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5 course beer tasting
A friend of mine at Gastronomista, the award winning website on all things cocktails, told me about this Anchor Brewing tasting event at Chelsea’s location of Cooper’s Craft & Kitchen. Anchor Brewmaster Mark Carpenter was in town to celebrate Anchor’s 50th … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor Brewing, Brendan Neville, Cooper's Craft & Kitchen, Gastronomista, Mark Carpenter
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queens film history
Before heading out to a museum, always read the fine print under the visitors section regarding the hours and entrance fees. I’m finding that many of the museums either of certain days and times have free admission and or the … Continue reading
green-wood cemetery
this is how I spent my memorial day – in a cemetery – in BK – at my own leisure. A family friend was telling me how much she enjoyed her visit there, and although it sounded odd, I knew … Continue reading
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that tagged up, abandoned building – or not
you know it, on the corner of Bowery and Spring, or maybe you don’t recall the exact address and only know that its downtown… or maybe you only know it if you saw…. let me jog your memory … you … Continue reading
Posted in art and culture, Firsts, something out of the ordinary
Tagged 190 Bowery, Jay Maisel, Sean Griffin, Vito Schnabel
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target first saturdays
It’s an age old lesson in life, you can know something however, its easier to speak to it when you are wise to it. Although I’ve mentioned Target First Saturdays twice before, this month, I became wise to it. Target First … Continue reading
nypl
The New York Public Library, specifically the historic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, was on my bucket list of cultural landmarks in NYC that I wanted to explore. I had the delusive idea that it would be this massive structure filled with many rooms organized by … Continue reading
street poets nyc
(photo taken from their FaceBook page) Commuting back and forth to work every day by subway, you gain the ability to create an imaginary bubble around yourself to isolate and block out what is going on and who is around you. Your bubble … Continue reading
The Library Hotel
Happy New Year! Its been a LONG while since I’ve written a post and it feels good to sit here typing away again at what I hope you enjoy as much as I do. As my parents were cleaning out … Continue reading
the battle of the pizza
Last year I wrote about my palatial experience at Grimaldi’s and talked about the history of the chain as well as the upcoming opening of the original Grimaldi’s owner new pizza joint next door. My husband and I took it … Continue reading
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Tagged Dumbo, Grimaldi's, Juliana's, New York Magazine, NY history, Patsy, pizza
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royal palms shuffleboard
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about the massive space in Gowanus Brooklyn that is home to 10 shuffleboard courts, 2 large bars and an indoor food truck. And with the sad news that that summer is more than half … Continue reading
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