mini guide: central park picnics...

Posted by cherrypatter in manh: above 42nd street, mini guides: new york on 06 26th, 2009 | No Comments
the next few months are prime picnic time in central park.  with so many different events going on there all summer long – from shakespeare in the park to summer stage as well as the new york philharmonic (july 14th) and the metropolitan opera (july 13th at summer stage this year) concerts...
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shoe market: a mecca for great (and chea...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, brooklyn, shoes, shops, williamsburg on 06 24th, 2009 | No Comments
as you may have noticed, i have been spending more and more time in williamsburg which has been great. before starting this blog, i had only visited that part of the borough a handful of times and didn’t really know its nooks and crannies.  i am guessing this is because i was a little too old...
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bespoke chocolates: a new truffle favori...

Posted by cherrypatter in east village, food, manhattan, treats on 06 23rd, 2009 | 2 Comments
despite my pretty heavy duty chocolate obsession, it took me quite a while to track down bespoke chocolates, a shop with hand crafted artisan chocolates which opened up this winter in the east village. run by impressively young (at least by my standards as she just turned 29) chocolatier rachel zoe...
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glass shop: aussie style brew comes to b...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, coffee, food, prospect heights, sandwiches, snacks, treats on 06 22nd, 2009 | 3 Comments
my weekends with j are usually filled with some coffee quest.  since we’re in the middle of park slope, our 5-block radius leaves something to be desired in the coffee department so we are pretty willing to go out and try whatever is a little bit further away.  a few weeks ago, we made it to...
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coney island and the mermaid parade: an ...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, coney island, happenings, ideas on 06 19th, 2009 | No Comments
i haven’t been out to coney island in a while, and this weekend is a perfect excuse as the weather is supposed to finally be decent (maybe) and it is time for the annual mermaid parade.   this year’s king neptune is harvey keitel with his queen mermaid daphna (whoever she is) leading...
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enchanted, back to basic toys on the upp...

Posted by cherrypatter in kids, manhattan, shops, toys, upper east side on 06 18th, 2009 | No Comments
despite thinking that i have explored every nook and cranny on the upper east side for interesting, not crazily priced stores, i was surprised to learn from my friend in silver spring, maryland that i might have missed a special spot. and it’s true.  enchanted is a really wonderful toy store...
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saxelby cheesemongers: the essence of ar...

Posted by cherrypatter in cheese, food, lower east side, manhattan, sandwiches, snacks on 06 16th, 2009 | No Comments
we are definitely a cheese-loving family.  j and i used to have cheese only dinners, and even now we sometimes resort to that when we are just too tired, or lazy, and i will say it is always a very very popular choice with the kids (though i think they just use cheese as an excuse for crackers but...
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lucali: good enough for gq, pretty good ...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, carroll gardens, food, pizza on 06 15th, 2009 | 3 Comments
yes, i’ve been visiting a few too many pizza spots the last few weeks, but given that we have “pizza” friday in our house, and it is one of the few foods k eats without much complaint, it is no wonder.   so on my list for a while has been lucali.  with the never ending chatter about...
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governors island: definitely a strange w...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, dumbo, ideas, manhattan, public spaces, wall street on 06 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment
   i finally visited governors island for the very first time last year, and it was one weird experience.  although technically part of new york city, this 92-acre island that is just 800 yards from downtown manhattan, just feels like someplace else.  full of now empty and abandoned army residential...
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mini guide: a kind of desert at the tip ...

Posted by cherrypatter in manh: below 42nd street, mini guides: new york on 06 12th, 2009 | 3 Comments
a couple big tourist destinations leave from the very southern tip of manhattan including the statue of liberty/ellis island adventures, the staten island ferry (a great way to see the statue without having to wait in huge lines or pay a cent) and governors island which i just posted about above. ...
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