The Butcher's Daughter

The line to get into Katz's Deli was snaking round the block. Russ & Daughters had a 2 hour wait. We couldn't get through the front door of the Egg Shop. Day 1 as tour guide for...

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Bar Boulud

The night before Christmas Eve, we made our way through the pouring rain to admire the magical spinning, sparkles and snowflakes that filled the stage in New York City Ballet's...

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5 Things & 3 More

5 happy things from a challenging week: 1. Running with friends 2. B's Mexican Lasagna invention 3. Our advent calendar finally arrived (thank you maman!) 4. Fairy lights...

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Easy Peasy Mince Pies

Despite the American love and obsession with pies, which range from wobbly pumpkin, to comforting apple, lattice-topped, crumble-topped, or bare and open, the British Christmas...

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5 Things & 3 More

5 happy moments from this week: 1. The lines of Christmas trees on Park Avenue. 2. Fancy drinks with friends old & new. 3. Fabulous pizza at Bruno. 4. Christmas music...

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Bushwick Wanderings

We spent the better part of a rainy day strolling the streets of Bushwick, snapping away at all the art plastered to each and every wall, fueled by Roberta's pizza and topping...

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5 Things & 3 More

5 happy moments from this week: 1. Eating all the Honey & Co chocolate and pistachio cookies I baked at the weekend. 2. Getting rid of my cough. 3. B's spontaneous date night. 4. Finally, finally making it to a yoga class.  5. That moment when the rain finally stopped. 3 things to read this weekend: 1. One day I will live in a French château and we'll have an olive harvest lunch...

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Fine & Raw Chocolate Factory

After lunching at Roberta's pizza I'd already been convinced that Bushwick was my new favourite New York 'hood. After devouring so many irresistible slices of pizza pie we walked...

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