Archive for November, 2010

For those of you considering a last-minute Thanksgiving getaway,  Curtain Bluff Resort in Antigua is offering 50 percent off one room when they book two – perfect for families spending Thanksgiving vacation together. The offer is available November 20-28, 2010. Incidentally, fares to Antigua from New York and New Jersey are another reason to [Continue]

This season’s Big Apple Circus has brought in a cast of international performers that have made an already incredible annual show even more jaw-dropping and amazing. People always ask me, what is it about this circus you enjoy the most? For me, and my husband would agree, I love that it is a smaller circus. [Continue]

I was recently asked by BlackAtlas.com, a travel website by American Airlines, to co-host a scavenger hunt with them to give out tickets to Chef Marcus Samuelsson’s private preview event at his new Harlem restaurant, Red Rooster. It was a 3 hour event, and we were sharing clues via twitter about where we were. I [Continue]

During my scavenger hunt with Black Atlas, we came across Harlem’s very first beer garden, Bier International. Opened just recently this past Summer, this establishment is already a community favorite and is very well visited. When we arrived Brunch was well on its way, so I decided to give their food a try. Because of [Continue]

Early last October the Hyatt Hotels and Resorts introduced plans to provide travelers with hypo-allergenic rooms at all of its full service properties in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean. These rooms, which are especially suited to guests with asthma, allergies and other respiratory sensitivities, are called the Respire by Hyatt ─ [Continue]

Date night was once again upon us, and instead of heading out to some fancy-shmancy place, we decided to keep it low-key. We had heard about a new place that opened up on the East Side called Golosi and were eager to check it out. Golosi has a location on Park Ave. and 42nd St. which [Continue]

As a Travel and Food site, I don’t often review non-travel related products. I do make the exception during the holidays, as a way to provide readers with gift ideas. As a blogger I am privy to a lot of cool information on the latest and newest things out there, though I would agree that [Continue]

New York Family magazine and the American Camp Association are hosting two Camp Fairs in November in Manhattan. The Camp Fairs are a helpful, fun and free resource for parents thinking about sending their children to summer camp. This weekend’s Camp Fair will give parents the opportunity to speak to over 40 camp directors, face [Continue]

Not too long ago my family and I were given the opportunity to try some bison meat. I agreed to try it because everyone says how it is so much better and I wanted to check it out. I did some reading on High Plains Bison and was curious not only about there varied selection, [Continue]

This past Monday I sent out this picture via Twitter. It led to a stream of tweets that expressed both concern and shock. Shock, mostly, that I would tweet while in an ambulance. I guess I should explain. When I tweeted this picture I was angry. So, incredibly angry. It started, I believe, with the [Continue]