UYC’s Kitchen: Zesty Quinoa Salad
As a girl who enjoys eating out entirely too much, I made a commitment during NYC’s warm(er) weather months to frequent the farmers’ markets to see what this whole eat fresh, eat local mumbo-jumbo is all about. (Jusssttttt kidding. Sort of.) Moving right along. I’ll be sharing some of my favorite DIY recipe discoveries in a [...]
UYC’s Guide: 5 Cheers-Worthy Outdoor Bars
Every year when the weather starts to warm up after a long and painful winter, we New Yorkers get really excited. Everywhere you turn there are light jackets, sundresses, cardigans, and glorious comfortable hoodies running rampant in the city to celebrate the beginning of spring. And after so many months under the weight of winter, [...]
Spanish Wine And Cheese 101, NYC Style
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’re well aware that my two favorite food groups are wine and cheese. Two “groups” that, when enjoyed alone, are wonderful. But when paired together with their perfect other half…orgasmic. The perfect harmony and balance between the two is an example of two components coming together [...]
UYC’s Guide: 4 Spots To Get The Best Manhattan In Manhattan
The city of New York has given birth to a cocktail culture like none other in the world. Its many residents and visitors can choose from custom crafted creations that are almost too beautiful to dream up. There are colonial inspired cocktails, Asian inspired cocktails, cocktail punches, cocktails with eggs, cocktails that taste like bacon [...]
UYC’s Guide: 5 Fab Birthday Spots In NYC
Birthdays in NYC are tricky. You want to celebrate and splurge a bit but, if you’re a normal person with a normal job, you can’t go crazy, and you can’t expect your friends to go broke for you either. One of the many realities of living in New York City is that there are a [...]
NYC Kitchen Meets HelloFresh
Those of you that follow me on Instagram know that I’m a special kind of foodie. While I adore eating and photographing delicious and aesthetically gorgeous food, I fall short when it comes to actually creating dishes myself. When the opportunity arose to try out a new company that delivers food to your doorstep, complete [...]
Belgian Bites And Beers At Resto
One of my favorite ways to wile away a lazy winter weekend afternoon is to pop into a restaurant in those quiet hours between lunch and dinner for a snack. Nothing substantial, just something salty, something sweet, and a tall glass of something soothing. We found ourselves on 29th Street this weekend and were immediately [...]
Get Your Snack On For Free, NYC!
I recently got an email from my college roommate, who now lives in the UK, talking about how her healthy snack food company would soon be launching in the U.S., and would I like to sample a few boxes for free? Anyone who knows my dual love of receiving packages by post and snacking could [...]
Dinner And A Movie Made Easy: The Smith
I’ve been anxiously anticipating the arrival of The Smith’s Upper West Side location for months. Not because I heard amazing things about their mac-n-cheese (although that certainly helped), but because it’s conveniently located next to my NYC movie theater of choice. And with slim dinner pickings right in that general area, The Smith couldn’t be [...]
Central Harlem’s Foodie Find: Native
My first few years living in NYC, I was an uptown girl…and by uptown I don’t mean “Upper East Side close to the MET”, more like “Inwood: the last neighborhood in Manhattan before reaching the Bronx.” Needless to say, I was always on the lookout for up-and-coming restaurants ABOVE 96th Street…cause honestly, I didn’t feel [...]
