journelle: pretty little things...

Posted by cherrypatter in lingerie, madison square park/union square, manhattan, shops, womens' clothes on 06 11th, 2009 | No Comments
although i tend to be quite particular about my clothes and shoes, i have not treated my underthings as kindly, mostly because i am just less willing to splurge in the lingerie department.  however, i am slowly but surely coming around and gaining the understanding that yes, it is equally important...
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cloth: an affordable stylish treasure in...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, bags, brooklyn, fort greene, shoes, shops, womens' clothes on 06 10th, 2009 | 2 Comments
i had heard of this place cloth mentioned a few times, but never knew quite where it was or what it was — some kind of crafty place is what i thought so maybe i just wasn’t that interested.  when i finally stumbled upon cloth recently in quest for other clothing stores in fort greene...
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wings at bonnie’s grill: spicy, ch...

Posted by cherrypatter in american, brooklyn, cheap, food, park slope, take out on 06 9th, 2009 | No Comments
i am not a buffalo style chicken wing expert (and there are lots of opinions on this topic: see here and here for starters).  nonetheless i think i can wholeheartedly recommend the wings from bonnie’s grill in park slope.   bonnie’s wings show up regularly on the wing rankings, and...
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veloce pizzeria: the latest square pizza...

Posted by cherrypatter in east village, food, italian, manhattan, pizza on 06 8th, 2009 | 1 Comment
given my love of the sandwiches produced at porcetta, i was pretty darn excited to try out newly opened veloce pizzeriasince porcetta’s owner sara jenkins is half the creative team behind this sicilian pizza venture (the other owner come from the bar veloce mini chain which i’ve...
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the high line: an elevated train track l...

Posted by cherrypatter in ideas, kids, manhattan, public spaces on 06 5th, 2009 | No Comments
it does seem that the new york’s newest park, the high line, has been under discussion for a very long time with incredible publicity generated by lots of high end support (“friends of the high line” includes quite a roster of developers, politicians and celebrities like ed norton,...
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mini guide: chelsea and the high line...

Posted by cherrypatter in manh: below 42nd street, manhattan, mini guides: new york on 06 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment
  mini guide: chelsea and the high line:  now that chelsea, or at least the far west side of chelsea will be dominated by the huge attraction of the high line, i think we will be coming to hang out here more and more often. unfortunately, much of the recent development that has gone on, particularly...
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kiosk: a world of local goods...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, gifts, home, manhattan, miscellaneous, shops, soho on 06 4th, 2009 | 1 Comment
i am constantly asking around for interesting shop ideas — what’s the newest thing, what has a great collection, what is affordable – and kiosk came up constantly.   it was hard for me to believe that i had never heard of this design store that everyone seemed to love, and now...
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deluxa: a good vintage family mix...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, brooklyn, carroll gardens, furniture, home, kids, miscellaneous, shops, toys, vintage, womens' clothes on 06 3rd, 2009 | 1 Comment
so without meaning too, i seem to have been doing a few posts lately on shops with some amount of vintage including general and finds and franny and roey, and they are great stores.  i have one more to report on today deluxa, which opened last fall, and then i plan to give the vintage a break for the...
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vinegar hill: so hard to live up to that...

Posted by cherrypatter in american, brooklyn, brunch, dumbo, food, outdoor dining on 06 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment
before we ventured over to vinegar hill house, we had never been to vinegar hill the neighborhood and boy is that a treat.   one of what feels like the few spots in new york that have been untouched (at least too much) from all the crazy development that has gone on over the last few years.   although...
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ernesto neto: anthropodino: super fabulo...

Posted by cherrypatter in happenings, ideas, manhattan, public spaces, upper east side on 05 29th, 2009 | No Comments
this ernesto neto exhibit called anthropodino, at the park avenue armory, is really fabulous, and kids will be especially smitten.   k and i visited last weekend, and it’s definitely worth a few hours.   while i could go on and on with some not very well written commentary about this obviously...
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