My mom and I wanted to spend a little time together before I left to go back to London and went for a nice long (and healthy) brunch at Table d’ Hôte, a charming French restaurant on the Upper East Side. My older sister lives right around the corner from this restaurant and always raves
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20 Photos That Will Have You Fall In Love with NYC
There is something very charming about New York City. Every corner of the city is steeped in history. Brownstones across single city blocks, colourful street art, hidden gems like the Gansevoort Street Market, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park in the fall, Little Italy and the Boathouse – it’s not hard to fall in love
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Heaven’s Hot Bagels
New York City has the best bagels in the USA, hands down. Sure, there are great bagels in other states and countries, but there is something unique about bagels made in NYC. The soft water that runs throughout the city does play a pivotal role in the taste, but how the bagels are made actually
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Clinton St. Baking Company
We are back in New York City for the week to see my family for Thanksgiving and it feels great to be here with all of them! Both of my sisters and my Dad are wrapping up work before breaking up for the holiday and Ciaran went to a business meeting, so I got to
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Sarabeth’s – New York City
When we were in New York City a few month’s ago, we visited ‘legendary’ Sarabeth’s for brunch on the UES. We both love brunch and read some great reviews about Sarabeth’s from Time Out, Yelp, Tripadvisor etc. We also heard it was basically a brunch institution with some awesome pastries and coffees. Since we were
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Boathouse Wedding
My older sister, Chrissie, got married about a month ago and I’m really excited to share the experience and some photos from the wedding. Chrissie and her husband Cameron got married in Charlottesville, Virginia. Chrissie and Cameron both rowed throughout college and getting married at the UVA boathouse was highly symbolic of their relationship. I
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Wallflower NYC
On Tuesday night, we ventured over to West Village for some aperitifs before dinner. After reading about hit neighbourhood cocktail bar Wallflower NYC in my Wallpaper* NYC Guide, I knew we had to head there to try a few of their amazing-sounding cocktails. The bar itself is an unassuming enclave of brilliant libations located on
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New York State of Mind
A few weeks ago, we headed to New York City for a few days before my sister’s wedding in Charlottesville, VA. I waited to the last minute to get my maid-of-honour dress, so naturally we spent all of day one shopping and running around looking for the perfect one. (You wouldn’t believe how difficult it is
