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Read MoreI have a very good reason for not blogging recently: my parents were in town!!! Not sure if you know this, but my parents are incredibly cool, so when they’re here, they receive every ounce of my attention. We pretty much did everything there was to do, so let me start at the beginning. Friday…
Read MoreAnyone who has read or watched Chelsea Handler knows she is no girly girl, a fact prominently displayed through this collection of essays depicting all of her sexcapades. It’s rare (and great) to read this kind of bawdy humor coming from a woman. Each story was funnier than the last. I don’t want to give…
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Last night was another great dining experience with coworkers. It was a Thursday night, and we were 4 hot mamas, so the only logical dinner location was Meatpacking. Didn’t you know? I’m one of the beautiful people. We went wild on the menu: Appetizers: Tuna Tartar Tacos Hamachi Sashimi (Pictured below, top row, far right):…
Read MoreI am happy to say that I crossed another restaurant off my list on Saturday night! I am always intrigued by a restaurant that specializes in something. I think it is because I like the idea that they are throwing themselves into something 100%, nothing half-assed about it. The latest restaurant to catch my eye…
Read MoreThis novel was a quick but good read recommended by my Mommy (and Oprah). At the center is the ethical dilemma of whether or not a midwife is guilty of murdering a patient. Minus a point or two because while there was resolution to each character’s issues, many things were handled from a surface perspective…
Read MoreAfter some last minute changes in plans on Saturday night, we found ourselves walking into Kellari Taverna for dinner. We didn’t have a reservation but were seated immediately. If you’re wondering about the restaurant’s credibility due to the fact that there was no hour-long wait, I’ll have you know it was recently featured on Gossip Girl;…
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Saturday was a great day, start to finish. Ess-a-Bagel was a smart way to start the day and fill up on carbs before heading to The Village Pourhouse for some day drinking while watching the Masters. Golf may not be the typical sport companion for day drinking, but we seemed to make it work. By the time the…
Read MoreHow fast can I eat a burger? My speed will astonish and amaze you. If I am hungry and the burger is good, I am a BEAST. I’m pretty sure I inhaled my Burger Joint masterpiece in less than 2 minutes. Walk into one of the swankiest hotels in New York and the last thing you’d expect…
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I was so happy to have Carlen in the city all weekend! After a yummy dinner at The Smith on Friday and a great lunch at Nanoosh (a hummus restaurant near my apartment) on Saturday, we had to finish off the weekend with a great Sunday brunch (the trifecta). Since the weather gods decided to…
Read MoreThe Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy was an amazing novel. Conroy is a gifted writer and one of my favorite authors. His flowery writing style could make a dreadfully banal topic seem like the most beautiful things you have ever read. Combine that with the fact that his literary focus is the South, and…
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Peaches to Apples 