My Favorite NYC Bagels (and Why You Shouldn’t Fall for the Birthday Cake Bagel)
New York City bagels– sure you’ve heard that they’re “the best” and may have even planned to try one on your visit to the city. But really, how good are …
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Sugar Hill Market: Harlem’s Best Artisan Market, a Photo Tour
With so many great flea and artisan markets in New York City, it can be hard to decide which one to browse on a lazy Sunday. For a more intimate …
An Eloise Experience at the Plaza: Afternoon Tea and Shopping
“I am a city child. I live at the Plaza.” So says the pint-size heroine of one of the greatest children’s books ever written, Eloise at the Plaza. The Plaza …
Levain Bakery: the Best Cookies in New York City (and maybe the World)
I was going to write a long wrap up of the best cookies in New York City, visiting each of the “top” cookie bakeries, and offering my review. But then …
One Mix at One World Trade Center: Bring home a Signature Cocktail from the Highest Bar in the Western Hemisphere
Yesterday I zipped up the 47 second elevator ride in the futuristic-sounding sky pods to the newly opened observatory on the 101st floor of One World Trade Center. And I’m …
Visiting Saratoga Springs: A Weekend of Springs, Farmers’ Markets and Horses
In all these years of plotting weekend escapes from New York City, I had somehow missed visiting Saratoga Springs, New York. Of course I had heard of Saratoga’s famous racetrack, …