November 7, 2007
The girls who run the juice truck every Saturday at the Grand Army Plaza Farmers Market are really on to something. They’re cute, they’re fun and they’re doing something great for us and the planet! Leesaw Andaloro and Deborah Smith say that with their Green Pirate juice truck, they “aim to stimulate a hip and […]
October 9, 2007
Matt and I went to the Grand Lodge of Masons for Open House NY on Saturday. All in all, it was pretty creepy– on the corner of 23rd Street and 6th avenue, it’s an impressive 19-story frat house full of windowless meeting rooms (each with their own gaudy theme), lots of gold, and bizarre iconography. […]
October 6, 2007
That’s it, I’m hooked. The pizza’s amazing, but the best thing about a trip to Di Fara in Brooklyn is to visit the divey little joint and watch the one and only man who is responsible for these glorious slices in action. Domenico De Marco, a small little floury man from Naples, makes all the […]
October 5, 2007
I was taken to Queens last night. I haven’t left the island since I moved back, so it was quite an excursion. Subway ride to Elmhurst, and Minangasli restaurant was right there. I went there with my friend Tonny, who is from Bali, and he insisted we had to go there to experience true Indonesian […]
Sunday was a truly beautiful day in Brooklyn- breezy, warm, blue skies dotted with cumulus clouds. The light is changing, it’s got an orange glow now, which I think has everyone shaken up, pretending that summer is still not over (cue Weezer: say it ain’t sooo!!!) My friends Kumiko and Troy picked me up and […]
October 3, 2007
Editor’s note: Wes Anderson’s new film, The Darjeeling Limited kicked off the New York Film Festival last Friday night with its lush annual opening night black tie affair at the ultra rococo, boho chic Central Park NY institution, Tavern on the Green (TOTG). I was told that this was the “hottest ticket in town”, the […]
September 30, 2007
Taste of Jackson Heights was last weekend and some of us went on a little Umamiventure to Queens on Saturday afternoon. After attending “Taste of Times Square” and “Taste of the Village” in recent years, I have to say I like how they do it in the Heights! Very low key. Only about 8 restaurants […]
September 19, 2007
Behind all the star chef restaurants such as Morimoto, Del Posto, and Craft Steak, lies a hidden treasure in deep west side of Chelsea, or I should call it Starchitect Row (if you know all the new condos and buildings in the neighborhood designed by Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Annabelle Selldorf, Frank Gehry to name […]
September 5, 2007
Last week, when Matt sent me this Gridskipper link— a guide to banh mi in the city– it was 11am. By 11:05, my stomach was grumbling; 11:10, I was drooling; 11:30, fantasies of pork, cilantro and pate filled baguettes kept me from getting any work done. So what did I do? I knocked on my […]
August 28, 2007
Summer’s over for the both of usThat doesn’t mean we should give up on loveYou’re the one I’ve been thinking ofAnd I knew the day I met you you’d be the ooooooone…– Justin Timberlake Ok, so it’s a bit premature to say that summer is over, but here’s a post to remind you that the […]