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Grocery & Grog
Brad and Angie are fans. So is Tom Jones. Even Abraham Lincoln may have swung by for a bite – the place would have been new when he did. Pete’s Tavern on the corner of East 18th and Irving Place … Continue reading
Hot cross hoola
The hunt for hot cross buns in NYC is always a challenge. There are the usual suspects at Amy’s, Silver Moon and the market at Grand Central, and last year I discovered the classic century old Glaser’s Bake Shop on the upper … Continue reading
Sharpen up
Finding the perfect pencil for any purpose will make procrastinators of us all. And what a curious dilemma, made possible by CWPencils on the lower east side, a ‘world-class purveyor of the finest graphite’. They have hundreds of pencils from all … Continue reading
Classico New York Story
There aren’t many cinemas in the world where invitations for upcoming films are sent via email, where you can ride your bicycle directly into the screening room, pick up your free popcorn and pepsi en route, watch a first class … Continue reading
Glittering feet and gladioli’s
Well, not quite glady’s, but Dame Edna would approve nonetheless. At the entrance to Central Park on 60th and 5th Avenue, two stalks of perfect white orchids rise majestically thirty four feet in the air. It is as though their … Continue reading
Over the Rainbow
The flat tyre I discovered on my bike this morning when I arrived in Williamsburg was perhaps easier to fix than the spare tyre I was courting through my intended destination. The Bagel Store is recently in the news for … Continue reading
Walking the dawg
There were tears with the announcing of the winner of the Westminster Dog Show last night. There can only be one winner – in this case a German Shorthaired Pointer – so the other 2,700 contestants had to be happy … Continue reading
Feels like…..
It was so cold in New York this week that an ice carving exhibition in Central Park had to be cancelled. It was so cold that the Bryant Park Fountain could have substituted the sculpted effect of the ice carving. … Continue reading
Fat Tuesday
Not all Tuesdays are equal, but whether you celebrate Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, pancake day or simply Fat Tuesday, the effect is the same – you need six weeks of abstinence to redress the balance. Strangely, fat Tuesday is a … Continue reading
The Explorers Club
Explorer or adventurer? Traveller, historian or curious… The Explorer’s Club welcomes you all – although you have to achieve something seriously scientific to become a member. Like land on the moon, or discover the North Pole, or be like Robin Bell, who has just … Continue reading
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