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Upper East Side Guide: The Best Things to do in Upper East Side New York City

Upper East Side

I’m so happy today to finally be sharing my Upper East Side Guide!  I’ve lived up here since I moved to the city in November of 2010 and I’ve been wanting to round up all of my favorite neighborhood spots for a while now. The thing is, every time I…

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NYC Guide: The Meadow

While wandering the West Village a few weeks ago, my sister and I happened upon a unique and pretty shop called The Meadow. They stock all manner of gorgeous flowers and artisanal chocolate bars, along with a wide variety of different types of salt. Their 300+ varieties of chocolate are sourced from all over the world, with a…

NYC Guide: Rice to Riches

I hardly ever seem to meet or talk to anyone who shares my intense love of rice pudding, but I myself am obsessed with it. So when I found that there was a place downtown that serves exclusively rice pudding, I knew I needed to visit- and it definitely did not disappoint.…

NYC Guide: Southern Baking Class at Haven’s Kitchen

On Saturday my friend Lauren and I went to a Southern baking class at Haven’s Kitchen, where we learned to make Southern biscuits, pie dough from scratch, and delicious peach hand pies with instructor and famed pastry chef Lisa Donovan. It was a great class and also a great excuse…

NYC Guide: Happy Bones

If you find yourself downtown in the Little Italy/Nolita area (perhaps visiting SWM Sweets?)  and you’re looking for a good coffee shop, definitely check out Happy Bones. They have a stylish space and great coffee – plus the banana bread (above) is seriously delish! It’s a tiny spot so you…

NYC Guide: Ladurée Madison Avenue

Ever since getting my DSLR I’ve been dying to do an updated post on Ladurée Madison Avenue (the first NYC spot that I ever blogged about!), and this turned out to be the perfect time. This Upper East Side boutique was the brand’s very first US location, and just last week they added a chic…

Photo Essays: Spring in Central Park

Spring in Central Park…is there anything more inspiring and lovely after the long winter? Can you see all of the petals floating around in this picture? It was literally snowing flowers…so amazingly pretty. I love how this duck is just casually floating around in the sailboat pond. photos by me

Parisian Baguette Making Class

Is there anything better than a crusty, chewy baguette, fresh and warm out of the oven? In a word, no. That’s why when my friend Christina suggested taking a Parisian Baguette class over at the International Culinary Center, I jumped at the chance! This was my first time taking a cooking class,…

NYC Guide: Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream is an amazing small-batch ice cream company founded by brothers Ben and Peter Van Leeuwen, along with Laura O’Neill, in 2008. It all began with the idea to take the concept of the classic ice cream truck and upgrade it, by serving up small-batch, artisanal ice cream made…

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