Spice Market

Last Thursday we celebrated Erica’s birthday – 30, Flirty, and Fun!  Yes, that’s a quote from “13 Going on 30”, but it also became our theme for the evening.  I may have been the only single gal, but the other four married/engaged girls were flirty enough to make our waiter blush and after several cucumber…

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Soft Serve Fruit Co.

I have shrugged off The Soft Serve Fruit Co. as another Pinkberry-esque fro-yo place for about a year.  It kind of is, but there is something that sets it apart: its all fruit.  Seriously, the only three ingredients are fruit, water, and a little organic cane syrup.  The result is true fruit flavor. I stopped…

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Book Review: Most Talkative

I have loved Andy Cohen since I first saw him hosting a reunion show on Bravo.  So many people, men included, soak up salacious pop culture gossip but are afraid to admit it because it’s considered lowbrow.  Andy full-on owns his love for all things celebrity, particularly 80s icons.  But what I liked most about…

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Amy Ruth’s and Harlem Tavern

Saturday was another one of me and Podz’ “neighborhood days” where we pick a ‘hood and just walk around, checking out all of its unique spots.  Today’s spotlight is Harlem, a neighborhood I’ve scarcely visited in all my five years in New York but one I am now obsessed with.  Harlem is undergoing a second…

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3 on Thursday

The summer is chugging along and I’ve had no complaints thus far… Second Time Around, a designer consignment store just opened a few blocks from my apartment.  Until they set up shop in my neighborhood, I was safe.  The other two boutiques near me were too pricy for me to even walk in the door,…

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Osteria Morini

What a lucky girl I was to get quality Italian two nights in a row!  The vibe and setting of Osteria Morini could not have been more different from the previous night’s meal at A Voce.  Instead of the white tablecloths and sleek modern lines of the Time Warner Center, we were seated at rustic…

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