Cookshop is one of my favorite restaurants these days. I discovered it less than a year ago, but it quickly became a staple in my weekend breakfast/brunch routine. Here are some of the reasons why it is awesome: 1) The food is AMAZING! Cookshop is following the new local/in season craze which means that their [...]

Milk and Honey is part of that oh-so-hip trend in bars that is sweeping New York City and one of my new favorite drinking holes (and not just because I have recently become obsessed with the 1930s. It is a speakeasy right in the middle of downtown Manhattan. Getting in is the first obstacle. This [...]

There is something amazing about staying in New York City for Labor Day weekend. The city completely empties out as everyone tries to cram one last bit of summer in before the official start of fall and the school year. We often stick around just so we can get into all our favorite restaurants and [...]

Earlier this summer I decided to channel my inner child and sign up for an Intro to Trampoline Class at the Trapeze School of New York. I should start by saying that I am not new to the trampoline. For most of my adolescence we had one in my back yard and it was a [...]

If you haven’t heard of The Book of Mormon you are most likely living overseas or under a rock. This big Broadway musical swept most of the 2011 Tonys and now it is next to impossible to get a ticket. I was smart/lucky enough to head out to see the show before the Tony’s catapulted [...]

Eyebrows are more important than we give them credit for. They are functional, because they keep dust and dirt away from our eyes, but that is just the beginning. Really, the shape (or lack of shape) of your eyebrows can make you look years younger (or older). Oprah taught me this many years ago. I [...]