The 79th street Boat Basin was one of my first New York Experiences, and for me, it still signifies the beginning of summer. On Saturday night my boyfriend and I decided to drop in for a burger and a beer. We soon learned that we were not the only ones with this brilliant plan. The [...]

The Upper West Side is not exactly college budget friendly. Even the cheaper restaurants can feel like a splurge when the food is less than satisfying. Sometimes I feel like I’ve tried it all, but it’s never true. On Friday night, my boyfriend and I went to Pio Pio Salon on Amsterdam and 94th. Known [...]

As summer (slowly) approaches, the bar-going crowd is beginning to look for a warmer hangout. While most rooftop bars are still closed, opening later in May, I found a couple of spots that have already opened their doors. With the temperature hitting almost 75 last weekend, I decided to take a peek at the rooftop [...]

Pelican Larry’s is that special place in Naples (Florida) where we stop on our way from the airport to the beach.  It’s perfect: dive bar meets fresh seafood meets deep fryer.  It’s our place.  At Larry’s, a key job of the (cutie pie) bartender is to shuck oysters.  And at Larry’s, the oysters are served [...]

Naples, Florida is an elegant town, but there is something about that sea breeze coming off of the Gulf that keeps it from being pretentious.  On a recent visit to Sea Salt, I wore an outfit both whimsical and sophisticated.  I paired a Forever 21 flouncy black T-shirt and sky blue jeans with caramel Manolo [...]

Last night I enjoyed dinner at Sea Salt – a relatively new restaurant to the 3rd Street area of Naples, Florida.  Chef Fabrizio Aielli comes by way of the DC dining scene, where he had a successful trifecta of restaurants.  However, after a few days of Florida sunshine several years back, he decided he had [...]

While in Florida, we came across these chips, Miguel’s, at a really great organic market, Food & Thought.  I highly recommend the market for when you are in the area and the chips wherever you can find them.  We tasted the three pepper, which were great with both crab dip as well as fresh salsa.  [...]

A few years ago, I had an idea to start a consulting company that helped people in New York pick the healthy options at restaurants – the idea being that if no one is going to give up eating out but still wants to loose weight and eat healthier, they’d have to start being savvy [...]

Hopefully I will have recipes for these soon.  But just a little teaser… I was recently treated to real, Louisiana crab gratin and shrimp remoulade. YUM!

It’s always nice to be recognized.  This month, Barnard College shines a little light. Thanks! … Ooo that apron is niiiice. Click here to go to the page.