‘Date Night’ Articles

When I was around 14 years old, and in my middle school music class in the Dominican Republic, my teacher – a very devoted, very serious musician of some kind, asked the class about their passion for music and what they wanted to be. I very courageously lifted my hand and said, “I want to [Continue]

There are few moments in life when I am overcome with pure, unadulterated joy and love. Consistently, only a couple of things offer such euphoria for me: my husband, my children, and my NYC, especially during the sunset hour. I had the opportunity to take my husband on an impromptu date. I wanted to do [Continue]

In the West Village, on a quiet street near where all the cool kids hang out, is Turks and Frogs, a warm and cozy wine bar, perfect for date nights and friendly get-togethers. Considered to be one of New York’s first wine bar, what I immediately loved about it was how unpretentious it is. We [Continue]

One of my favorite hotel brands here in New York City, Affinia Hotels, has a few upcoming packages and specials for visiting guests to enjoy. Here is a list of what to you can get with an Affinia Hotels stay: Get Ready For Your Close up: Affinia 50 hotel, located just a few blocks from [Continue]

One of my new favorite celebrity places to eat at in NYC is Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain and this is because there are a couple of dishes that I tasted the night of my visit that have left a memory which still lingers in my palate craving for more. The night I joined the Family Dish [Continue]

During my recent stay at the Intercontinental Times Square, I had the fortune of checking out Todd English’s new restaurant Ça Va, a French brasserie and the latest for this celebrity chef. This is an open and yet warm space designed by Jeffrey Beers International.  The surrounding art displayed throughout, from New York artist Jody [Continue]

My tour of Orlando’s culinary scene has begun. As a kick-off to Magical Dining month in September, I have joined a group of my foodie friends to experience all the wonderful tastes and smells of good food. Rarely do we as travelers in search of good food experiences think of destinations such as Orlando, the [Continue]

We love checking out NYC hotels. Some times we go at it solo for date nights, other times we go with our kids in tow. During our recent visit to Hotel Giraffe we chose to take our kids. For those familiar with the hotel, traveling there with kids isn’t often the first idea that comes [Continue]

I recently went on a trip, sponsored by Kenmore*, to participate in a focus group with them. I stayed in Downtown Chicago, in one of the newest boutique hotels there, The Wit. It is the first hotel built in Chicago’s North Loop in about 20 years or so and is creating the buzz necessary to [Continue]

Last night I went to see the first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s and Hugh Wheeler’s Tony Award–winning masterpiece A Little Night Music, directed by Tony Award-winner Trevor Nunn.  I love a lot of things about this production: the musical scores, the story line. But what is so fabulous about theater is that no matter how [Continue]