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11 Things To Do in Del Mar, San Diego

January 5, 2011 Travel
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{L’Auberge Del Mar} The Mr. and I spent New Year’s in San Diego, visiting our dearest Amy.  She took us to all her favorite haunts, and each and every one hit the mark.  It was a visit full of chances: to do yoga on vacation (zut alors!), see the 10 AM showing of Black Swan [...]

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5th Ave’s Holiday Windows, Part 1

December 23, 2010 Flotsam
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{This Saks’ window had an unmistakable La Cité des Enfants Perdus vibe.} {Gaga is everywhere.} {Van Cleef & Arpels’ small wonder.} {Oh, the orchestra pit!} {Tiffany’s went fairytale.} {I’m looking for a chandelier like that for the drawing room.} {Paper lanterns printed as luggage at Louis Vuitton.} {Stay tuned tomorrow for Part 2: Bergdorf’s masterpieces.}

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NYC Weekend: Killer Party, Flea-ing and Brunches

November 23, 2010 Travel

{Jonathan Legate and Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo, hosts of Thursday’s Living With What You Love event and the weekly Twitter chat #deisgntv} There’s 32 lbs of turkey brining in the refrigerator, flowers to arrange and  potatoes to peel.  But before we delve into the holiday, let’s remember the glorious New York weekend, filled with brunches, [...]

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Dinner 3 Ways in NYC: For Veg-heads, Carnivores, & A Mixed Crowd

November 11, 2010 Travel
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Way back when we talked about three ways to lunch in New York (do you still have those meatballs on the brain?).  Today let’s talk dinner, the meal superseded in importance only by brunch. While lunch is about speed and convenience, picking a dinner spot in The City involves sourcing the spot that will serve [...]

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Escape to Nantucket in the Fall

November 2, 2010 Travel
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Sankaty Head Lighthouse If you’ve never been to Nantucket in the fall, you’re missing out on the hot spot’s mellow autumn vibe. It may not be the time to round up your friends for a bacchanalian, gin-and-tonic fueled regatta week, but it’s the perfect time for a romantic weekend escape. The crowds are gone.  The [...]

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Lunch Three Ways in New York City

October 4, 2010 Travel
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What You Need: A satisfying, speedy lunch to break up a day of errands. Where to Go: The Meatball Shop, 84 Stanton St. near Allen St., 212-982-8895.   When you walk into the Meatball Shop, you may feel you’ve been wrapped in your grandfather’s sweater.  Everything from the ancestral photos to the reclaimed wood screams Historic [...]

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11 Things to Do in Camden, ME

September 29, 2010 Travel

I’m on the road, scouting the best 5thjoy fodder on the East Coast. Expect a New York post soon, and a Nantucket roundup in the next few weeks. For now, though, here are my recommendations for Camden, Maine.  Questions?  Comment, and I’ll answer. 1. Stay at The White Hall Inn for three reasons: endless porches, [...]

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Discovery: Kalustyan’s

March 13, 2010 Travel

Tom Block, the Executive Chef responsible for Allen & Delancey’s freewheeling, breathless new menu, recently turned me on to a place called Kalustyan’s (Lexington Ave between 28th and 29th for you New Yorkers). I now owe Tom my first born. Kalustyan’s is a spice market on serious performance enhancers. It’s more than that, and more [...]

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Weekend in Miami Round-Up: Madeleines, Baked Eggs, Gorgeous Kitchen, Sake Glasses, Costume Jewelry, Kids Toys

February 9, 2010 Travel

We spent the weekend in Boca Raton and Miami, eating delicious food and catching up with friends. The view above is from our table at the Dune Deck Cafe in Lantana.  Here are a few of my other favorites. Of course I forgot to pack the camera, so please suffer through the iPhone pics. Gisela’s [...]

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Inspiration: Argentina

December 11, 2009 Travel

We learned about wine (some), drank it (daily, red), ate steak (amazing), saw art (good), scoured antique stores (leather overnight bag!), and refilled the inspiration wells (brimming).  If you’re headed to Buenos Aires, make a reservation at Casa Felix, a private and shockingly pescatarian restaurant run in a young couple’s home.  A lovely break from [...]

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