Quality Eats
I know a New York City restaurant is good when I want to visit it multiple times. With so many restaurant choices in the city, I only go back to […]
La Sirena
The first time Greg and I went to La Sirena in Chelsea we liked it so much we knew we had to bring my mom there when she visited. We […]
Tao
My mom and I both love sushi, so while she was in NYC I also took her to Tao. It is hands down one of the coolest restaurants we’ve ever […]
Afternoon Tea at The Plaza
There’s nothing more quintessentially New York City than having afternoon tea at The Plaza Hotel, so when my mom was in town I had to take her there. Afternoon tea […]
Gnoccheria by Luzzo’s
My cousin Joe and his wife Corrie live in Austin, and when I was first interested in going to UT for college I flew down for a campus visit and […]
Tanner Smith’s
Sundays are for brunches, at least in New York City. Over the past few months I’ve gone to Tanner Smith’s twice for brunch, which is a significant amount of times […]
Burger & Lobster
For our Valentine’s Day celebration, Greg took me to the place where we had our first date, Burger & Lobster, in Midtown. While the original Burger & Lobster in London […]
Amalfi Coast
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s only fitting that today I’m posting on the most romantic place in Italy: the Amalfi Coast. After our day trip to Capri, Greg and I took […]
New Year’s in Naples
After spending the morning of New Year’s Eve at Wakehurst in England, Greg and I flew to Naples, Italy to ring in the new year. Naples is known for its […]
The Best Chicago Deep Dish Pizza: Giordano’s vs. Lou Malnati’s
As I mentioned earlier, Greg and Kate spent Christmas in Chicago […]
The Paris Cafe
Before flying to Chicago for Christmas, my family first went to Paris. Sadly, not the city! Instead we headed to The Paris Cafe in the South Street Seaport for brunch. […]
Bryant Park Grill
Before the holidays, my mom came out to visit me for a girls’ weekend in the city. As is typical for a girls’ weekend, we did a few fashion-y activities, […]
Christmas at The NoMad Restaurant
Greg and I will be traveling a lot over the holidays visiting family (Chicago and Florida and Italy, oh my!) so we wanted to celebrate Christmas early with just the […]
Christmas Afternoon Tea at The Peninsula
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is celebrating the holidays with a festive afternoon tea with my girlfriends. We’ve done it the last two years (read about those here and here) […]
Cuba
Cuba. The name alone invokes images of music, dancing and revolution. Images of exuberance, of destruction, and of daily life toiling on despite the hardships. Cuba means a myriad of […]
Kleinfeld’s Bridal & Zio Ristorante
We recently had two special moments in my friend group: Ann’s engagement and Claire’s new job in Seattle! So to celebrate, we planned an evening of wedding dress shopping (for […]
