Ahh Penn Station. The toilet of New York City. I can say that, I’ve lived here my entire life and also it’s just true. When people ask me where to eat around here I usually say “20 blocks down and 2 avenues over”. But hey, I’m here to enlighten people […]
Author: Dara
Blindsided Breakup, One Year Later: Conversation & Closure
It’s been a little over a year since I wrote the piece about my Blindsided Breakup, and technically almost 2 years since the actual breakup, which feels insane to say, but…time really does fly. And that post is STILL getting traffic. I literally just answered a bunch of comments from […]
My Holiday Gift Guides: 2022
It’s Holiday Gift Guide time! For those of you who follow me on Instagram, you probably saw that my mom was in the ER right before Thanksgiving Day, after falling and breaking 9 ribs. Yes, 9. She’s ok thankfully, and made it home in time for Thanksgiving, but I was […]
My Day with ADHD Analysis Paralysis
Hi friends! Been a while. I have had an entire day to take care of the things I need to do and guess what I did? About 3 of those 12 things. And those 3 were the least important of the bunch. Instead of getting shit done, I became irritable […]
All’Antico Vinaio + Almost Famous (The Musical)
Maybe I’ll start a series called Shows & Sandwiches. I think it has legs. Not to mention my claim to IG fame basically started when I discovered my superhuman ability to hold unusually large sandwiches in one hand. I dubbed it the #sandwichclaw. Shout out to Anthony & Sons Panini […]
Best Pizza in NYC (2022)
I’ve written a few posts like this already, and I’m starting to wonder if I should even bother adding a date to it. Because at the end of the day, after all of my years eating pizza in this city, the top 5 don’t change much. That said, there are […]
Honk For America: A 9/11 Story
Ok so…this is actually an excerpt from this book I’ve been writing for years. It’s mainly just essays from pivotal points in my life, mixed in with some recipes that were inspired by the stories. Where do I get off writing a book about my life thinking that anyone will […]
London 2022: Food & Drink Recap
I’m one of those people who likes to plan my trips around my meals. There have been times when I created a spreadsheet of places that I wanted to visit, color coded by neighborhood and ranked by order of importance. This was not one of those times. This was my […]
London 2022: Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
As some of you may know, I took a quick trip to London last week and just got back yesterday. I am still a little jet lagged and tired from all the running around, but I had a few thoughts that I wanted to put on paper (or screen). And […]
But How Do I Go Viral on Instagram?!
I’ve been thinking a lot about the phrase “going viral” lately for a few reasons (aside from the fact that I’ve had Covid all last week – slightly different kinda viral), but the main one is that I think our goals have changed with social media. “Going viral” is now […]