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Everything from the tea to the desserts was phenomenal, but if I had to pick a favorite it would be the “roasted and fried chicken with kale and raddichio”. Both kinds of chicken were out-of-this-world with the perfect taste and texture, and Mike thought the kale was delicious, which has happened only one other time the entire time we’ve known each other.
Kykuit is one of the many mansions in the Historic Hudson Valley that are open to the public, and was home to four generations of Rockefellers. The tour includes the rooms of the mansion, but photography isn’t allowed inside so…
For my birthday last year, I wanted to have brunch somewhere with a lovely view, and somehow ended up finding Rat’s Restaurant, which is in/beside Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey. Definitely a new favorite spot for a day trip…
Located about an hour from Midtown Manhattan by subway and bus (about 30 minutes by car), Wave Hill is a perfect day trip to escape from the city. Despite the fact that the year-round activities available such as family…
Just a few Korean spots we visited in Flushing this year. In my opinion, there are much better things to be found (both food and shopping-wise) in Flushing than in Koreatown in Manhattan. Part of my end-of-year photo dump series. Kimganae…
It’s Christmas Eve! So I thought I’d share one of my actual wintry walks. This was an afternoon and evening at the Archer Hotel. Brunch at David Burke Fabrick to try the Piecaken (everything at this brunch was delicious), and…
A lovely spot for brunch, or dinner and drinks with a friend. Cute paw print design on their mocha. Would also be good for a first date. Louis takes Pam here for a brunch date in the show “Louis”. Part…
One extremely hot summer day at Jones Beach, plus brunch in Amityville (yes, THAT Amityville). Part of my end-of-year photo dump series.
Taking a break from vacation blogging to insert a few photo dumps from this year you guys! I’m hoping to wipe my blogging slate clean before 2016 rolls in, and if you haven’t noticed I haven’t been in the mood…
If I were to pick a place to come back to in the Caribbean at some point for a long, relaxing stay, it would probably be Antigua (pronounced an-tee-ga by most of the natives we ran into). At this point…
On our shore excursion at St. Kitts, we opted to explore the island in a way that was a bit more exciting than your usual coach bus: stand up paddleboarding. This was booked through Carnival and went rather smoothly (and…
