Category: General
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Foodie Alert: 10 Places to Eat During Hudson Valley Restaurant Week
Zagat has made up a list of 10 restaurants that we should visit during the Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. This foodie event takes event takes place between November 3rd through November 16th and involves nearly 200 restaurants in Westchester, Ulster and surrounding counties that are serving special three-course dinners ($29.95) and lunches ($20.95). Zagat’s suggestions include: Valley…
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Fun at NYC Festivals
All of us who’ve recently visited New York City have had lots to see and experience throughout the five boroughs. This includes the New York Columbus Avenue Festival that took place two sundays ago. Located between 68th and 86th Streets, this event was sponsored by the West Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. Let us…
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Foodie Alert: NYC Michelin Stars for 2015
Hugh Merwin of Grub Street reports that Michelin just published its collection of starred restaurants for its 2015 guide. Mr. Merwin notes that Daniel lost a star making it now a two star restaurant. Here’s the list that Mr. Merwin published. Three Stars: Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare Eleven Madison Park Jean Georges Le Bernardin Masa…
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Sharon Springs Harvest Festival: Great Crafts, Food and Fun
Last Saturday Robert and I attended the highly anticipated Sharon Spring Harvest Festival. Organized by The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge, who were also winners of The Amazing Race, this event which was sponsored by ETSY was a lot of fun. The day started out a little windy in this picturesque…
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NYC: Pop Up Central Perk-Celebrate 20 years of “Friends”
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of the eternally popular series “Friends.” In honor of that occasion, Warner Bros. Entertainment and Eight O’Clock Coffee have joined together to create a great little pop up replica of the televison show’s Central Perk. Located at 199 Lafayette Street in Manhattan, this place is filled with lots of…
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Enjoyable Time at NYC’s Feast of San Gennaro
Today ended the 88th annual Feast of San Gennaro. To learn more about about this iconic religious festival located in lower Manhattan’s Little Italy go to http://www.sangennaro.org/index.htm. The last time I had attended this multi-day event was decades ago, and I unfortunately remembered those streets at the time as being dark and dirty…
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Great Book Finds For Foodies and Map Lovers
Lat May I had a great time attending this year’s BookExpo America. Although this huge publishing convention used to travel to different major U.S. cities, for some time now its annual location has been inside Manhattan’s Javits Center. As always, there were many, many great finds this year including the following for those…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 