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where to shop and eat at the best little places in new york city
and great ideas for what to do too!
and great ideas for what to do too!
midsummer night swing: a new york dancin...
running for more than 20 years, midsummer night swing is just a really super fun new york outing. when j and i used to have a little bit more leisure time, we would often head over to lincoln center for an evening of polka or our favorite, swing. and even though we couldn’t exactly make...mini guide: lincoln center...
Posted by cherrypatter in manh: above 42nd street, manhattan, mini guides: new york, upper west side on 07 10th, 2009 | No Comments
lincoln center is one of those places that i seem to always find myself at at least once a season. in the fall, we have tickets to the meet the music series by the chamber muic society at beautifully newly renovated alice tully hall, in the winter we’re off to the see the big apple circus,...
save khaki: perfectly edited men’s...
Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, east village, lower east side, manhattan, mens' clothes, shops on 07 8th, 2009 | No Comments
as i have mentioned before, although j does like to have nice clothing and to look smart, he is is not really the best clothing shopper. he has a super hard time deciding what he likes, and then that makes deciding what to buy even harder if not possible. as a result many months and really...
ennju: fast and filling and japanese...
Posted by cherrypatter in asian, food, japanese, madison square park/union square, manhattan on 07 7th, 2009 | No Comments
if only there were japanese food on the the new jersey turnpike it would have made our six hour trek back from baltimore this weekend just a wee bit more bearable. i am definitely a lover of all things fast food and japanese, and so when i used to work near madison square park, i often used to head...
fette sau: bbq, beer, brooklyn...
brooklyn is pretty sparse in the barbecue department. other than smoke joint in fort greene, which doesn’t get great reviews, and the beloved but closed pies ‘n thighs (and which does not seem any closer to reopening), the only real contender for excellent bbq is fette sau. ...shakespeare in the park: 12th night, ann...
most of my new york summers, especially when i was younger and childless, were marked by a big long wait on the great lawn for whatever production the public theater was putting on at the delacorte theater. watching a production here is one of the more magical experiences in the city. the setting,...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...
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...