Archive for April, 2010

Recently I toured a boutique hotel on the Upper West Side. “Upper West Side?” I thought, “I don’t recall ever seeing a hotel in that area of the Upper West Side.” But, once I got off the 1 train on Broadway and 103rd St I saw it. A dark purple awning highlighting the name Marrakech [Continue]

Recently, a darling friend invited me to join her on a little play date excursion to the Bronx.  I know you’re thinking, “Why the Bronx?”. But really, if you haven’t discovered all the Bronx has to offer, than you are truly missing out. Because among many things, it offers the serenity of the peaceful neighborhood [Continue]

Starting tomorrow Friday, April 16 at 12:00am, Affinia Hotels is celebrating “Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day” by launching a Facebook contest on its fan page (www.facebook.com/affiniahotels) that will encourage fans to upload photos of themselves at work in their pajamas from 12 a.m. EST to 11:59 p.m. EST on April 16. After the [Continue]

Children’s musician Frances England will mark her NYC debut at 92YTribeca. I love the various concert series offered at 92YTribeca. The location is both kid and adult friendly, the space awesome for kids entertainment. Which is why I believe you will enjoy this upcoming performance. Frances’ debut album, Fascinating Creatures, was the sole [Continue]

Previously, I wrote of only my first day at the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off. From beginning to end it was all about food. But not just about eating it. We talked about it, we shared our stories around it, ways in which it has enriched experiences and moments in our lives. I have said before and [Continue]

I will be heading back to NYC after a weekend of food and wine in Orlando, FL (more on that to come). And though I have had the most amazing time, one of the things that I felt was sadly lacking from this experience was the diversity of cultures, not only in the audience and [Continue]

I have ventured out to Orlando, FL again. This time to cover the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest. From the media/press there are a little over 70 members of traditional media and bloggers, as well as food manufacturers. From the finalists, there are 100 finalists, from all over the country.  The Grand Prize winner will win [Continue]

…are home. I’ve said this before and I was reminded of this yet again. Woke up feeling like maybe, just maybe, I haven’t been adventurous enough with the boys lately. It’s not really my fault. I want to be. Just this time last year I was all over the city with them, we were out [Continue]

The weather in NYC lately has been AMAZING. The days just beg for you to be outside, laying on the grassy lawns of Central Park, sipping a cold drink in an outdoor eatery, hanging out with the kiddos at the zoo. Anything and everything, except be inside. You just want to take in the city…admire [Continue]

We woke up to a day of cloudy skies. We knew the forecast called for rain, but I kept hoping this would be one of those Floridian types of rainstorms, the ones that pour and pour for 20 minutes and then lead to bright sunshine afterwards. We were able to make it through our Gatorland [Continue]