Sugar Factory
There’s truly nothing better than celebrating your friends’ milestones, especially when the celebration involves a fabulous brunch and crazy cocktails! And we had something huge to celebrate: Steph was matched […]
Quadrille High
The Quadrille season doesn’t end with the formal Quadrille Ball. Rather it officially concludes months later, when the Quadrille dancers get together to host a party to thank the Junior […]
Jacob’s Pickles
Jacob’s Pickles has long been on my brunch bucket list, since everyone raves about it being one of the best brunches in NYC. I’m not exactly sure what took me […]
2018 Spring Soirée
After the Quadrille Ball ends, everyone in the organization needs a break (dare I say from each other?). So a few months pass with very little activity until enough time […]
Drag Brunch at La Pulperia
New York City is all about brunch. We have every brunch you can possibly imagine, from jazz brunch to party brunches. So I shouldn’t have been surprised when I was […]
2018 SSMAC Kentucky Derby Party
It may have been pouring rain in Kentucky for this year’s derby, but it was all sunshine in NYC where we had our annual SSMAC Kentucky Derby Brunch and Viewing […]
Frozen RumChata Strawberry Kiwi Lemonade
While I was in Chicago, my grandmas came over one night for a family dinner. Normally we serve them classy drinks like wine, champagne or martinis. But this time we […]
Fiammé
Vicki, my number one blog fan, also recommend eating at Fiammé in nearby Naperville, Illinois while I was in town. So I got together with a few of my cousins […]
Benny’s Chop House
After drinking our bodyweight in tropical drinks, Jenny, Jason, Greg and I ventured into the daylight and over to Benny’s Chop House for dinner. I tried to get them to […]
Three Dots and a Dash
After Jenny planned such a fun day in Chicago for us, I’d follow her pretty much anywhere in the city. So when we next met up I again allowed her […]
Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company
Vicki works with my mom and dad and is one of my most dedicated blog readers. I always joke she’s my biggest fan, even more so than my parents! Vicki […]
Chicago Like a Local with a Local
I was feeling a little homesick, so I went to Chicago hoping to enjoy beautiful spring weather. It turns out I’d forgotten what spring in Chicago is like – it […]
Drybar
After nearly five years of living in New York, I’m finally letting you in on a little secret: Drybar. Throughout the years, whenever I’ve had an event I’ve either gotten […]
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 […]
Anastasia
Once upon a December March, I saw Anastasia on Broadway. I was aware of the history of the real Anastasia, of course, but I had never seen the animated movie. So […]
Easter in DC
For Easter this year Greg and I headed down to Washington, DC to visit his sister Katherine, her husband Dave, and their two daughters, E & W. I love taking […]