Last night I stumbled upon a lovely little place in my neighborhood: Radiance Tea House and Books. I am in a great book club that gets together to discuss once a month. In addition to choosing the book, the assigned person also chooses a meeting spot. We have eaten Ethiopian after reading Cutting for Stone, [...]

I recently discovered a great new outdoor hotspot. One hot Friday afternoon I was skimming through my Time Out New York magazine looking for a casual place to sit outside and have a drink and a snack. I stumbled across The Frying Pan and decided to head over there and try it out. Turns out [...]

Who doesn’t love cookies? Personally, I am hoping the cookie craze overpowers the cupcake craze in NYC. One of my favorite spots for cookies is Ruby et Violette on 50th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues. They serve homemade ice cream with their cookie dough too! The flavors change seasonally and daily so you can [...]

I have been laying low recently because in general I am opposed to bad weather. The torrential rains didn’t stop me from trying out Holey Cream, a new dessert spot on 9th Avenue, yesterday though. After being stuck inside for most of Saturday I decided I needed to get out of my apartment and cheer [...]

I had out-of-town visitors yesterday and one of them was eight years old. What do you do with an eight-year-old in New York City? Take them to a fabulous candy store of course! So off we went to Dylan’s Candy Bar, the shop owned by Ralph Lauren’s daughter. The store is a fantasy land for [...]

This is the second major snow storm we have had this month. I hate to be outside in gross weather, so I find myself staying in more and more. I can’t wait for spring! I don’t usually like to stay inside. I pay a lot of rent to live in a tiny apartment so I [...]