Summer is definitely my favorite season. I love the heat. I love that businesses often give employees more time off. I love that NYC empties out because so many people go to the Hamptons. It is a win/win situation. We have had some great weather as of late and so I have been doing lots [...]

The Tribeca Film Festival is in town this week and I went to see a matinee of Ed Burns‘ new flick, Nice Guy Johnny. I love the TFF because it brings interesting, independent films to the area and you get to see a lot of celebrities too! The festival has been around for several years [...]

It is every gal’s favorite time of year… SPA WEEK! All around the city you can find great deals on all sorts of treatments and massages. Some super fabulous spas even extend the hours of spa week, making it a virtual spa month! I partook of the special at Faina European Day Spa yesterday and [...]

New York is a brunch town. What often makes brunch even better is the ability to drink early in the day without judgment. Some restaurants have embraced this idea fully, and offer to accompany your pancakes or eggs with unlimited amounts of the booze of your choice. Puttanesca, an Italian restaurant on 56th Street and [...]

Yesterday I attended the New York Philharmonic‘s Open Rehearsal at the Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. I am not a big fan of classical music. I want to preface this post with the fact that I know next to nothing about composers and classical music history. That being said, listening to classical music can [...]

Last night I attended my very first wine tasting at City Winery. I love wine and I am surprised I have never made it to a tasting before, but thankfully I have now corrected that! City Winery is a pretty new venue, I think it has only been opened about a year. I had been [...]