Category: General

• Festivals in NYC are Still Great Bargains

  As I’ve mentioned before, I love NYC festivals because 1) there’s usually no admission price, 2) you have a wide variety of things to see and 3) you can leave this attraction any time you want. Two weekends ago, I got the chance to attend the festival on 3rd Avenue. They had the usual scarves…

  kimsswidler

  May 3, 2010

  Foodie Finds, General, Stories, Tips

• Famous Pastry Makers-Their Product Source

  One of the last times that I attended a series of lectures at the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan, I asked one of the speakers, a famous cake decorator, where he bought his supplies. I was interested to hear that much of it came from Global Sugar Art in Plattsburgh, NY. Click here to check…

  kimsswidler

  May 2, 2010

  General

• New Changes at California’s Disneyland

  Check out an inside look, given by Lisa Girolami, Senior Show Producer, Walt Disney Imagineering, at all the changes at Disney’s California Adventure including a new nighttime spectacular called World of Color and the Silly Symphony Swings that’s opening this summer. There’s also a 12-acre expansion of the Park called Cars Land that’s being created.…

  kimsswidler

  April 28, 2010

  California Travel, General

• Behind the Scenes: Lunch at the New York Times

  Last Friday, after I finished visiting the King Tut exhibit that’s located in the former New York Times Building in Manhattan, I had the terrific opportunity to visit that paper’s new home when I had lunch with Christine Muhlke, food editor for the Times Magazine, Penelope Green, reporter for the Home section of the New…

  kimsswidler

  April 28, 2010

  Behind The Scenes, General, New York City, Stories

• Time Travel Back to See the Rat Pack, Johnny Carson and Quincy Jones together

  I just received this YouTube clip from my mother-in-law, Bea, in Florida Time travel back to Kiel Opera House in St. Louis in June of 1965. Johnny Carson is singing with the Rat Pack and Quincy Jones (who is visible in the background) was conducting the band. Click here to see the “Birth of the…

  kimsswidler

  April 27, 2010

  General, Senior Travel

• Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market

  As Robert and I walked over to the Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market last Saturday in Manhattan, I couldn’t help but think that this was going to be a waste of time. “Great,” I thought to myself as we approached the huge inflated devil that greeted you at the entrance on 9th Avenue and 39th Street.…

  kimsswidler

  April 27, 2010

  General, New York City, Stories, Tips

• King Tut Exhibit a Great Experience

  Last Friday, I got the chance to see the new King Tut exhibit,“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs”  in NYC.  Located at the Discovery Times Square Exposition on 226 West 44th Street in Manhattan, this exhibit will run until January 2, 2011 . To get into this event, you need to purchase a…

  kimsswidler

  April 26, 2010

  General, Stories, Tips

• NYC-based Food Network’s New Spin-off

  Chelsea Market is the  home of  the Food Network studios, located in Manhattan at 75 9th Avenue (Between 15th and 16th Streets). Grub Street has a great article about the Food Network’s new spin-off the Cooking Channel. The Cooking Channel will launch May 31st, and will feature new, original shows including Unique Eats, Foodography, Drink…

  kimsswidler

  April 22, 2010

  General

• Gardens of The Berkshires

  “Gardens of the Berkshires,” a new consortium of eight sites with designed landscapes, offers something of interest for the gardener or the garden lover. These sites, some of which are a property of the Trustees of Reservations, include: (A) Ashintully Gardens-Click here or call (413) 298-3239 (B) Berkshire Botanical Garden-Click here or call (413) 298-3926…

  kimsswidler

  April 19, 2010

  General

• Travel Weddings: Saving Money by Getting Married at Sea

  Check out the great article by Michelle Higgins that the New York Times recently published about saving money by tying the knot at Sea. The article mentions that only certain cruise lines employ captains who can legally perform the ceremony- Princess, Celebrity and Azamara Club Cruises. These cruise lines have ships registered in Bermuda and…

  kimsswidler

  April 18, 2010

  General