Brasserie 8 1/2 located at 9 W. 57th Street in the Skidmore Owings “bell-bottom” building offers the perfect blend for a relaxing and luxurious Sunday brunch; a pedigreed designed interior space with a sweeping staircase, you may recall from Sex and The City, exceptional Henri Matisse art and of course, delicious food.
I love television, so I was thrilled to be invited to a friend’s Emmy viewing party. Of course, there will be cocktails and food but like most parties, I was looking to help my friend out by adding some interesting touches to the her rather pedestrian gatherings. Partyblueprintsblog.com was perfect to help us add some [...]
Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster with its haute cuisine soul food mixed with a dash of multicultural clientele is a one of the highlights of my dining experiences in New York City and I was happy that it was my birthday restaurant choice. We chose to make reservations for Saturday lunch because trying for an evening [...]
If you happen to be wandering the East Village, stop into Tree Restaurant and Garden (190 First Avenue between 11 and 12th Streets); truly a delight and a hidden gem on a rather non-descript street. The pro of living in New York City is that there are hundreds of great restaurants and the con is [...]
Rachel Ray’s colorful crostini appetizers are the perfect way to spice up a boring, hum drum selection of appetizers. Brie cheese, hummus, olives, crudites, crackers, chips, salsa – sounds good right, except that is what I always serve for guests. Boring, boring, boring and pretty drab. I really wanted to shake up my latest brunch menu and [...]
Have 36 hours and 6 people? Then you can make this supposedly incredible burger cooked up by Nathan Myhrvoid who is coming out with a $625 Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking” cookbook on March 14. Nathan Myhrvoid is a former Microsoft executive. Nice to see he is using his Microsoft millions for [...]
I love friends visit because it forces you to get actually leave your apartment and explore New York City. And I love when my good friend from grad school, D. makes her annual trip back east. She currently lives in Austin with her husband and two adorable daughters in Austin (great city by the [...]
Madeline’s Tea at the Carlyle Hotel Review originally ran in January 2010. Last weekend, my daughter and I attended the Madeline’s Tea at the Carlyle hotel as the guests of Mom in the City. The Madeline’s Tea takes place in the famous Bemelman’s Bar. The bar is named for the author and creator of the [...]
Recently, I went to lunch at the Pierpont Morgan Library’s dining room to celebrate my friend C’s birthday. Bet you had no idea that the Library even had a Dining Room, me either since I have never even been to the museum. When I first heard she had decided on the location, my first thought [...]
Meeting Bobby Flay and Lori Loughlin at the Hellman’s Event is the first blog event by guest blogger, Johnny G. Ok, let me first introduce myself since from what I’ve heard from my sister, I may be doing this from time to time, and (if she has her way) be starting my own blog/website. My [...]
