes. My personal favorite munch to serve during the touchdowns + interceptions? That would be nachos…but trust me, nacho regular plate is served in Casa Blanca. Ole! Casa Blanca Nachos Recipe When my good friend, Matt, came over to
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Astor Wines & Spirits? That’s a go-to for any savvy winemaker to wine drinkers galore! But above the vine of this deluxe spirits mothership, there’s a place I’ve loved to go eat + drink + think for years. Hola! Located above its Lafayette Street shop, Astor Center is a state-of-the-art culinary facility that attracts all
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Also filed in All That Inspires {Chef Interviews}, Around the Table, Cooking, Dating, Entertaining, NYC, Photography, Recipes, Toodlin' the Town, Wine & All The Divine
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Tagged astor place, cocktail classes in nyc, elizabeth baker
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Friday, September 13, 2013
After hearing the oohs and aahs coming from coworkers biting into these new mini munchies of heaven in NYC, it was a must I followed the trend and tried my first {and current favorite!} cookie. Hola! And although I was a tad health conscious about what I was inhaling, I was reassured that even if
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Monday, September 9, 2013
My favorite time of the year {aka football season!} has finally arrived, so when I was brainstorming what would be the most fabulous way to celebrate the new season it was a must to throw an NFL Kickoff Party. In candlelight, of course! Hola. invitation i sent out…and yes, im the game day official. hola.
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Since I’m usually the head player in the kitchen, I was totally excited when a friend in a group uptown we like to call the “UES tribe” offered to make the whole crew homemade pasta on Monday night. Hola! But obviously I wasn’t just going to sit around and not enjoy the true gems being
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“If it doesn’t come from the South, it’s not coming through the door,” says James Beard Award-winning Chef Sean Brock. Brock, who recently opened Husk in May, has instantly made this place the hardest restaurant to get into in Nashville, Tn. After being a huge hit in Charleston, Husk Nashville is its sister restaurant and
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Hiking the Swiss Alps during the day and lounging in pure luxury bliss at night became my instant routine last week on vacation with my family! But on one of the afternoons where I completed the daily 8 mile hike early, I decided to lounge by the pool and totally craved something icy-sweet. So when
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Everyone has that one spot near their flat they pretty much consider their second home…you know, the place to go just relax and sip wine, the place to bring friends for a catch up or just the place to bring a book and enjoy a long {and leisurely!} weekend afternoon. My neighborhood fave? That would
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Also filed in Around the Table, Cooking, DIY, Entertaining, Holiday, NYC, Recipes, Taste, Toodlin' the Town, Wine & All The Divine
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Tagged best bellini nyc, nello balan, nello bellini recipe, nello nyc, nello restaurant
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There are many things I remember from college…the ‘Cuse dome, fraternity parties…the orange list goes on and on! But, there’s one place in Syracuse, NY that I will always hold dear to my heart: Pastabilities. It wasn’t just the go-to place because we all wanted to show our parents or friends a delicious {and all
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Growing up, my mother was always the one who taught me how to do all girly things correctly! From showing me how to correctly tie a bow to improving my Southern manners, charm and cooking skills on a daily basis, she is literally the “bees knees” in my book. But there’s one area this woman
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