Category Archives: hungry?

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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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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sugar and the sphinx ….

updated 6/1/14 – and now for my review Taking advantage of a gorgeous Saturday morning, I arrived at the Domino Sugar Factory at 11am, 1 hour before it was supposed to open, still to be the 10th person in line. … Continue reading

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gotham west market

With the first inkling of reprieve from the brutally cold weather, it was time to get out and check out something new and different.  First, it was heading to the 17th Street and 10th Avenue Equinox location for a TRX … Continue reading

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pig roast at the breslin

I’ll say it again, I don’t know where the time went!  Let’s rewind and go back to the beginning of November. A few posts back, I was telling you that my husband and I were busy with birthday parties and … Continue reading

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Brooklyn Farmacy

As we are in our Summer Part Deux, is it possible to say that it is still “ice cream season”?  To someone that would much rather be sweating hot than freezing cold, it is still warm enough to go out … Continue reading

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BK baby – sunday version

As Sundays are the day of rest, my husband and I usually do just that, we spend the day walking around Brooklyn exploring new streets, shops, bars and of course restaurants. As we take our Sunday strolls we also come … Continue reading

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BK baby – saturday version

Maybe because the VMA’s aren’t so “little”, and maybe because the scope of them doesn’t quite jive with the focus of my blog, but how is it that I didn’t know that the VMA’s were going to be in Brooklyn … Continue reading

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south street seaport revival

Having lived in Battery Park City for 3 years and having had our wedding hotel, our rehearsal dinner (Stella which is still closed – pictured at right), and our after wedding celebrations (at Meade’s) all take place in South Street … Continue reading

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taste of tribeca

After an amazing run in the Brooklyn Half Marathon, I was ready to begin my festivities of eating and drinking within the confines of Tribeca greatness.  The Taste of Tribeca is like a neighborhood’s Restaurant Week on steroids.  In exchange … Continue reading

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