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Read MoreI had a wild night on Friday night – very rare for me, which meant I woke up on Saturday morning remembering why I usually leave going out to Saturday nights. We were meeting friends in the East Village so we chose KGB Bar as a meeting spot after seeing it was a Critic’s Pick on…
Read MorePat Conroy has wowed me once again with The Prince of Tides, his novel about a family’s tumultuous home life and their conflicting feelings toward each other. I love everything about Conroy’s writing style and how he makes me yearn for my own Lowcountry. The novel follows Tom Wingo as he relays the complex story…
Read MoreToday, a few co-workers and I hit up Mexican restaurant Toloache for lunch. Since we were heading back to work, we skipped the margs, but in the past they have been quite enjoyable. Thankfully, I didn’t need to be drunk to enjoy the food. Since we had been there before, we knew the guacamole trio…
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On Saturday night, Matt, Greg, Susan, Dave and I headed to the LES to celebrate Susan’s successful fundraising event for the Gulf Coast oil spill cleanup efforts. Susan put together a fabulous New Orleans themed event (think: bloody marys, hurricanes, king cake, Popeye’s, beads, and a great raffle) so a little afterparty was in order and…
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Another night at home tonight. What can I say, I guess I’m turning into a huge lame-o, but every once in a while, it’s nice to have a really laid back weekend (especially after a busy b-day weekend like the one I just had). It’s not like I sat around doing absolutely nothing. After the…
Read MoreAs the last hoorah of my b-day celebration, I took yesterday off to celebrate it like the holiday it is. It was a perfect day: I caught up on my DVR’d shows, read/people-watched in the park, and enjoyed a burger. Burger spot brgr opened their 2nd outpost this weekend, and it is conveniently located around…
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Dave knows how to keep me happy throughout my bday weekend – help me cross more restaurants off my list! I’m rarely in the UWS, but we had to run and errand and found ourselves hungry for lunch in an unfamiliar neighborhood. Since we were in the mood to explore, we decided to walk around…
Read MoreI kicked off my birthday weekend (it’s a big birthday – I deserve a whole weekend) by crossing a restaurant off my list. After hearing Susan talk/blog about Tamarind, the Indian restaurant was added to my ever lengthening list of must-trys. I don’t usually connect Indian fare with fine dining, but Tamarind takes Indian food…
Read MoreThe great thing about traveling is the amount of time I am able to donate to uninterrupted reading. Considering I sat on the tarmac for four hours before my plane took off for Indianapolis on Thursday, I had plenty of time to finish my latest book. The Nazi Officer’s Wife is Edith Hahn Beer’s memoir of…
Read MoreI’m a little late in reporting this one, but I could not forget about it altogether because my dinner at One if by Land, Two if by Sea was truly unforgettable. Make sure you’ve got deep pockets for this one because it will set you back a small mortgage, but it was delicious. We were…
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Peaches to Apples 