sweets

There are lots of sweet spots around this little town – and thank God, because any day is made a little better with rainbow sprinkles and cupcakes. To sweeten things up, I headed to Sweetie Pie recently with some pals to dive into their colorful wonderland that feels like a mix between Alice in Wonderland [...]

belt it

There’s nothing quite like getting together with 8 of your friends in a 4′ x 10′ box to sing until 4 am – with a waiter that keeps bringing more drinks to your little box, as though he’s visiting you in your prison cell (your singing prison cell).  Much better than prison though, because you [...]

balls in the hood

Meatballs have rolled in to the LES.  The Meatball Shop is the best addition to the LES since…me : ) Balls galore.  I love this place. ♥ Their menu is interactive…they give you a handy marker and let you go to town on checking off your preferred type of meat, sauce, what you’d like them [...]

aye aye aye

Everyone has their poison.   Mine is not tequila.   I don’t want to hurt tequila’s feelings or anything, but unless it comes in a nicely made margarita or tasty concoction, I avoid it like the plague.  I have participated in fun tequila tastings in Mexico, the homeland of the agave drink, but I don’t [...]

pony up, punk

A little pocket of charm on Ludlow Street, The Pink Pony is always a solid choice for an afternoon hangout or dinner spot. The ambiance is welcoming – and stands out on gritty Ludlow Street as a warm and enchanting french bistro that just draws you in.  Endearing and romantic if you want it to [...]

stump comes to town

Furthering my theory that the Ace Hotel is the center of all-things-cool in the city, they just opened the only location of Stumptown Coffee in Manhattan.   Stumptown’s beans have been scattered about town at various coffee shops, but this is the first and only pure stumptown operation in our caffeine-jonzing city. Opened this past [...]

tagged

If you haven’t tapped into your inner rockstar and had a cocktail in the loungy lobby of the Ace Hotel yet, hop to it.   The lobby decor makes you feel as though you’ve stepped into the study or library of an old new york mansion…with its vintage-y leather and velvet furniture, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, plaid [...]

smooth sailing

The Ace Hotel saved my patootie.  For about 45 minutes last night, my life was like an episode of the Apprentice.  Which happens from time to time, being in events.  There are always fires to put out in my job, crises to manage, and behind-the-scenes chaos that, ideally, no one ever sees.  The night began with such good [...]

pool party

Last night, Abigail and I hit up the new Thompson LES for a little pool party.   It was quite misty out, so instead of being poolside, the party was moved upstairs to their swanky Above Allen lounge on the 7th floor – perched above beautiful Allen street.   AA is an indoor/outdoor spot, with outdoor [...]

roam

Sometimes it’s nice to be reminded of the fact that new york is my little town where I can just pop out and spend days aimlessly cruising.  You don’t always have to have a plan when you set out for your day in the city – despite what most people think (b/c you may easily [...]