The Year of The Horse

The other evening I met a group of friends at The Asia Society which is located at 725 Park Avenue to celebrate The Chinese New Year, The Year of The Horse . After celebrating the festivities there at The Leo Bar which included a Lion Dance by Bo Law Kung Fu and a complimentary drink…

A Sri Lankan Dinner and Dance Fest

When in Kandy, Sri Lanka we spent our last evening with a local family and helped with the cooking making String Hopper. We were also were fortunate enough to be entertained by local dancers and they were stupendous. The food was so yum and the family so sweet.We also had the opportunity to sample Old…

Pop Up Dinner Theater Experience

The other evening I went with a friend to see the Pop Up Dinner Theater, a bespoke theatrical dining experience from Suite 524 which was presented by LDV Hospitality and Barlume. Barlume is a restaurant which is located at 900 Broadway and which reflects the sun-soaked flavors of the Mediterranean. Barlume first opened its flagship…

Bryant Park Grill and the Holiday Market

A group of women that I know decided to get together at the Bryant Park Grill which is located at 25 West 40th Street with the entrance being inside Bryant Park. What made this a particular fun meeting was that after we had lunch at the restaurant we explored the Bryant Park Holiday Market and…

New Canaan, Bedford and Katonah

The other day a group of women decided to rent a car at Avis at 43rd and 2nd Avenue and take a day’s outing. We started out at Grace Farms in New Canaan, Connecticut then The Bedford Post Barn in Bedford, New York and then wound up at The Katonah Museum, in Katonah, New York.…

Renovated Waldorf Astoria

My friend decided that she wanted to visit the newly renovated Waldorf Astoria at 301 Park Avenue which was officially reopened to the public after an 8 year renovation. The renovation was designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill. Now, the project had a 2 billion dollar price tag and it sits on a full city…

Drag Bingo at Nordstrom

It was my girlfriend’s birthday and when I asked where she wanted to celebrate it she told me that she wanted to go to Drag Bingo and Dinner at Nordstrom. Intrigued by the idea, I said sure and met her on the fifth floor in front of the Bistro Verde restaurant not at all knowing…

Avra Madison

The other evening I met my friend for dinner at Avra Madison which is located at 14 East 60th Street, between Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue. Straight from their website: “The story of Avra starts in the coastal Greek village of Nafpaktos where our cofounder Nick Tsoulos was born and brought up. Nick, his father…

Lakeside Trolley Tasting Tour

Over the weekend I was in the Finger Lakes and while my friends went hiking and swimming I decidedLol that a wine tasting adventure was definitely the more fun option for me. So I googled Things to do in the Finger Lakes and came across The Lakeside-Trolley Company and very luckily I was able to…

July 4th in Scarsdale

My friend and I decided to escape the city on July 4th and decided to take the Metro North Train to Scarsdale. Now Scarsdale, is a totally, charming town which is located in Westchester County and is about 25 miles north of New York City. It’s known for its beautiful suburban neighborhoods, excellent schools, and…