Category Archives: events
San Gennaro and Joey
The San Gennaro Festival is currently being celebrated in Little Italy, and after years of avoiding rather than indulging in the tourist packed festivities, this week I found the big heart of Little Italy still thrives with la dolce vita. … Continue reading
High Society
There was magic in the air yesterday. High up on the rooftop of the Waldorf Astoria, I had the delightful honour of joining master beekeeper Andrew Cote and the chefs of the hotel for the last honey harvest of the … Continue reading
The King and I
While conversation comes easy to me, and I enjoy talking to people and sharing their stories, formal interviews are another world – and that’s the world I stepped into this morning. Larry King had agreed to be interviewed for the … Continue reading
Honey and Horticulture
My inaugural attendance at the NYC Beekeepers Association was a treat, not just because of the invitation to attend – ‘hello lovers of sweetness and light’, but because of the energy and enthusiasm of everyone there. The room was packed … Continue reading
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
New York is a jazz city, throughout the year there are concerts and performances by the best musicians in the world. But what makes the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival so special is not only that the music is brilliant, but … Continue reading
Who needs a TV…?
It’s all happening in midtown this morning. While the details are at the ‘breaking news’ stage, the number of helicopters in the sky are a dead giveaway. By the time I walked over to the next block, fifth avenue was … Continue reading
Summer Streets
For the first three Saturdays in August Park Avenue is closed to cars all the way from Central Park to the Brooklyn Bridge, and the result makes you wonder how there was ever room for cars in the first place. … Continue reading
tout va bien!
The storming of the Bastille had nothing on the storming of 60th Street today as hundreds of people gathered to celebrate French Independence Day. Between Fifth and Park Avenues, 60th street was wall-to-wall macaroons, pastries and highly accented goodies. My … Continue reading
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