For Greg’s birthday this year, he decided he wanted to celebrate at a New York City institution: Famous Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse on the Lower East Side. When I went through my […]
After my fabulous bridal shower that afternoon, we went home, took long naps, and then got up and got ready for dinner at Vandal, a Lower East Side restaurant I’ve […]
One night after work, Greg and I headed to Parker & Quinn in Midtown for dinner. The restaurant’s decor invokes both a masculine pub-type atmosphere, as well as a feminine upscale […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
My parents and I had the BEST food while we were in Québec City for my belated 30th birthday celebration! Every night we went to an amazing restaurant, and at […]
My friend Nicole (from LA!) recently moved to New York City, so I’ve been teaching her how to be a New Yorker. Last weekend was an important step in that journey: […]
Earlier this month, Anton and I escaped the city for the fresh air of the Pocono Mountains. But instead of spending the weekend outdoors, we ended up spending most of it inside […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! There’s Christmas music playing everywhere you go, holiday parties with gorgeous dresses, spiked egg nog, mistletoe (wink wink), twinkly lights and first snowfalls. […]
My grandma was visiting the East Coast, so it fell to her two city-based grandchildren, Blair and me, to plan her evenings in New York City. The first night, I arranged […]
Plated, my new favorite way to cook in NYC, was recently having a special where the company provided the ingredients for two dishes for just the cost of delivery. I […]
This past Sunday night I had a wonderful family dinner at Bandera, a restaurant on Wilshire Boulevard in Brentwood. As we always do, we ordered way too much food and had […]