Food and Drink
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Pampering is Good for the Soul
I've said it before and I'll say it again. You deserve to be treated well. You deserve some indulgence from time to time. Go to the bar at Eleven Madison Park and treat yourself to a cocktail there — just one (they even have a selection of lovely and interesting non-alcoholic cocktails) — even one tasty
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Food You Can Use: Summertime Supper
Had some folks (and a dog!) over for dinner Saturday night. The goal was to make a meal that involved as little cooking as possible and used fresh summer ingredients. There was a vague Asian-influenced theme as well. Here's what I made; I highly recommend these recipes, expecially the soup! Thai-spiced watermelon soup with crabmeatLobster
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Booze You Can Use: Your Weekend Cocktail Destinations
Around this time last year I was in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail. Conveniently, it was the week after the triathlon, a perfect celebration for the end of my training and all the hard work I had put in. This year? It's two weeks before the tri. Not ideal. I decided to put
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Weekend Wrapup
Friday night we had a fundraiser for the D&P Triathlon team, then early to bed for me as I had a 6:30 a.m. (yes, you read that correctly) brick workout (approx 15 mile bike and 5 mile run). I was wiped afterwards, and lounged about for the remainder of the day until heading out for
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Eat/Drink for Good Causes
Eating and drinking with friends and family is always fun, but it's even better when you're changing people's lives as a result. Tonight, we're holding a fundraiser for the D&P Triathlon Team. From from 6-9 p.m. at TheStag's Head Rooftop, 252 East 51st Street (directly off of 2nd Avenue). For $30, you will receive 2
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Chicago!
With apologies for the delay, here's a brief recap of my Chicago trip (which I am now re-writing, since I managed to accidentally erase the entire post I wrote. Grr.) First of all, a huge thanks to @Daisy17, who did an amazing job planning our trip, even when I wasn't focused on it, and who
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The Man Speaks the Truth
"No mean woman can cook well. It calls for a generous spirit, a light hand, and a large heart." - Paul Gauguin
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Three Cheers for the Red, White & Blue
(guess what I made today?) Happy birthday to my brother and sister, too!
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Karma Chameleon
Ah Karma. I firmly believe that what goes around comes around, so I try to send out good karma. When I worked at a nonprofit, I had friends (one in particular) who shared wine with me and often bought me drinks, and now, when I encounter a friend who is unemployed, or perhaps just because,
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Booze You Can Use: Tiki x 2 and Summer of Riesling
Sorry about the delay on the Chi-town recap, but hopefully this'll tide you over. First — CitySip (for which I've recently been doing some writing) is hosting not one, but TWO tiki events next week! On Monday, June 27th, head to Lani Kai from 6-8 for Appleton Rum and Leblon Cachaca micro-cocktails created by Julie