The Ancient City of Amathous in Cyprus

Another glorious day in Cyprus and this time I had a great time with Catherine Galea and her 9 year old daughter Sophia. Catherine picked me up at the St. Raphael Resort and Marina and we drove a bit before we got to an ancient city of Cyprus which was Amathous, What I learned about…

St. Raphael Resort and Marina

I was on my way to Cyprus to attend a Design a Life You Love Conference and to see the many friends that I have there. So I was super excited to head to JFK and flew American Airlines to Heathrow Airport, London and then changed planes and took the 11:40am flying British Airways to…

Le Bilboquet

There are several different Le Bilboquet restaurants in the New York area. There is the one that I just had lunch in with a friend which is located at 20 East 60th Street, there is one in Sag Harbor, there is one named Fleming at Le Bilboquet at 27 E. 67th Street and there is…

Katie’s Kitchen

My friends and I wanted to experience authentic Amish Cooking so with most restaurants on a Saturday closing at 6pm we quickly drove to Katie’s Kitchen which advertised itself as serving as serving authentic Amish Cooking. What I learned about Katie’s Kitchen is that it’s an Amish owned and operated family restaurant which is located…

Cafe Chelsea

Cafe Chelsea is located at 218 West 23rd Street and is house in an iconic landmark, The Chelsea Hotel. The hotel opened under new ownership in 2022 followed by Cafe Chelsea. The restaurant has classic dishes which are inspired by traditional French cuisine coupled with exceptional ingredients. The restaurant was designed with the historic building…

HANYC Foundation Hosts Red Carpet Hospitality Gala

The other evening I covered The Red Carpet Hospitality Gala which took place at The InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel which is located at 111 East 48th Street. The event had many luminaires and executives from the hotel and tourism industry. In addition, there were guests from Broadway and non-profit industries as well. This annual…

Fifth Avenue’s Easter Parade

On Sunday, March 31st, I decided to spend part of my day going to the Easter Parade. I’m someone who also loves watching RuPaul’s Drag Race so how could I resist seeing all this Easter creativity “in” real time. The parade which is officially called The Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival took place along…

Smashworks Social

The other evening I attended a fundraiser for Smashworks Dance. Smashworks Dance is a New York based dance company founded and directed by choreographer Ashley McQueen. The company dances to advocate for women’s empowerment through the performing arts, educational programming, and community outreach. They make dance accessible and inspire audiences to take action through their…

Amman Jordan

I arrived in Amman, Jordan on a tour, 2 days before the war between Israel and Gaza broke out. You can imagine the shock that I was in when I got news of it. But, I decided to continue on the tour and I was not about to turn around and go back to the…

Hudson Yard’s Electric Lemon

I met a group of friends this past weekend to have brunch and then visit The Amory Art Show at Jacob Javits Convention Center. Our first stop was brunch and it was out Electric Lemon which is located at on the top of the five star Equinox Hotel in Hudson Yards. The rooftop bar has…