Whether you’ll be counting down the new year with prosecco and pomegranate or regular champagne, the hearty hangovers that loom above the New Year’s Day horizon are as sure a bet as year-writing typos that will linger through June.
If you’re the type to reach for the hair of the dog that bit you, or [...]
Whether you’re hosting this year’s New Year’s Eve Party or wondering what to bring your host other than, or, in addition to, the requisite bottle of sparkles, adding a bottle of pomegranate syrup will bring a little pizzaz to your toast.
Add 1 tablespoon of pomegranate syrup to an 8oz flute of chilled champagne or prosecco [...]
124 Chambers St. (Church St.) Tribeca
212-227-7074
Walk into Ecco’s for the first time and you will immediately feel whisked away to a gilded New York where taste was not an assumed posture but a given. The elegance of its antique mahogany furniture, regal turn-of-the-century bar and intimate church pew booths will buoy your spirits and allow [...]
Good eating practices at the holiday table will go a long way in keeping the holidays merry.
Drinking water before a big meal and limiting the mixture of fats and sugars or spreading them wide apart in a seating and engaging in a bit of physical activity in between courses will help avoid or minimize common [...]
In a recent op-ed, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof discussed the correlation between acts of philanthropy and political orientation. He concluded that when it comes to donating, liberals are tightwads.
Whatever your political leanings may be, do not let these challenging economic times rob you of the spirit of giving. There are many ways [...]
210 E. 9th St. (btwn. 2nd and 3rd Avenues), East Village
212-473-3227; No reservations
In a ten block radius that is teeming with Japanese restaurants–the only thing that surpasses these in number are its head shops and tattoo parlors, thank you St. Mark’s Place–Hasaki stands out.
It’s the quality fish and the polite service that make this place [...]
December 21st is Winter Solstice, the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It marks the beginning of that time of the year when the Northern hemisphere is farthest from the sun and receives less direct sunlight. This is what brings on the winter doldrums for many.
A great deal can be done to [...]
158 Sullivan Street (between Houston and Prince), Greenwich Village
(212) 677-1580
Not only is Petal Belle a cozy, cheerful new addition to one of the city’s most charming neighborhoods, it also has one of the best lunch deals going.
The $10 lunch special will get you an excellent grill-pressed panino, a large side of mesclun salad and a [...]
227 East 67th St.
New York, NY 10065
212-794-4950 / www.labsinthe.com
It’s the glamor of turn-of-the century Paris in all of its sumptuous glory at Jean-Michel Bergougnoux’s l’Absinthe. However, unlike many establishments that aspire to reprise this theme and wind up delivering tired, static, campy-cliched gimmicks, there’s a soulful engine of passion behind Bergougnoux’s complex and multi-layered interpretations [...]
Click on the image below to order your free bottle of black truffle oil at absolutely no charge to you. Just drizzle a few drops of it for subtle, complex flavoring to your pastas and risottos.
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