Category Archives: Upper West Side
Jacques Torres Chocolate
I have a friend whose husband, year after year on Valentine’s Day, goes down to the local Duane Reade and gets her the Whitman’s sampler box of chocolates. You know these chocolates. They are the ones that seems stocked to … Continue reading
Levain Bakery
You know the type of person who has to go somewhere or see something just to say they’ve done it? “I went to Paris, Barcelona, Vienna, and London – each for one day”. “I went to this place that serves … Continue reading
Bank Street Book Store
Every time I step into the Bank Street Book Store I can’t help but believe I will spy Meg Ryan behind the counter, looking adorable (read: pre-plastic surgery), and ready to fall in love with Tom Hanks, because I … Continue reading
Gray’s Papaya
I have days when I am really grooving with that eating locally and seasonally thing. I shove fistfuls of fresh kale into my blender and sauté Swiss chard to accompany my organic roast chicken, but then I have days when … Continue reading
O & Co.
I have never been one of those people who likes obscure music, movies, or books. I am a mainstream kind of gal, and I certainly don’t believe that just because something becomes popular it suddenly stops being cool. Even stranger, … Continue reading
The Shops at Columbus Circle – Time Warner Center
Ah, the mall. This seems like such a cheesy thing for a New Yorker to appreciate – a mall is so suburban, so “middle-America”, so teenager-y. But, maybe it is because as a kid I had to travel two and … Continue reading
The Fountains at the Natural History Museum
As a child I would spend my summer days wandering around my neighborhood totally untethered to my parents. I was usually tagging around after my brother and sister, but there were times when I would explore the neighborhood and surrounding … Continue reading
Jacob’s Pickles
There is a lot to love about Jacob’s Pickles. I love that the Upper West Side has a proper gastropub that is heavy on southern influence. I love the long and eclectic beer list. I also love that when I … Continue reading
Westsider Books
One day I hope to inherit a crumbling manor from a long-lost relative in England. I will build big fires in the stone hearth overtaking the living room, take my girls on romps through the green and dewy grounds, and … Continue reading
Las Palomas
There are people who know how to make you feel comfortable in their home and then there are Mexicans. In my humble opinion, no one does it better than our neighbors to the South. In high school I taught the … Continue reading
Goodbye, New York 