The Gage
I told you about a few of our fun activities while staying at Palmer House in Chicago the weekend before Christmas, but I figured my favorites deserved their own posts! […]
21 Club
For the past two years, Greg and I have celebrated the holidays with both of our families, traveling between frigid Chicago and sunny Florida. It’s a lot of fun rushing […]
Lillie’s Victorian Establishment
Greg, Liam, Yibei and I decided to kick off the holiday season with a Christmassy dinner at Lille’s Victorian Establishment in Times Square. This restaurant and bar is ordinarily pretty […]
Rolf’s
This is the most wonderful time of the year, especially when you live in New York City. The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lit (literally), Saks is adorned with its […]
Quality Italian
Quality Italian in Midtown has traditional Italian dishes and one very special dish you won’t be able to get enough of! But I’m getting ahead of myself… My cousins Blair and […]
Afternoon Tea at Kings’ Carriage House
I’ve always loved afternoon tea. From the tiny sandwiches to the cute desserts to the hours spent sitting around a table chatting with your friends, there’s just something so relaxing, […]
Balthazar
After a long, difficult morning of shopping in Soho (tough life, right?!) we treated ourselves to lunch at Balthazar. We began with a handful of oysters, letting the waitress choose […]
Pizano’s
My friend Matt texted me asking for Chicago recommendations. My immediate response? DEEP DISH PIZZA! Hailing from Chicago, and traveling back there often, I consider myself a deep dish pizza […]
Gitano
At a previously abandoned block in Soho, the wooden boards keeping people out remain. However, if you walk by now, you can see palm trees and tropical plants peeking up […]
Cupcake Decorating at Georgetown Cupcake
One of my favorite New Yorkers is moving away! And while I’m being slightly dramatic (she’s only moving slightly north to Stamford, Connecticut!) it won’t be the same not having […]
Maison Pickle
A few weeks ago Greg’s parents came up to NYC to see us (and to see Hamilton)! And although they were likely more excited to see Hamilton than to see […]
Stowe
Greg and I love going to Vermont since it’s the perfect outdoorsy getaway from New York City. And while we normally spend time in Killington where his house is, during […]
The Ribbon
On the last day of Jenny and Amber’s visit, we headed to The Ribbon on the Upper West Side for brunch. After all, there’s nothing more quintessentially New York City […]
Duane Park Burlesque Show
While Jenny and Amber were visiting me, their trip wasn’t all just good, clean fun. On Saturday night we headed to Duane Park for a scandalous burlesque show… all in […]
Pizza Beach
I love hosting visitors, especially when those visitors are two of my best friends in the world. Jenny and Amber have always been like sisters to me, and we realized […]
St. Elmo Steak House
This summer brought a very important family event: my cousin Julia’s wedding! The entire family headed to Indianapolis for the festivities, making it a fun reunion filled with dozens of […]
