Jun
29
2012
Perla (Greenwich Village)
Perla earned two stars from Pete Wells of The New York Times. The review, which was published in mid-May, described the restaurant as serving a “swaggering red-blooded version of Italian food”. With that in mind, I selected Perla as my... Read moreJun
25
2012
The New York Botanical Garden – Desert Plants
I’ve never been particularly excited by cactuses. Sure, they’re low maintenance, but they’re also prickly suckers that all look the same, lacking unique shapes and colors. At least that’s what I used to think until I saw the... Read moreJun
25
2012
The New York Botanical Garden: Monet’s Garden
I read about Monet’s Garden Exhibit in the New York Times and it inspired me to venture to the New York Botanical Garden for the first time. Farimah joined me on this beautiful day since she’d never been to the Garden either.... Read moreJun
18
2012
Blue Smoke (Battery Park City)
Maybe I was jet lagged, or sad about the end of yet another relationship, or anxious to hear if the NYT will publish my Modern Love story – whatever the reason, I was feeling pretty lethargic all weekend,... Read moreJun
17
2012
Ocean Grill (Upper West Side)
Traci moved to the Upper West Side a couple of weeks ago (welcome back to the hood). Between her settling in and my trip to Paris, it had been a while since we’d seen each other so we... Read moreJun
17
2012
Locanda Verde (TriBeCa)
I met Katy for dinner at Locanda Verde in TriBeCa last Monday night. I’ve been to Locanda Verde at least a handful of times. Though the food has always been good, I have never been awed by any... Read moreJun
12
2012
Weekend in Paris
I was in Paris last Thursday and Friday for work and stayed an extra day to sightsee. Paris is one of my favorite cities – second only to New York. The last time that I was there... Read moreJun
03
2012
