Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Sometimes I think there’s a place you’ve just got to know about and my Public Service Announcements (PSAs) will give you the full skinny. The last stop on my Astoria tour was Titan Foods, which I had heard was THE place to go for feta. I expected to find a small shop with some feta, olives,…
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It’s Thursday and I’m finally starting to get over the sadness I always feel after my parents leave. That’s because I’m now only nine weeks away from their next visit! With lots of weddings (including one where I’ll be with them) in the middle, the time will fly by. This visit felt particularly short since…
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The Museum of the Moving Image has been around since 1988, but people kind of forgot about it. I didn’t even know it existed until I read about it’s big renovation and re-opening a couple years ago. Since then, it’s been viewed in NYC as the museum to check out, but I had just never…
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“Sweet & Sour” is my version of that dinner table game where every guest says what the best and worst parts of the day were. As we head into the weekend, I think it’s important to get the bad stuff off your chest and remember the positives as a silver lining and energizing factor. When the…
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My parents are coming tonight! Unfortunately, it did not work out that I could take the day off work tomorrow, but I am thrilled to be hanging out with them all weekend. The most important item on my nightstand right now is my Jo Malone lotion. It is saving my hands from the terribly dry…
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Part of the fun of enjoying a meal is dressing for it. The right outfit sets the mood. I think the food just tastes better when I’m dressed appropriately for the occation. My ensemble for a night out with the girls is very different from the one I would wear to a Sunday boozy brunch. Here,…
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“Sweet & Sour” is my version of that dinner table game where every guest says what the best and worst parts of the day were. As we head into the weekend, I think it’s important to get the bad stuff off your chest and remember the positives as a silver lining and energizing factor. When the…
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I had big plans for last weekend and though it ended up being fun, it was more laid back than I expected. I imagined I would run around for a bit on Saturday when, instead, I binge-watched ten episodes of “Jane the Virgin” and ordered a cheesesteak for supper. I’m not saying that’s a bad…
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Some of my 30 Before 30 items have taken longer to cross off the list because I haven’t had the opportunity. But then there are items like this one, which haven’t happened simply because I’ve procrastinated. Organize my closets? Boringggggg. You may ask why I put something like this on the list in the first…
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“Sweet & Sour” is my version of that dinner table game where every guest says what the best and worst parts of the day were. As we head into the weekend, I think it’s important to get the bad stuff off your chest and remember the positives as a silver lining and energizing factor. When the…
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