We had the pleasure dining at one of NYC’s oldest and most prestigious restaurants last week, the 21 Club. My friend Keli is friends with the chef and he wanted to impress her with this magnificent 4-course meal. And he sure did. He was informed that I was a meat-free eater and he had created […]
NYC
WHERE STARS ARE BORN AND LEGENDS ARE MADE
Did you know that Ella Fitzgerald was one of the first Amateur Night winners. Amateur Night still remains the Apollo’s most recognizable and longest running performance series. The legendary venue has launched the careers of icons such as Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, James Brown and Lauryn Hill. Every time we walk past this legendary theater we […]
CHOCOLAT IN HARLEM
Here’s another wonderful spot we found by accident on our rainy day adventure in Harlem, Chocolat. As soon as we walked in the atmosphere just made us want to stay. Plus the friendly service. Not to forget the groovy tunes the live band was playing. That’s when we knew we had arrived. We ate some peanut […]
FLATIRON FASHION
Photo by Saara My lovely, crazy friends from Finland are in town for a short visit and we got tons of catching up to do so I will be back with the blog sometime at the end of the week. I will be posting daily updates and photos on my Facebook page so I’ll see […]
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN
Last week Saturday was warm and sunny so we headed out to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It’s about 30 min subway ride from midtown Manhattan and a great place to escape if you’re looking for some peace and quiet. You can’t hear any traffic or car honking here. Beautiful and serene. There were very few […]