To enter the Glad "Recipe for Giving" Contest! Proceeds go to Cookies for Kid's Cancer and the winner gets a $500 Amex gift card! It takes all of 5 minutes! Come on people get involved! 🙂 Just remember to keep your submissions to 100 words or less. Links below if […]
Author: Dara
Limelight Marketplace Opens Today!
Photo Courtesy of the New York Times I remember this place when it was glowsticks and raves; now it's cupcakes and clothing. The long awaited Limelight Marketplace is opening today, and the three-story, former church/nightclub (bet you don't hear that term too often) will house food shops (Cupcake Stop and Brooklyn's famous […]
Big Apple Barbecue Block Party June 12th & 13th
Break out your wet naps people, because the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party is a-comin'. Brought to you by Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, Blue Smoke, and Jazz Standard, the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party will be two full days of meat and music - what a combo! The pitmasters were just […]
Rioja Restaurant Week in NYC May 13-27!
Being a foodie in this city just keeps getting better and better. First it was the original Restaurant Week, then Martini Week, then Brooklyn Restaurant Week, and now they give us: Rioja Restaurant Week! What is that exactly? Well if you know a thing or two about wine, you know that Rioja […]
Update on Glad Recipe for Giving Contest
First off, I want to apologize for the lack of updates, but I moved to Williamsburg recently (ahh!) and I have no internet yet, so it's been difficult to write. I am at my good old day job right now, and I just wanted to give some more info on […]
Recipe For Giving Contest Hosted by Glad and The Skinny Pig!
Despite what some people may think, I do have feelings – and not just for food. So when this little subject matter came across my inbox, I couldn't turn it down. It tugged at my heart strings a bit. Mix a good cause with food and I'm there. The wonderful people over at Glad […]
Dinner at Aurora
In my attempts to assimilate myself into the Williamsburg lifestyle, I made a little trip to Aurora for some rustic Italian with my friend Hal. Nestled on the corner of Grand St on the south side of the Burg, Aurora's facade is not much to write about, but the outdoor garden […]
My Conquest: The Peanut Butter & Bacon Burger from Shake Shack
This past Saturday, I found myself harboring a dangerous combination of feelings: curiosity, boredom and anxiety. What does one do in such a situation?? Some drink, some take pills…and some walk 25 blocks and 8 avenues to Shake Shack. Yes, friends, I am the latter. The thought of this peanut […]
The Double Down Showdown
After much anticipation, I finally did it. I conquered the Double Down. Or maybe it conquered me. I'm not sure yet because it's still digesting… THE DOUBLE DOWN My generous coworkers decided to take a little walk and get a few Double Downs, so how could I not partake in […]
Shake Shack UWS Tests New Peanut Butter & Bacon Burger
OK…normally when I hear something delicious is being made even more delicious by adding peanut butter or bacon to it, I get really excited. But when I heard that Shake Shack is bringing back that peanut butter/bacon burger that they initially introduced last week (which I thought was a joke), I had […]
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