Category: New York City

• 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…

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  April 28, 2010

  Behind The Scenes, General, New York City, Stories

• 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.…

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  April 27, 2010

  General, New York City, Stories, Tips

• Senior Travel:Traveling to Manhattan By Taking Baby Steps

  If you’ve read my blog before, you know that I love traveling to Manhattan, and that I’ve been there with my family, friends and by myself many, many times. But I’ve spoken to so many people, especially senior citizens whom I like to call “Golden Travelers”, who would like to go but are intimidated by…

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  April 14, 2010

  General, New York City, Senior Travel

• Passover Dining in NYC

  Zagatbuzz.com has a great  article about Passover Dining in NYC. The piece mentions well known restaurants such as Rectangles and Second Ave Deli that will be closed and others such as Sammy’s Roumanian that will serve special meals for the holiday. Here’s an interesting one that they talk about: Tabla: At his Flatiron District Indian,…

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  March 25, 2010

  General, New York City, Travel dining

• Unique Food Served at the Explorers Club Annual Dinner

  The food at the Explorers Club’s annual dinner wasn’t as exotic this time as the years before. There were no scorpians, honey dipped tarantula or cerviche eyeballs as before. One of the reasons, I was told, was that the BBC ran an expose last year about the bugs that were prepared by boiling them alive.…

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  March 25, 2010

  Foodie Finds, General, New York City, Stories, Travel dining

• What’s the Best Way to Get To JFK?

  I just received a comment from someone who has got a great gift for travel-she’s already figured out much of her European trip for five. But she still has one big question to solve: So – I’ve purchased our plane tickets and think I did really well. we’re   flying          JFK to London via Geneva (Swissair)…

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  March 24, 2010

  New York City, Stories, Tips

• Who Makes The Best Pizza In NYC?

  Zaggatbuzz just announced the opening of a new pizza joint, Pulino’s at 282 Bowery (E. Houston St.) Manhattan, NY 10012 and brought up the age-old question of who makes the best pizza in NYC. They note that the NY Times has rated two Motorino restaurants at 349 E. 12th St. (bet. 1st & 2nd Aves.)…

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  March 24, 2010

  General, New York City, Senior Travel, Travel dining

• On The Cusp of Infinity-The 106th Explorers Club Annual Dinner

  I’ve written before that I’ve wanted to become a member of the Explorers Club in Manhattan since I was a child and that I was able fulfill that dream last year. Last Saturday was the 106th annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria, and the  theme was exploring the universes out there.   As before, people from…

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  March 23, 2010

  Foodie Finds, General, New York City, Senior Travel, Stories

• Frank Sinatra’s Songs in “Come Fly Away”

  My husband, Robert, and I got the chance to see the Frank Sinatra-Twyla Tharp musical, Come Fly Away which is now playing at Manhattan’s Marquis Theater. I had gotten a great deal on the center orchestra tickets and, although we were in row W, we could see very well. This production, was a bit different…

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  March 22, 2010

  General, New York City, Senior Travel, Stories

• Who Makes The Best Cupcakes In NYC ?

  I remember being told at a lecture that I attended at the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan that baking involves not just Science, but Art as well. Well, if that’s the case, the cupcake has got to be my Mona Lisa. I’ve sampled quite a few cupcakes in New York City, but my favorite has…

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  February 27, 2010

  Foodie Finds, General, New York City, Stories, Travel dining