Since the fellas at GFQ are so nice to The Skinny Pig, I wanted to help promote this contest. They will be giving away a $200 Visa gift card to the winner, and all you have to do is buy a domain name from gfq.hover.com or put in promo code […]
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Black & Tan Brownies…Made With Beer!
As I was browsing around Uncrate.com (one of my faves), I spotted these little gems and thought "why are these not in my mouth right now?!" Photo courtesy of Batch From Scratch Batch from Scratch brings you their "Black & Tan" brownie/cookie: a fudgy, Guinness stout brownie is covered in […]
Get Real’s Belgian Beer & Food Festival
Just in time for Thirsty Thursday, I have an offer you shouldn't refuse! Get Real NY is hosting the Belgian Beer Festival on July 8th and 9th, and if you enter discount code 'skinnypig', you will receive $20 off your ticket to any session, any day. HOLLER. You know you […]
The Cake Boss Makes Massive Transformers Cake
This is pretty perfect for What's In the Middle of Relatively Wordless Wednesdays! Check out this video below of Cake Boss Buddy Valestro's Transformers cake. Yes, that thing is a cake. A 2,000 pound cake complete with pyrotechnics and a Chevy Camaro. Awesome. Screen shot and video below. Click link […]
Happy Summer!
To kick off the summer, I thought I'd share some pics of my favorite "cool" summer treats…enjoy! Peanut Butter cookie and chocolate ice cream sandwich from none other than The Meatball Shop. Drool. Straciatella and Chocolate gelato from Grom. So creamy it's ridiculous. Ben & Jerry's "Late Night Snack" […]
Pierre Loti Wine Bar
When the going gets tough, the tough gets…wine. Or maybe that's just how I do things. In the midst of a rather hectic week, I found some time to stop by my old stomping ground (Midtown East) and try out Pierre Loti, the newest location of this French-inspired wine bar. […]
Newton’s Fruit Thins Meet Lemon-Honey Cheesecakes
As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemakers program, I received these Fig & Honey Newton's Fruit Thins cookies to sample. The cookies are actually quite delicious with their crisp texture and flecks of fig and cinnamon; they're begging to be dunked in coffee or tea. And at 140 calories for three cookies, they're fairly guilt-free […]
July 4th From Prime Meats
July 4th is around the corner and that means…BBQ! I can't wait. Give me a charred hot dog with some slaw and pickles and I'll be happy. Yes I like burnt hot dogs, so what? Prime Meats is handling the meal for you this year, with assortments of burgers, dogs, […]
NYC Cocktail Week
New Yorkers take their alcohol pretty seriously. Did you know that yesterday kicked off the official start to NYC Cocktail Week?? Yup. Much like NYC Restaurant Week, from June 15th to June 29th, select bars around the city (Lani Kai, Pegu Club, Death & Co, to name a few) will offer […]
Relatively Wordless Wednesdays!
What's in the middle this time?! More Baked By Melissa's cupcakes! I can't get enough. I love these itty bitty things. This time, they're made just for Dad with chocolate-espresso cake, chocolate-espresso icing, white chocolate drizzle, and blue and white sprinkles. These were definitely made for someone else's dad – […]