Category: I Love New York
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Amazing “Creatures of Light” at the American Museum of Natural History
What is bioluminescence? It’s the chemical reaction that creates the glow that emanates from fireflies in a meadow in eastern North America, from the glowworms on the ceiling of Waitomo Cave in New Zealand, and from the unique creatures that have been discovered far below the sea. Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of…
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The Mummies of the Albany Institute of History and Art to be Scanned at Albany Med on March 31st
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve enjoyed visiting the Albany Institute of History & Art. This museum has had so many interesting exhibits over the years, but my favorite will always be its two resident mummies that have been displayed continuously for over 100 years. The mummies will be scanned at Albany Medical Center…
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Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2012
Robert and I traveled yesterday to Manhattan so that I could write about two NYC experiences- the city’s famous St. Patrick’s Day Parade that took place yesterday and today’s NYC Half-Marathon. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade started yesterday morning at 11:00 am so as soon we got out of Penn Station and dropped off our…
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Great Ideas From The New York Times Travel Show
Last Saturday I traveled down to Manhattan’s Javits Center to attend the annual New York Times Travel Show. Located primarily on this convention center’s main floor, this show provided information for over 500 destinations from around the world, and it was divided into various sections including the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, the United…
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Capital District Native Wins the Bronze at the Prestigious Bocuse D’or Culinary Olympics
Earlier this month, I mentioned that, on January 29, 2012, the Culinary Institute of America had hosted the Bocuse d’Or USA competition for our country’s four finalists. Click here to read about my visit to this exciting event. I didn’t know at that time that the chef who ultimately won the Bronze -William Bradley, Chef…
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“Caribbean Garden” at the New York Botanical Garden
I’m in San Francisco right now with my brothers! I’ll fill you in later on our wonderful trip to the Napa region where we were invited to visit the beautiful campus of the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone. We had a great time dining at their restaurant, participating in one of the school’s unusual…
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NYC’s Fashion Events
Today ends New York City’s week long Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Click here to see recent runway photos and videos and interviews of famous designers. While I didn’t get the chance to go this year, my daughter, Sarah, and I were able to attend one of the last big fashion events of the city-Fashion’s Night Out.…
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Amazing Dead Sea Scrolls At NYC’s Discovery Time Square
Scroll Jar A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I were invited by the Discovery Times Square in Manhattan to visit the world premiere of their traveling exhibit, “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Biblical Times.” Called the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times, the Dead Sea Scrolls are 2,000 year old biblical…
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Things To Do In NYC This Week:Two New Never-Before-Seen Dead Sea Scrolls at the Discovery Times Square
The Discovery Times Square has announced that, on February 6,2012, its world premiere exhibit, “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Biblical Times,” will be debuting 10 new scrolls. I’ve been told that two of these scrolls have never been seen before by the public. I enjoyed visiting this attraction a couple of weeks ago.…
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Fabulous Desserts at Culinary Institute of America’s Bocuse D’Or Gala
On January 29, 2012, it was time to celebrate after Richard Rosendale was declared the USA ‘s competitor for next January’s Bocuse D’Or in Lyon, France! Now that their present obligations had been completed, the participants were now able to move about freely, and I was able to meet the chefs including Thomas Keller. Then…
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Travel Gal Kim Swidler 